Hiya guys. How's it going today? I cannot believe I made it in time to post this weeks prompt for the Nail Crazies Unite group. Last night, I decided to take a nap and I may or may not have slept till almost midnight. Spoiler alert... I did. That meant I had maybe an hour to get a mani together before taking care of the puppy and going back to bed. As I've always said, I work well under pressure (or at least that's what I like to think haha) and have come up with snazzy manis in the past just in the nick of time. The prompt for this week is one I picked out myself and it's 'Candy'. So here's the wacky-looking gumballs I came up with!
What do you think? I'll admit I just about labeled this mani a 'nail fail' and didn't post about it. After it was all done and sealed with glossy goodness, I instantly changed my mind about the whole thing. I think this is the first time I've done such a colorful mani!
Here's the materials used to create this look:
- Polishes: Salon Perfect Sugar Cube
- Dotting Tools in multi-sizes
- Acrylic Paint: Blue, Green, Purple, Yellow, Red, and Orange from American Crafts
- Fast Drying Topcoat: Seche Vite
I felt terrible last week not being able to come up with something for the 'love song' prompt. Believe me, I tried. Everything I attempted came out looking terrible and I did not have the will to post it. Of course, that meant I was going to go all out for this prompt. Unfortunately, I got stuck for ideas again. Thankfully my nail bestie helped me out and gave me a 'skittle' mani idea. After showing my hubs, he called them 'gumballs' and I realized they definitely looked way more like that than skittles. Haha.
The best part about this mani is how easy it was to accomplish - all you need is a dotting tool!
OMG I LOVE it. I think that is such a cute idea and I might see if the girl who does my nails can do this on mine sometime soon!
ReplyDeleteI really like that you didn't do the arc of shine on all the dots - it gives the pattern much more depth.
ReplyDeleteThese are so festive and fun! They would be perfect for a birthday party!
ReplyDeleteWhat a super fun mani! I'm sure I would peter out after one nail if I try it. :)
ReplyDeleteMy daughter is screaming about how much she loves this design right now. She says it reminds her of sprinkles.
ReplyDeleteWow, This is so cute! Would definitely want this done to my nails.I like this kind of designs.
ReplyDeleteOMG. I love those! They looks so beautiful. What a great idea. I definitely want to try that out soon.
ReplyDeleteI love this!
ReplyDeleteSo freaking adorable! I love the "shine" on some of them! Perfection!
ReplyDeletewhaaaaaat! SO not a fail!
ReplyDeleteHow fun is that?! I love it! Sadly I've never paid much attention to my nails and now I think I'm getting to old to be that playful, but I can start on my daughter!
ReplyDeleteThese nails designs look so cute and really fun; I'd love to have something like this done!
ReplyDeleteThese are adorable! My daughter has a new job where she can't have her nails done anymore, she would be so jealous!
ReplyDeleteThese are so cute! You are so crafty, I wish I could do something like this!
ReplyDeleteI love love love this! I love how you posted a tutorial to go along with it as well.
ReplyDeleteWow this is so awesome! I wouldn't mind experimenting with this. I love nail art.
ReplyDeleteThe amount of time people spend on their nails amazes me, haha. Mine always chip within 2 days of painting, so I just never bother for anything THIS fancy. It is cute though!
ReplyDeleteI love the colourful look! They really look like gummies!
ReplyDeleteThose are too cute! I hardly ever paint my nails...they're too short ;-(
ReplyDeleteThose are so pretty! When my daughter discovers these kinds of manicures I think I'm in trouble. :p
ReplyDeleteOmg those are some crazy cool nails!!! Absolutely love them!!
ReplyDeleteThat is a really fun idea. This even looks like it would be cute for Easter with the colors and all.
ReplyDeleteThat is some really cute nail art. I bet my teen would like it too.
ReplyDeleteThese are so cute! Very fun design!
ReplyDeleteI love the way these turned out and I think the look would be cute on my daughter's nails! Thanks for sharing what you used! I really need to pick up a dotting tools, would they have these at a beauty supply store?
ReplyDeleteThis is a great idea! Would love to try it on my daughters nails. She loves a lot of color and we have done polka dots before, but never multiple colors.
ReplyDeleteLove love love! Those nails are amazing!
ReplyDeleteThis look is way too cute! <3
ReplyDeleteI love the gumball design, too cute! It's great because it's a nice pop of color in this dreary, cold weather.
ReplyDeleteWow, so very cute. Love the colors. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this, this is so incredibly happy!!!
ReplyDeleteI love this!! The dots remind me of balloons!
ReplyDeleteThese are so much fun!! I love it!
ReplyDeleteI have really got to stop biting my nails lol. I've always wanted to have my nails look pretty like that. This is awesome.
ReplyDeleteGumballs, Skittles, who cares it's cute and fun :D
ReplyDeleteVery cool! I can not believe how creative you are with your nail art. I love all the photos on your blog.
ReplyDeleteI love your nails. So fun! And it seems easy to do. This is something my daughter will absolutely enjoy. Now I just need to go to the store and buy several colors of nail polish. :-)
ReplyDeleteIt seems like I'm seeing this everywhere now. It's not my kind of thing (I don't wear polish of any kind/color), but I enjoy seeing it on others.
ReplyDeleteI used to get my nails done all the time about 20 years ago. We would experiment with colors and designs. It is so cool to see how mainstream it is now. Love the dots. So cute.
ReplyDeleteThese are so fun! The overlapping dots add dimension and makes them look like neverending gumballs!
ReplyDeleteI would love to wear this because it looks so nice, but I would pick it off to quickly for me to wear it all of the time.
ReplyDeleteI think it is fun to change our nails and dress them up sometimes. Interesting choice indeed. Thanks so much for sharing. I will have to check these out.
ReplyDeleteThat is so cute and you make it look like it's so easy to do! I want my nails like this next time.
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