31DC2016 Day 13: Beetle Nails

Today's prompt for the 31 Day Challenge is "animal print" . As much as I love a leopard or zebra pattern, last night I was exhausted and went for something super simple. Beetle nails aren't exactly a print, but it falls into the animal category at least. What counts is that the nails are pretty!

OMD2 Challenge Day 6 - Duochrome

Today's OMD2 Challenge prompt is duochrome. I LOVE the way duochromes look in the bottle. They still look pretty cool once they're on the nail, but I'm always just slightly disappointed. For that reason, and for the fact that I have a hard time finding good ways to use them in nail art, I don't own many. The duochrome featured in this mani, Sephora by OPI Nifty Shades of Gray, is one of about five that I have. Since I've done a couple labor intensive nail art manicures recently, I went real low key with this one.

Brijits Digits Dandelion Wine

Hello Ladies! I have a Brijits Digits polish to show you today! Brijit is a fellow nail blogger who has her own Brijits Digits Boutique, selling nail polish, jewelry and more. After visiting her blog many times I finally took a look at her Etsy shop and fell in love with Dandelion Wine. Then, to justify the shipping costs, I added another beauty, Bluebie Spritz to my order.

Today's post is one that I started weeks ago. With the unpredictable Spring weather, the sunshine has been sporadic and not at all ideal for outdoor photos. We finally got some full days of sunshine so I could really capture the beauty of these polishes!

The plan was to showcase all three polishes in one post, but I just made a last minute decision to break this up into two posts. Just for the fun of it. Also, I'm still pretty lightheaded from donating blood yesterday and don't have a lot of brain power right now!

To begin, here's what it looked like when I opened my box. So cute!