Fall Into Autumn Challenge - Apples

Hello everyone!
Today I have this weeks Fall Into Autumn Challenge post! This weeks theme was apples, after seeing everyone's interpretation I came up with something I'm happy with that I think is creative :) I decided to base my nail art around what I think of when I think of apples...

I decided I wanted to create apples on the tips of my nails and I wanted to add a cute little bug onto one of my nails too :P My ring finger is to symbolize autumn leaves falling from trees, I really love the colours of the glitter!

For the base colour of the green apples I used two coats of OPI Don't Mess with OPI, for the red apple I used two coats of China Glaze Poinsettia. For the stalks of the apples I used one coat of China Glaze Mahogany Magic, and two coats of Wet N Wild Toss Me A Lifesavers for the leaves. I used two coats of China Glaze Harvest Moon on the ring finger but the glitter on top is so dense you can't see it :P (review on this glitter coming soon!)

I really love how these turned out, I especially love my ring finger. The colours of the glitter just remind me of fall and harvest time, super pretty! I'm really enjoying this challenge so far and I have so many ideas for the upcoming themes. I hope you're all enjoying the challenge as much as me!

Thanks for reading :)

Lazy Days Of Summer - Beach Theme Nails

Hello everyone :)
I was meant to get this post up yesterday but I had so much to do so I left for today. Anyway, I've started another new challenge! This challenge follows on from the April Showers Bring May Flowers Challenge. Here's a picture of all the themes within this challenge:

 

The first post is Beach Themed! I knew what I wanted to do for this first post since we decided on the themes, so here's what I came up with...

 The beach and palm trees! When I think of beaches this is what I see in my head :P So I thought I'd recreate it on my nails for this challenge post :)

For these nails I used two coats of Jesse's Girl Girls Night Out for the base. I then added two coats of China Glaze Happy Go Lucky with a brush to create the sand. The sea in the background is two coats of Zoya Charla, again using a nail art brush. Finally, I used two coats of China Glaze Mahogany Magic and OPI Who The Shrek Are You? to create the palm tree.

I'm so pleased with how these turned out! If I'd attempted this a few weeks ago it would have looked awful :P My nail art skills are definitely getting better. I can't wait to do more of these challenge posts, they're so fun! It also helps that summer is my favourite season and it's nearly my birthday :P

Have you ever tried doing beach nail art? let me know in the comments :)

Thanks for reading :)