FingerFood's Theme Buffet / Neverending Pile Challenge: Flowers for Scarlett

Happy Monday! It feels like summer around here--need to break out the shorts and start painting my toenails!

Today I combined the Neverending Pile Challenge theme texture and the FingerFood's Theme Buffet prompt for Scarlett (Scarlett is Sam @ FingerFood's daughter, and her birthday is this week!). Scarlett likes flowers, so I decided to do some colorful textured blossoms--perfect for May!

This mani was very easy to do! I started with a base of Color Club Age of Aquarius, then used a dotting tool to make concentric circles of dots, starting with large circles of JulieG Hot Cinnamon (an untried), then smaller circles of JulieG Sugar Rush (also untried) and finally dots of JulieG Tangerine Dream in the middle. I think the end result is really fun and kind of retro-looking, don't you?

Total untrieds tried: 34


 

31-Day Challenge #10: textured double gradient

So the gradient is probably the only form of nail art I can do with my eyes closed. Even on my first try I nailed it (pun intended). So I knew for this challenge I had to do something a little more exciting than just a plain old gradient.

I started out by doing a gradient of Julep Nina (horrible formula by the way) and Essie DJ Play That Song. Then I laid down some striping tape and did another gradient of JulieG Tangerine Dream and Crushed Candy. I'd never done a textured gradient before but always liked the look (plus I love textured polish in general). I need to get some more of those Zoya PixieDusts so I can do this more often!


Check out today's other awesome gradients!