Saturday, September 21, 2013

As promised, here are a few more collab manis I have done recently on Instagram with other nail girls! 

First up, I did an owl mani with @caseylanelovespolish inspired by the print on a cup she has.  The base for my owl nails is China Glaze Tree Hugger with one coat of Pretty & Polished Bayou Blitz.  Casey said it perfectly when she said Bayou Blitz is like the lovechild of Lush Lacquer Clowning Around and Salon Perfect Zapped!  It is such a cute polish! 

Next, I did Care Bears with @cnails08.  We decided to do something that challenged both of us.  I am terrible at painting characters, and her gradients need more practice.  So we did both! 

I hated how mine turned out originally so much though, that I decided to take a stab at the bears again but create just bellies, and I loved that design way more! 

Lastly, I did a quadruplet design with @kaylascreativecutivles, @captain8bit, and @highonpolishes.  We went with a heart theme and each picked one technique to use: water marble, gradient heart with black background, stitched hearts, and tie dye.  We each did a two-color mani (with black and white as accenting colors) and each had two different colors. 

I'd always wanted to try tie-dye nails before this collab, but had never gotten around to it.  I'm glad I was finally able to, though, because that is my favorite nail; I love how it turned out!