Glam Nails Challenge: Oct.28 - Frankenstein

Woohoo! I finished the challenge you guys, I feel so accomplished, lol. Anyway, I hope you're all having a great day. Today's Glam Nails Challenge for Oct.28 is Frankenstein, and I took inspiration from some images on Google. To create the stitches, I put down some tape and made long lines of polish, then I cut them up when they were dry. For the eyes I used some round white glitter and painted on the iris and pupil, I even added a little highlight. The mouth was actually from a jack o'lantern image, and the stitch on his face is from a net image which I just took away from. This was the end result.

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I wasn't completely pleased with the result, but it's not horrible. I would've liked the stitches to be thinner, and for the face nail not to have all those bubbles. But oh well.

As always, thank you for stopping by. Until next time.
-Ana

Products Used:
Green: Sinful Colors "Innocent"
Black: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire"
Orange: Covergirl "#ElectroGlow"
White Stamping Polish: Born Pretty Store item #18136
Top Coat: Seche Vite
Medium Clear Jelly Stamper: Born Pretty Store item #26498
Mouth Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #35742 (BP-L057)
Net Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #33742 (BP-109)
Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool: Born Pretty Store item #32220
White Round Glitter: Born Pretty Store item #37147 (#6)
Chevron Vinyls: Twinkled T Kylie's Chevron Vinyls
Mat: Twinkled T Glamour Mat

*Giveaway Prize: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire"; Twinkled T Glamour Mat/Vinyls.
*Past Press Samples: Born Pretty Store White Stamping Polish, Medium Clear Jelly Stamper, Mouth/Net Stamping Plates, Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool, White Round Glitter.

Glam Nails Challenge: Oct.25 - Ghosts

Hi guys! Ghosts is the theme for Oct.25 of the Glam Nails Challenge. Some days back, Kayla did a pond mani featuring zombies. They looked pretty cool, so I took that idea, but instead I used ghosts. I couldn't do as many layers as she did, but they still look ok. On my accent, I just added a glitter topper in between layers and then on top as well. After that dried, I stamped on the ghost and the word "Boo". The last thing to do was add top coat.

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Well I hope you guys liked them. Thanks for stopping by, until next time.
-Ana

Products Used:
Green Jelly: Wet N Wild "Queen of Envy"
Green/Black Glitter: Sinful Colors "Cauldron Couture"
Black: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire"
Top Coat: Seche Vite
White Stamping Polish: Born Pretty Store item #18136
Ghosts Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #35742 (BP-L057)
Boo Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #23267 (BPL-031)
Medium Clear Jelly Stamper: Born Pretty Store item #26498
Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool: Born Pretty Store item #32220

*Giveaway Prize: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire".
*Past Press Samples: Born Pretty Store White Stamping Polish, Ghosts/Boo Stamping Plates, Medium Clear Jelly Stamper, Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool.

Glam Nails Challenge: Oct.22 - Haunted House

Happy Sunday guys! I hope you're all having a great weekend.

So today I have another Glam Nails Challenge mani. The theme for Oct.22 was Haunted House, and I have to say that I am in love with this mani. I started off by doing a radial gradient with 3 beautiful holo polishes from the Lavish Polish Fall 2017 Collection, and I'm so pleased with how the gradient turned out. After that, I applied a coat of top coat. Then, I chose the images I'd be stamping on and applied them one by one. Once the stamping was dry, I went ahead and added some top coat.

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I think this might be my favorite Halloween mani so far. Both the gradient and stamping came out amazing! I hope you guys like them as much as I do.

As always, thank you for stopping by. Until next time.
-Ana

Products Used:
White Holo: Lavish Polish "Roasted Marshmallows"
Purple Holo: Lavish Polish "Plum Cider"
Berry Holo: Lavish Polish "Apple Tart"
Black: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire"
Top Coat: Seche Vite
Haunted House Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #35742 (BP-L057)
Witch Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #23267 (BPL-031)
White Stamping Polish: Born Pretty Store item #18136
Medium Clear Jelly Stamper: Born Pretty Store item #26498
Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool: Born Pretty Store item #32220

*Giveaway Prize: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire".
*Past Press Samples: Lavish Polish "Roasted Marshmallows", "Plum Cider", "Apple Tart"; Born Pretty Store Haunted House/Witch Stamping Plates, White Stamping Polish, Medium Clear Jelly Stamper, Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool.

