ASBMF #14- Design of Your Choice- FUNKY FRENCH!

This is the last challenge! What?! I finished it!
I decided for this one I wanted to go out BIG! I feel like this one should show the transition of lovely spring, to sultry summer!
I started with 3 coats of Zoya Happi.

This is my first time using this color. What the heck took so long?! It's a gorgeous pink with glorious gold shimmer!! It's like spring and summer decided to have a baby!

I could have stopped here, but that wouldn't be awesome enough, would it? Of course not! I looked through my stamping plates and decided on BM-223. I stamped using Sinful Colors Black on Black. My nails are odd and the Bundle Monster plates aren't big or long enough for some of my nails so I decided to do a funky french to fill in the gap. I grabbed my So Easy Stripe Rite in this bright blue color and free handed the tips. Left hand looks awesome. Right hand (which I won't be showing) is a horror show...but that's alright.

The blue isn't this neon in life, but it's still really nice.

Love the way this came out!! Totally nothing I would normally do, but I'm absolutely doing it again!

Well, that's it! I can't wait for the summer challenge!

Thanks for reading,
Hope you enjoyed,

-Amanda

ASBMF Challenge 2- Ladybugs

Finally on to challenge #2! This one, for whatever reason, I was having a hard time beginning. I went to look and see which red polishes I had, and guess what? I only have ONE! I was slightly surprised, but then not really as I'm more apt to wear brighter, less traditional colors most of the time. I had bought Zoya Isla this last December when they were having their amazing flash promotions. Speaking of which, I will be posting some amazing information about Zoya immediately after this post.

Alright, here's my ladybugs!

I used 2 coats of Zoya Isla for the base. Then my black Stripe Rite nail art brush, Sinful Colors Black on Black, and NYC White.

Here are some other ladies that completed challenge #2 as well:
Hannah from Polished Prisms
Amanda from Mandy's Polish
Heidi from DIY Polish & More!
Charlotte from Charlotte's Nails
Ashley from One Nail to Another
Sue from Creative Nail Design by Sue
Karine from Karinea0a
Victoria from Manicurator
Dani from Rustic Comfort
Kayono from Neus Vom Kellerkind
Tess from Football and Fingernails
Katee from A Girl and Her Polish
Sarah from All This Polish
Jess from Nearly Natural Nails


Hope you enjoy!

-Amanda

New Year and New Ideas

       Happy (Belated) New Year! Although I've been keeping up with my manicures, I've been lax in my photographic documentation of them. I had a really cute pink and black tiger stripe manicure earlier in the week and just didn't get around to taking a picture of it. Really? How hard is it to just snap a picture? Apparently...difficult enough! But anyway, here is the manicure I've been rocking the past 2 days. Please excuse the tipwear and chips, as I wore it to work yesterday and hospitals are just barbaric on nails. I'm just thankful it photographed as well as it did.
       So, I wore a Zoya polish that I received from their promotions last month (woo!), and used an amazing nail art brush. I cannot sing enough praises for this brand. It's called Stripe Rite and available through Sally's Beauty Supply stores. I just love how smooth the polish was, and how precise the brush was. Anyway, there I go rambling again. Back to the design. First, here it is:

I started with a base of Zoya Yummy, then took my white nail art brush and began the flare design. Then I took my black nail art brush and added a few lines to add depth, and then added some silver glitter for some glitz. This was something fun and a little different for me. I'm not sure why, but it reminds me of art deco style. Hope you enjoyed!