Thursday 22 November 2012

November Nail Art Challenge Day 8

Good morning ladies!  Thank God it's my last day of work for the week!  I need to be able to sleep in tomorrow, haha!

So I know that most of my US readers are going to be stuffing their faces with turkey dinner, and believe me, I wish I was there to join you!  I love turkey dinner, it's my favourite meal right behind a big feed of spaghetti!  However, the radio stations around here are starting to play Christmas music, so today I have started to wear my Christmas earrings!  I love wearing Christmas earrings, and if I could get away with it without looking like a complete fool, I would wear them year-round ;D

Today I have for you my nails for Day 8 of the November Nail Art Challenge... can you believe it's almost over :'(  This month has flown, I can't believe it's almost December, almost the end of the year!


Day 8 is Gradient Nails.  I know a lot of girls have trouble with this one, but I believe that practice makes perfect (well as close to perfect as humanly possible ;) ) so the more often we do it, the better we're going to be at it!  Heck, I have problems with it, but I just embrace it :D  Each time I do a gradient I get better at it :D  Gradients take a lot of trial and error and patience :)





I'm pretty darned proud of this gradient :D  For this I used OPI Fiercely Fiona for my base colour, from the Shrek Collection.  Then, with my trusty kitchen sponge (the yellow ones with the green scrubby on the back), I sponged on OPI Who The Shrek Are You?, also from the Shrek Collection :)  I think this turned out pretty awesome!  *pats own back*  Now, although Fiercely Fiona is a diarrhea/pea soup green, with some nail art (like gradients or stamping) it doesn't look so bad.  It would actually make for a really good slime colour for Hallowe'en nail art :)

The Shrek Collection is kinda tricky to find, and it's not normally cheap if you do find it.  So if you happen upon any of the collection for a good/regular OPI price, snag it if you want it! :D  I got these in a mini set from Tara from Kelara Lacquers (blog sale).

7 comments:

  1. Pretty! Plus it's my favorite color, so I have to like it :-)

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    1. Thanks Kelli! Which is your favourite colour - one of the polishes I used or green in general? :)

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  2. Awesome gradient!!! :D I need to watch the Shrek movies again! :D

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    1. Thanks Ashesela!! :) I do love the Shrek movies, but I have to say that my favourite is the original - my opinion is they could have left it at that :) I just love how witty Shrek and Donkey are together! I actually quote the movie often ;)

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  3. There's a Shrek Nail Polish Collection!? Hmmmm I did not know that, and now I want it. Haha. Your manicure turned out very lovely. I love the lemon & lime colors.

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    1. There is :) I didn't know about it until I went to get my nails done at my manicurist's last year and I used Rumple's Wiggin', without knowing it was part of a Shrek collection. I picked it for the colour :)

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  4. Hi Erica,
    I was looking for a nail art challenge for november and I found yours. I'd love to make these manicures!
    Is it ok if I use this one?
    Best wishes,
    Eva.

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