Glam Nails Challenge: Oct.18 - Sugar Skull

Hi guys! Today's Glam Nails Challenge is Sugar Skull for Oct.18. I decided to use some really bright neon colors for my base since Dia de los Muertos is usually very bright and colorful. I chose my polishes and did a smoosh mani using my stamper, and added top coat to that after it dried. I then chose my images, did some reverse stamping, and then applied the images to my nails. I actually took off the mustache to one of the sugar skull images so I could make a sugar skull couple. I think they turned out pretty cute. I also added some Cempasuchils, or Marigolds, because they are usually used for the Day of the Dead celebrations.

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So what do you guys think? I know they're a bit vibrant for Halloween, but I think they came out pretty cool.

Oh, and here's how the base looked before I added any stamping.

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Well thank you for stopping by, until next time.
-Ana

Products Used:
White: Sinful Colors "Snow Me White"
Black: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire"
Yellow: Covergirl "#GetGlowing"
Orange: Covergirl "#ElectroGlow"
Hot Pink: Covergirl "#RavingHot"
Blue: Covergirl "#AfterDark"
Green: Covergirl "#GloAllNite"
Light Orange: Bonita Colors "Cutiepie"
Top Coats: Seche Vite & Serendipity Polish "Finishing Touch"
Skull Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #35741 (BP-122)
Marigold Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #38741 (Floral BPX-L018)
Cuticle Guard Peel-Off Latex: Born Pretty Store item #36614
Medium Clear Jelly Stamper: Born Pretty Store item #26498
Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool: Born Pretty Store item #32220

*Giveaway Prizes: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire", "Finishing Touch".
*Past Press Samples: Born Pretty Store Skull/Marigold Stamping Plates, Medium Clear Jelly Stamper, Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool.

Glam Nails Challenge: Oct.15 - Candy Corn

Hi guys! Candy Corn is today's theme for Oct.15 of the Glam Nails Challenge. I was actually going to do a gradient, but it didn't really work out, so I had to come up with something else. I decided to make decals, so I painted on all 3 colors on my silicone mat in the right order. I made long lines of polish for each color and let it dry completely. I then added a coat of top coat, let that dry and then picked it up after dry. To make the candy corn, I took some scissors and cut them out. I painted my black base on and let it dry. To apply the decal, I used some clear polish over the black and then pressed on the decal. Some of the colors weren't as bright, so I used a small brush and the according polish on top. To finish off, I applied my top coat. It kind of sounds like a lot, but it wasn't that difficult. Well here's how it came out.

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I hope you guys liked it. I'm actually kind of glad that my gradient didn't turn out well, or else I wouldn't have done this design. Lol.

Well thanks for stopping by, until next time.
-Ana

Products Used:
Black: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire"
White: Sinful Colors "Snow Me White"
Yellow: Covergirl "#GetGlowing"
Orange: Covergirl "#ElectroGlow"
Clear Polish: Wet N Wild "Clear Nail Protector"
Top Coat: Seche Vite
Mat: Twinkled T Glamour Mat

*Giveaway Prizes: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire"; Twinkled T Glamour Mat.

Glam Nails Challenge: Oct.11 - Spider Web

Hi guys! Spider Web is the Oct.11 theme for the Glam Nails Challenge. I had a half-moon mani already in mind, and then I saw Martina do a spider mani. She used rhinestones to make the spider's body which I just loved, so I had to add a spider too. Hehe. So I started off with a metallic polish, which left my nails really stained by the way (I had to scrub my nails with a brush and soap, which took most of it off). I found a perfect spider web image, and after adding top coat over the metallic polish, I stamped it on the top of my nails to make a sort of half-moon mani. I then found a good-size spider image and stamped it on. After that, I added the little rhinestones and sealed everything with a top coat. I really like how it ended up looking.

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So what do you guys think? I really love this mani. It's pretty, simple, and perfect for Halloween. I hope you guys like it.

As always, thank you so much for stopping by. Until next time.
-Ana

Products Used:
Red Metallic: Born Pretty Store item #40788 (B510 Royal Wine)
Silver: Elf Nail Polish "Liquid Metal"
Black Stamping Polish: Born Pretty Store item #18135
Top Coat: Seche Vite
Spider Web Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #35741 (BP-122)
Spider Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #23264 (BP-81)
Medium Clear Jelly Stamper: Born Pretty Store item #26498
Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool: Born Pretty Store item #32220
Black Rhinestones: Born Pretty Store item #12412

*Past Press Samples: Born Pretty Store Black Stamping Polish, Spider Web/Spider Stamping Plates, Medium Clear Jelly Stamper, Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool, Black Rhinestone Wheel.
*Giveaway Prize: Born Pretty Store Red Metallic Polish.

