31 Day Challenge pt. 2 - Day 12: Stripes

Hi guys! The theme for day 12 is striped nails. The first concept I was going to do for this theme was a matte black vs. shiny black stripes. But when I started laying the striping tape down I fell in love with the look. The black I used is Nevermore by Cult Nails and this purple holographic striping tape is from the Born Pretty Store. Hope you all enjoy this look!

Peace & Love,
--TPJ<3

31 Day Challenge pt. 2 - Day 11: Polka Dots

The theme for the eleventh day of the challenge is polka dot nails. I think polka dots are the easiest nails to accomplish whether you're a beginner to doing nails which is why I love it! The colors I used to accomplish this look is To-Teally Chic by Finger Paints, Liquid Vinyl and Blue Collar by Orly, and Dandy Lyin' Around by China Glaze (which I will be reviewing soon).

 Peace & Love,
--TPJ<3

31 Day Challenge pt. 2 - Day 10: Gradient

The theme for day 10 is gradient nails. I didn't have makeup sponges to accomplish a gradient, so I improvised and used a dish sponge to mimic the look. I don't think it came out as great as it would have with a makeup sponge, but it is still beautiful! The colors I used to accomplish this look were Lavender Highlight by Finger Paints and Plum Noir by Orly.

Peace & Love,
--TPJ<3

31 Day Challenge pt. 2 - Day 9: Rainbow

I have been slacking hardcore when it comes to posting the challenges on time, but I promise I'll be posting all of the missed days tomorrow so stay tuned! Day 9's theme is rainbow nails, and I actually struggled for a while thinking of what to do for this theme but then it hit me, saran wrap skittle manicure!

The colors I used are:
* Milani - White On The Spot (Base color)
* NYC - Madison Avenue
* Kleancolor - Mango
* NYC - Lexington Yellow
* NYC -High Line Green
* Orly - Blue Collar
* Finger Paints - Lavender Highlight

Thoughts?

Peace & Love,
--TPJ<3

31 Day Challenge pt. 2 - Day 8: Metallic

Good morning everyone, hope your week is going great so far! The theme for day 8 in the 31 day challenge is metallic nails. Now if you've been reading this blog or my Facebook fanpage for a while, you would know that I absolutely dislike metallics (on me anyways), but surprisingly I actually liked this look I created. I created this fish tail manicure using Sweet Peacock and Close Your Eyes by Orly and Silver Stilettos by Milani. This was really easy and fun to do, if my lines were the same size throughout the design I think it would be perfect!

Peace & Love,
--TPJ<3

31 Day Challenge pt. 2 - Day 7: Black & White

Hey everyone, today I'm playing catch-up with my 31 day challenge posts. After my birthday past on Thursday I've been crazy busy & still am >.<,  but hopefully I'll be caught up by tomorrow. The theme for day 7 is black & white nails. My base color is White On The Spot by Milani, then I attempted to put my fan brush to use with Liquid Vinyl by Orly... It doesn't look so hot in my opinion. Then I mixed the two colors to get the grey color that is also in this manicure. Next time I'll just stick to brushes that I actually know how to use.

Peace & Love,
--TPJ<3

31 Day Challenge pt. 2 - Day 6: Violet

Howdy everybody! Today's theme is violet nails, so I started this manicure with 2 coats of Purple Crush by Orly, then I applied 1 coat of Luminous Lavender by China Glaze. These are both polishes I've had for a while and never tried before, but I really like this combination!

Peace & Love,
--TPJ<3

31 Day Challenge pt. 2 - Day 5: Blue

Good afternoon my loves, today is day 5 of the 31 day challenge and the theme of the day is blue nails. I started off this manicure with 2 coats of To-Teally Chic by Finger Paints as my base color, then after placing striping tape randomly on the nails I went over them with a coat of Pier 17 by NYC. I really need to work on my striping skills, but hey, it could be worse!

Peace & Love,
--TPJ<3

31 Day Challenge pt. 2 - Day: 1-4

Good afternoon guys! As most of you know, I've decided to participate in another 31 day challenge. I don't know who originally came up with it, but I found the post on Nail Polish Junkie's Facebook fanpage so thank you to her! I'd love if you guys would join me and I will be doing this for the entire month of March along with reviews and nail art so prepare yourselves!

Below is the themes for day 1-4 since I began today.

Day 1's theme was red nails. On my nails are 2 coats of Madison Avenue by NYC topped off with Two Timer by Cult Nails, beautiful combo!

