In the Jungle



So in case any of you were wondering about why I try to keep my "holiday" nails more abstract...well...her we go! Yesterday was St. Patrick's Day and while I LOVE doing fun art for one day holidays like that, it really doesn't carry over. It's not like at Christmas when you get a whole season to do themed nails and no one cares if you have Christmas trees on your nails for weeks. No...it's one day and done.  I work in an office so I can't have SUPER flamboyant nails (although I can be more flashy when clients aren't in) and it's important that I can take my look from festive to professional without removing the whole thing and starting over. Plus, who wants to waste all that work for just one day? Not me.  So here is my recycled St Patrick's Day mani.  It actually only took me about ten minutes to recycle it and most of that was dry time.  I grabbed my Essie Penny Talk and a stamp and then I used the stamp with more coverage to hide those pesky shamrocks.  I actually REALLY loved the gradient under the copper stamp too. It looks a little jungle-esque and it was really cool when it sparkled!!

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All Hail...


It's time for another day in the Digit-al Dozen's Fashion Week challenge!! Today my design is sort of loosely based on an Alexander McQueen dress from a while back. I think it also comes across a bit Vera Bradley but that's not the intention! Here's the dress I used for my inspiration:




Obviously there is a different color and pattern scheme going on here but I liked the mesh of triangles with the different patterns on it.  This is also part of a new series I'm starting to help you reuse your abused, old mani's! I don't know about any of you but I don't always have lots of time to do my nails and if I can update what's already on them and turn it into something new then I'm definitely in for that!!  This is a Replay Mani!

Anytime you see this:
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You'll know you're looking at a replay mani! You can click the icon at the bottom of the blog to see the original manicure, and eventually, you'll be able to view tutorials of how to get from point A to point B!  

Don't forget to check out what the other ladies came up with for today! 

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