Glam Nails Challenge: Oct.08 - Pumpkins

Hi guys! The next theme for the Glam Nails Challenge is Pumpkins, and I'm so excited to finally share this mani with you. I started with a dark green base and then did some reverse stamping with a pumpkin image. The pumpkin image was actually a jack o'lantern, so it had a face which I painted over to have a simple pumpkin image. I let the image dry a bit on the stamper and then stamped it on the tips of my nails. Last thing to do was add top coat.

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In this picture, you can actually see the brown jelly with glitters I used for the stem.

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Can you tell how much I love this mani? I was so happy with how it turned out, and I hope you guys like it too. By the way, I will have a video of them on my Instagram, so make sure you're following me there so you won't miss it.

As always, thank you for stopping by. Until next time.
-Ana

Products Used:
Green: Serendipity Polish "Cash Flow Queen"
Black: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire"
Brown: Aliquid Lacquer "Fine Eyes"
Orange Holo: Fancy Gloss "Pumpkin Spice"
Top Coat: Seche Vite
Pumpkin Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #35741 (BP-122)
Medium Clear Jelly Stamper: Born Pretty Store item #26498
Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool: Born Pretty Store item #32220

*Giveaway Prizes: Serendipity Polish "Cash Flow Queen", "Building My Empire".
*Past Press Samples: Born Pretty Store Pumpkin Stamping Plate, Medium Clear Jelly Stamper, Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool.

Glam Nails Challenge: Oct.04 - Skeleton

Hi guys! I'm back with the second mani for the Glam Nails Challenge, the theme was Skeleton. I started with a black base and added a coat of an opalescent polish topper. After that was dry, I went ahead and picked a few skeleton images and stamped them on. The last thing to do was to add top coat.

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I love how the base color turned out, it goes so well together. I couldn't have picked a better color. Yes, I know white goes with everything, so it would've looked fine over another color, but the green-ish color looks appropriate for a Halloween mani. To me it looks as if the skeletons are in the dirt or a grave. Spooky, huh? Lol. Well I like the end result, I hope you guys like it too.

Thanks for stopping by and until next time.
-Ana

Products Used:
Black: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire"
Green Topper: Sinful Colors "Sheer Flight"
Top Coat: Seche ViteWhite Stamping Polish: Born Pretty Store item #18136
Skeleton Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #35742 (BP-L057)
Medium Clear Jelly Stamper: Born Pretty Store item #26498
Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool: Born Pretty Store item #32220

*Giveaway Prize: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire".
*Past Press Samples: Born Pretty Store White Stamping Polish, Skeleton Stamping Plate, Medium Clear Jelly Stamper, Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool.

Glam Nails Challenge: Oct.01 - Black Cat

Hi guys! This month I'm going to be doing a challenge. I haven't done this in a while, so I hope I can finish. The Glam Nails Challenge was put together by Bianka on IG. The first challenge was Black Cat, and here's what I came up with. I used a neon purple (why is it so difficult to photograph neons!?) as my base and stamped on the cat images, I also used a lime green polish to dot on the eyes. The ears and tail I got by stamping on a pair of bat wings and the tail from the cat image, I also went over the images with a brush and polish to fix any imperfections and darken up the images.

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Well I hope you guys liked these more than I did. I actually felt ok about these when I first finished, but once I uploaded them to the computer I was disappointed. But oh well, I'll just have to re-do these in the future or something.

I've linked the challenge page in case any of you are interested.

Glam Nails Challenge: Instagram

Anyway, thank you for stopping by. Until next time.
-Ana

Products Used:
Purple: Love, Angeline "Spike's Crush"
Green: Covergirl "#GloAllNite"
Black: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire"
Top Coat: Seche Vite
Cat Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #35742 (BP-L057)
Medium Clear Jelly Stamper: Born Pretty Store item #26498
Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool: Born Pretty Store item #32220

*Giveaway Prizes: Love, Angeline "Spike's Crush"; Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire".
*Past Press Samples: Born Pretty Store Cat Stamping Plate, Medium Clear Jelly Stamper, Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool.