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2 Dec 2013

Crumpet's Nail Tarts Xmas Challenge Day 1 - White Christmas

Hello everyone! Today sees the start of the Crumpet's Nail Tarts Xmas Challenge, between now and the New Year we will all have 8 festive manis to show you. Here's the list of prompts:

So as you can see the prompt for Day 1 is White Christmas (snow, lights, decorations). I decided that I would go for some Xmas lights to kick off the challenge, so I started by painting my nails with Nail Essentials Silver Shimmer, which I then topped with Color Club Si Vous Please (a subtle, twinkly, irridescent glitter). Once dry, I added some fine black lines for the light cable with LA Colors Black Velvet using a striping brush. I topped this all with Seche Vite and then added in the rhinestones while the Seche was still wet (had to be pretty quick to keep up with the Seche, even one nail at a time!).







Impractical though these are, I do like them! The glitter gives the silver a textured effect which I wasn't expecting but really like, and I chose colours for the lights which are a little non-traditional but I think that they work too!

Take a look at all the other Tarts' festive fingers by following the links below, and I will be back with a Winter Nature mani for Day 2 soon :)
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15 comments:

  1. Anonymous6 Dec 2013, 17:18:00

    You did an insanely awesome job! :) I half expected them to actually light up. :) (I came via the link up at Sparkle Queen's place.)

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    1. Unknown8 Dec 2013, 12:25:00

      Thanks hun! Great to know that the link party is working too :D

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  2. Lili || Polishing It Up!!7 Dec 2013, 00:05:00

    I love these so much!! Such a smart idea, mind if I ask where did you get the rhinestones from?

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    1. Unknown8 Dec 2013, 12:26:00

      Thank you! I got them from Ebay ages ago. I bought about 5 wheels of random colours and shapes and get them out every now and again when I want to try something different :)

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  3. Paulina7 Dec 2013, 00:57:00

    These are lovely and original <3

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  4. Alessandra from A Sparkly Life for Me7 Dec 2013, 01:05:00

    Why are they impractical?

    I really love the lights over the textured silver, it really makes them pop more! Thanks for being part of the first ever Best Of: Nail Art party :)

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    1. Unknown8 Dec 2013, 12:28:00

      And thanks for setting it up - such a great idea!!! They're impractical because unfortunately the rhinestones catch on everything. I think I'll have to give up cooking and house work etc so I can keep them on - shame eh??? ;)

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    2. Alessandra from A Sparkly Life for Me10 Dec 2013, 04:42:00

      Haha that would be quite the life!

      Have you tried applying thin layers of quick dry top coat over the rhinestones? I usually do that, and almost never have any rhinestones pop off, and I'm pretty rough on my nails.

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    3. Unknown10 Dec 2013, 10:55:00

      I tend do that if I'm going out somewhere special, but as I'm currently painting either my own nails or other people's maybe 4 or 5 times a day, they don't get to stay on that long so there's no point fixing them! I've kept a full set on for a week with little dabs of nail glue before so I think I'll do that for my Xmas Day nails :)

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  5. Anonymous7 Dec 2013, 05:30:00

    this is deena from deevine deezine, these are sooooooooo gorgeous!!!!!!!!!

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  6. Marisa7 Dec 2013, 20:33:00

    This is really pretty!!!

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  7. Unknown12 Dec 2013, 20:57:00

    These are really cool, they look like real lights.

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