Day 2's theme was orange nails. The base color for this manicure is 2 coats of Mango by Kleancolor, and I topped it off with one coat of one of my favorite Darling Diva Polishes which is The Pumpkin Queen, which I then matted with Matte Me Crazy by NYC.

Day 3's theme was yellow nails. On my nails is 2 coats of Lexington Yellow by NYC, then I added large holographic gold hexagonal glitter to my tips.

Day 4's theme is green nails, and I decided to use this beautiful green with a gold shimmer by Icing which is called All That Glitters Is Green.

Can't wait to see what the rest of the month has in store for me, I'm excited!

Peace & Love,
--TPJ<3

31DC - Day 31: Recreate Someone Else's Manicure

The final day in the 31 day challenge and the theme is to recreate someone else's manicure from earlier in the challenge. I decided to recreate Peace, Love, and Polish's day 4 manicure (original post here) to kick off things for Valentines day! I used Cotton Candy and Terracotta by Orly to create this look.

Peace & Love,
--TPJ<3

31DC - Day 30: Favorite Nail Art Technique

Tomorrow is the last day of the challenge, wahoo!!!! I've had so much fun doing all of these themes, and I am so glad I didn't quit this time. Today's theme is to do your favorite nail art technique. I chose to do dotting because it is very simple and easy for everyone to do which is something I appreciate! The colors I used are Snowcone and Gumdrop by Orly.

Peace & Love,
--TPJ<3

31DC - Day 29: Inspired by a Blogger

Today's  theme in the 31 day challenge is to do a manicure inspired by a blogger. Right when I heard that I knew I had to do something by either Chalkboard Nails, Nails By Kayla Shevonne, or Nailside. I ended up going with Kayla Shevonne's neon geometric nail art (Original post here). I did 4 colors instead of 5 and I think it turned out okay I guess. The colors I used are White On The Spot,Totally 80's, Pink Hottie, Dude Blue, Awesome Orange, and Black Sketch all by Milani.

Peace & Love,
--TPJ<3

31DC - Day 28: Inspired by Your Favorite Color

We are slowly approaching the end of the 31 day challenge, and today's theme is to do a manicure inspired by your favorite color. If you haven't caught on to what my favorite color is  yet than I dont know what to tell you lol.
The colors I used for this manicure are:

•  Orly - Charged Up (Base Color)
• Orly - Wild Wisteria
• Orly - Plum Noir
• Milani - Orchidia
• Sally Hansen - Lacey Lilac

Peace & Love,
--TPJ<3

31DC - Day 27: Inspired by You

Today's theme in the 31 day challenge was to do a self inspired manicure. Well, one main thing I repeat plenty on this blog is my LOVE of color purple, so that definitely had to be apart of this manicure. I also decided to stamp over it with the music notes from CH31 by Cheeky because I also love music! If you read the "about me" section on my blog, you would know that I used to play the trumpet for 3 years :). I'm more into old school music, people ask me if I'm crazy when I say Tom Jones is my favorite singer and that Grease is my all time favorite movie hahaha! The purple is Charged Up by Orly and the silver is Silver Stilettos by Milani. Enjoy!

 Peace & Love,
--TPJ<3

31DC - Day 26: Inspired by Your Country

Today's theme for the 31 day challenge was to do nails inspired by your country. As you may know, I live in Canada, so I just did a simple manicure with red and white polishes to represent our flag. These polishes are White on the Spot and Rapid Cherry by Milani.

Peace & Love,
--TPJ<3

31DC - Day 25: Inspired By Your Childhood

Good evening! Tonight's nails are inspired by something that comes from my childhood. It's funny saying that because I'm still young-ish and when I say childhood it means like 10 years ago haha. I attempted to do Pokemon nails, and they turned out pretty meh in my opinion. I had to redo my ring finger so many times that I just slapped on some glitter and called it a day ahaha. I mixed various Orly's and Milani's to get some of these colors along with acrylic paint to accomplish this look.

Peace & Love,
--TPJ<3

31DC - Day 24: Inspired by a Game

Today's theme is inspired by a game. I'm still busy with exams here and after many failed attempts at freehand ideas, I finally decided to turn to stamping. Who says gambling isn't a game?! Hahaha. The base of this manicure is White on the Spot by Milani, and I stamped over it using CH39 by Cheeky using the colors Black Swift and Rapid Cherry by Milani. I'm loving this look!

Peace & Love,
--TPJ<3