Tuesday, September 4, 2012

31dc2012 - day 4

Gooooood morning internet! I'm strangely in a good mood today considering I have to go to the DMV to have my drivers license renewed. It's going to take hours! Hopefully I'll get a good photo. Haha!

Day 4 of the 31 day challenge is Green.

I spent a lot of time trying to think of some green nails to do, but nothing was really coming to me. So I started going through a folder on my computer of inspiration images I had saved ages ago, from before I started blogging. I found an old manicure that I used to be obsessed with, so I decided it was time to recreate it!


Tada! Green mis-matched skittles! See the inspiration photo in the background? I took the photo in front of my laptop screen. Heh.


I have no idea where this nail design came from originally but you can see the original photo here.
If you know who this belongs to, please tell me so I can properly credit them!


The green polish in this manicure is China Glaze - Entourage. Entourage is from the Kicks collection, which had some totally awesome shades. However, this one stains like a bish. OMG, I wore it for less than a day and my nails are so yellow. I won't be wearing this on its own again... Bleh!

The gray polish I used is China Glaze - Recycle. I thought this polish was fitting to use because as I was brainstorming green nails, my mom suggested I think of green as environmentally friendly and do recycling nails. Recycling? Nah. Recycle? Yes!

Color Club - Where's The Soiree? and French Tip were my black and white polishes of choice for this manicure.


I think the leopard nails are my fave. (Duh.)

Overnight, I had some serious shrinkage on one of these nails:


Look how bad the Recycle shrank!! I guess I had too many layers on that nail that I didn't let dry enough before adding topcoat. There was 3 layers of green, then white, and then gray on that corner. Whoops.
I hate shrinkage! Good thing it doesn't happen to me too often.

Something else stupid happened while I was wearing my green nails... I broke one. Day 4 of the challenge and I'm down to super shorties. Sigh. Just my luck!
Oh well, I'll rock the nubs. 
And the broken nail was worth it - I am redoing my bedroom! I spent a few hours pulling tiles off my walls...


The checkered tiles were glued on so intensely, it's a miracle I only broke one nail.
I loved my red-and-checkered room but it just got a little old and felt kinda heavy.
I'll be sure to keep you guys updated on my room's progress... I'm sure it will take on some inspiration from nail trends. ;)

I already have my blue nails for tomorrow done, and I am super pumped about them. Be sure to come check them out!

14 comments:

  1. that's so funny.. the other day a friend of mine sent me this picture wanting me to do this manicure for her!

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  2. So cute!! Can't wait to see how your room turns out.

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  3. The nails look great Rebecca! Very cute and I always love mixed up manis!

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  4. WOW ! I'm in love with this manicure. And guess what ? It's better than the original one :)

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  5. I love this mani, it's so cute! Can't wait to see what you do with your room!

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  6. This looks great, but I'm excited for your room now!

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  7. great stuff - green looks good on you x

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  8. oooh i am obsessed with these nails!! i love em! good luck re doing you room

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  9. I love the way the green grey and black look together! I also really like the mix of animal prints - nicely done!

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  10. Cute! That mani might get me in trouble at work, lol! So far I seem to be pretty out there with colors...but not quite "Rebecca out there" ! I do love the color combos

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  11. I really like this mani ! The colors combo is simply awesome !

    I wish I could file my nails as good as you ! Any tips ? ;-)

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