31DC2013; The summary

I've loved doing this challenge, it has been so challenging and fun to try out so many different nail art's, both techniques and also design's I have wanted to try but haven't got around to actually try before. It has also been fun to find new awesome nail blogs that I definitely will follow also after this challenge. A big advantage has been to always know what nail art I should do of the day but I guess that I don't need to say that the disadvantage has been that I haven't been able yo enjoy all nail art's as long as I would have done in normal circumstances even though some posts have been scheduled. Another issue is that the challenge has been very time consuming and it will be nice to "relax" and get back to regular posting, however I definitely recommend this challenge and I'll definitely join it next year! :D

And yea, for this post, I imagined that you'd wanted a summary of my journey through the 31 Day Challenge 2013? Right right? Anyhow, here it is: (All images are clickable if you want to get to the original post) another thing is to click the 31DC2013-label and you'll see all posts.

Colors:

31DC2013 Day 1 -Red nails; Red arrow funky french

31DC2013 Day 2 - Orange Nails; Orange dotted gradient funky french

31DC2013 Day 3 - Yellow nails; Yellow to gold gradient

31DC2013 Day 4 - Green nails; Green manicure with a green french tip

31DC2013 Day 5 - Blue nails; Matte and shiny layered in blue

31DC2013 Day 6 - Purple nails; Purple cheetah

31DC2013 Day 7 - B&W nails; Black and white cross stitch nail art

31DC2013 Day 8 - Metallic nails; Metallic needle dragging nail art

 

31DC2013 Day 9 - Rainbow nails; Rainbow stripes on gray

31DC2013 Day 10 - Gradient nails; Gradient with neon glitter

Patterns:

31DC2013 Day 11 - Polka Dots; Double dotted funky french

31DC2013 Day 12 - Stripes; Colored stripes on gray

31DC2013 Day 13 - Animal print; Fox nail art

31DC2013 Day 14 - Flowers; Rhinestone flower nail art combined with lace nail art

31DC2013 Day 15 - Delicate print; Delicate and subtle rose print nail art

31DC2013 Day 16 -Tribal print; Neon tribal nail art

31DC2013 Day 17 - Glitter; Icy glitter gradient

31DC2013 Day 18 - Half moons; Matte half moon nail art with gradient

31DC2013 Day 19 - Galaxy nails; Abstract punk rock galaxy nails

31DC2013 Day 20 - Water marble; Watermarble with gradient

Inspired by... :

31DC2013 Day 21 -Inspired by a color; Inspired by orange; orange fruit nail art

31DC2013 Day 22 - Inspired by a song; Devil's funky french

31DC2013 Day 23 - Inspired by a movie; A Clockwork Orange nail art

31DC2013 Day 24 - Inspired by a book; Stephen King inspired nail art

31DC2013 Day 25 - Inspired by fashion; Tweed nail art

31DC2013 Day 26 - Inspire by a pattern; Pink burberry nail art with gradient

31DC2013 Day 27 - Inspired by artwork; Jackson Pollock inspired splatter nail art

31DC2013 Day 28 - Inspired by a flag; Swiss flag cross stitch nail art

31DC2013 Day 29 - Inspired by the supernatural; Troll doll nail art

31DC2013 Day 30 - Inspired by a tutorial; Pink panther nail art

31DC2013 Day 31 - Honor nails you <3; Dandelion nail art

So, congratulations of getting to the end of this looong post. Now I'm curious if you have a favorite or two amongst the days? Mine is the dandelion.. Or perhaps you have a request of a tutorial of some of the nail art's?

And PS.. have you seen how much my nails have grown during this month?! I just cut them down again so that they are as "short" as in the beginning of this challenge but I hope they'll grow back their length soon. DS

31DC2013 Day 31; Dandelion nail art

OMG, the bitter sweet moment when the realization hits, this is the last day of the challenge and the prompt is honor nails you love. I'll miss the challenge even though it will be nice to have more free time too. Back to the subject, the theme can be interpreted pretty much however one sees it, I decided for a nail art that I really love (and that I've seen on so many nail art blogs) and for a long time wanted to recreate. I love dandelions, (especially the ones with the seeds flying in the wind) nail art's but also photos and tattoos (wouldn't mind a tattoo with it) The picture I was inspired by (well recreated) is this one, I changed the base color too pastel yellow and do I need to say that I absolutely looooved this and now I'll recreate many more times too.. haha :D

And in matte;

Polishes used;
Kleancolor - Pastel Yellow
Nordic Cap - NP12
Jordana Pop Art - Black Mark

31DC2013 Day 30; Pink panther nail art

Today's prompt is inspired by a tutorial and my choice was something made by LOVE4NAILS and if you haven't heard of her, she makes awesome youtube tutorials of different nail art on her long beautiful nails. I've followed her for at least 5 years and her videos was probably what inspired me to continue and learn how to do proper nail art. My choice fell on her quite new pink panther nail art tutorial which I've included at the bottom of this post. I did some changes and didn't follow the tutorial 100%, for example mine is done with polish and she has made her version with acrylics.. I like my result (I mean it's possible to see that it's the pink panther) but it's quite obvious that her version is much more realistic. My favorite part of this nail art is actually the nails with the paws, they're so cute.. haha :D

Polishes used:
Nordic Cap - NP13
Nordic Cap - NP12
Viva La Diva - 51
Jordana Pop Art - Black Mark
HM Matte Top Coat
Kleancolor - Neon Pink
Kleancolor Pastel Pink

31DC2013 Day 29; Troll doll nail art

Today's it's inspired by the supernatural and when I thought about it I figured it would be fun to do something inspired by trolls or goblins (one of my favorite books when growing up and being a child was about friendly trolls which lived in the forest). The trolls I've decided to recreate on my nails is a popular  toy from the 90's, the troll dolls which had colorful hair and strangely was always naked? Anyhow, I freehanded the whole thing and used a whole bunch of polishes for this. I think that the trolls look a bit "fugly", but then again the toys where that too. AND another thing.. since it Sunday and Nail Art Sunday have a theme this week I've prepared another nail art post that I'll schedule for later today >LINK here<, so come back later if you want to see that too. :)

Source

Below I tried  them in matte too.. Maybe they looks better in matte but your seeing both versions. The matte polish I've used is HM matte top coat.

Polishes used:
Jordana Pop Art - Black Mark
Sure Promise (blue)
Sure Promise (purple)
China Glaze - Hanging In The Balance
L.A. Colors Art Deco - Sky Blue
Sally Hansen - Sweet Tulip
Kleancolor - Pastel Orange
Nordic Cap - NP12
Nordic Cap NP13
Sure Promise ( sheer brown beige)

Do you recognize these trolls? Have you ever played with troll dolls or perhaps given them to your own children? Did you prefer the shiny or matte version? :)