30 Day Nail Art Flower Challenge: Liatris

Happy Monday!

As I write this, I'm thinking I have failed terribly at completing this challenge. I really thought I had it planned out to where I would do a mani a day before, photograph, edit, upload and write a post. Sadly, I didn't take into account my full time job, other projects, traveling, the man and the social life. To be perfectly honest I have no idea how nail bloggers do 30 day nail art challenges on time. Someone should really share their secret with me, haha, but I digress. Lets dive into this mani!

I had a very specific idea in mind about today's flower and good or bad, to me it looks like a cupcake. Am I the only one that thinks so? Liatris is such a beautiful flower and a random fact about me, I used to do floral designs for fun and worked a lot with Liatris'. The beauty of the flower can be breathtaking but it leaves this sticky juice on  your hands that kind of smells funky. (I just realized that sounds totally wrong and all I have to say is lets get our mind out of the gutter.)

This is my creation of a Liatris AKA cupcake with a sugarspun technique. Enjoy!

30 Day Nail Art Flower Challenge: Liatris

30 Day Nail Art Flower Challenge: Lavender

So I come to check my blog and work on todays post when I notice that yesterdays wasnt up. I guess I clicked save instead of publish! Im so silly. So without further or due, here it is!

Friday...

Happy Friday my Loves! I hope you are enjoying your early start to your weekend. Today my day was filled with a lot of work and meetings! I believe I havent shared a little something with you... I'm working on a couple of projects that I think you are really going to like. Actually one of them is another blog! Yes, my friend and I recently decided that our love for something needed to be shared with the world. I'm pretty excited about it and I will be sharing links and all that jazz soon. As for the other projects I'm working on, well you are just going to have to sit tight. Release dates and more info is coming this Fall maybe late Summer. Its a pretty big venture and I can already see it being a huge success. I kind of wish I could tell you... maybe I will... just not right now, haha. Anyway, enough teasing lets check out some nails!!!!!!!!

I feel like this challenge is really improving my drawing/painting skills! I'm floored that I made something so pretty. Its probably narcissistic of me to love my nails so much but look at them! Arent they purdy?! LOL.

30 Day Nail Art Flower Challenge: Lavender

30 Day Nail Art Flower Challenge: Iris

30 Day Nail Art Flower Challenge

Iris

Iris is a genus of 260–300 species of flowering plants with showy flowers. It takes its name from the Greek word for a rainbow, referring to the wide variety of flower colors found among the many species. -Wiki

We are at the half way point and although there were days this week that I thought I wasnt going to make it I did, yay! As hard as it may be to believe I am actually having a lot of fun with this challenge, if you decided you want to join, visit the original post for all of the details. 

This might be a little off topic but did anyone see American Idol tonight? I was watching because I heard that Emeli Sande would be on, she was and she did amazing!, however when Mariah Carey was performing I noticed that she was lip syncing? Did anyone else see it? Maybe it was my eyes... moving on...

30 Day Nail Art Flower Challenge: Iris

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30 Day Nail Art Flower Challenge: Hydrangea

30 Day Nail Art Flower Challenge

Hydrangea

I'm barely going to make this mani! Its almost midnight, I'm pooped and don't know if I can get a complete thought across but I am going to try!

This is a close up of a hydrangea, I'm absolutely in love with the way they turned out and so did everyone that saw them! If there is any mani to try out this would be one of them, it was beyond easy to do and the end result is fantastic. I hope you try this mani out for yourself and share it with me.

Now I have to get to bed because it is super duper late and I have to be up really early in the morning. Good night or good morning lol. 

30 Day Nail Art Flower Challenge: Hydrangea

30 Day Nail Art Flower Challenge: Gerbera

30 Day Nail Art Flower Challenge
Gerbera

I thought that I was going to miss the deadline for this mani, this challenge is really starting to get challenging! I hope you don't mind me venting but it has been such a crazy day. Work was... well work, seems like negative and very mean people all decided to pick on me today and although I may not show it the aftermath of the car accident is literally killing me. As much as I let A LOT go and give it little to no importance to 'those things,' after awhile it builds up and I breakdown.

I really missed sharing these more personal thoughts with you and hadn't because its a lot to take in. Sometimes I feel like I hide my true feelings behind a smile and a laugh because I don't want to burden anyone with what maybe 'stupid stuff'. Sigh. All I know is that although there may be days like this, there are better ones ahead.

Here is another song that I have been obsessing over. What do you think? Likes? No likes?

Carly Rea Jepsen- Tonight I'm Getting Over You

30 Day Nail Art Flower Challenge: Gerbera

30 Day Nail Art Flower Challenge: Gardenia

 30 Day Nail Art Flower Challenge
Gardenia

 

Gardenia plants are prized for the strong sweet scent of their flowers, which can be very large in size in some species. Wiki

I've really been aiming towards trying out different techniques for this challenge and today I have the quilted version of a gardenia. I'm a little surprised that it turned out just the way I wanted it to. This is my first time trying out the quilted technique and I plan on doing more mani's like this. Its a lot easier than it looks and the end result is great! Have you tried it yet?

30 Day Nail Art Flower Challenge: Gardenia 

30 Day Flower Nail Art Challenge: Mother's Day Bouquet

 30 Day Flower Nail Art Challenge
Mother's Day Bouquet

Happy Mother's Day to all of the mama's out there. I wish you a day of relaxation, peace & quiet, and love. I want to dedicate this post and mani to my beautiful sexy mom. I love you so much and I hope you are enjoying your particle day off! I love you!!

This mani is super cute (toot toot) and super easy. Its technically a dotticure, I just dotted my way to a stem and then added flowers at the end of them. If you have a Mother's Day mani you would like to share, go ahead and leave it in the inLinkz below!

 

 30 Day Flower Nail Art Challenge: Mother's Day Bouquet

30 Day Nail Art Flower Challenge: Dahlia

 30 Day Nail Art Flower Challenge
Dahlia

I have to admit and say that I really didn't have a specific idea for today's challenge but I did want to have a vintage look. So I thought I would do a transfer design and although it is a little hard to see, I love it. Its perfect for an everyday look with a little surprise... a Dahlia!
 

 30 Day Nail Art Flower Challenge: Dahlia

30 Day Flower Challenge: Daffodil

 30 Day Flower Challenge: Daffodil

Ekk, my daffodil flower didn't turn out as well as I thought it would, sigh. I mean if you squint one eye and don't open the other it will resemble a daffodil...

Anyway, this challenge isn't easy at all but I am looking forward to Dahlia's manana because... wait for it... wait for it... wait for it... that's my name! I was named after the flower because my mama loves them and she is a huge gardener. Speaking of which as a Mother's Day present (because I really love my mom) I pulled a prank on her. I thought it was funny and the fact that she did exactly what I thought she would made it even more funny. This Mother's Day is going to be awesome! Love you Ma!

 

Daffodil Nails.... that I tried so hard on...

 

30 Day Flower Challenge: Curly Willow & Fall Out Boy

Do we have any Fall Out Boy fans in the house? Well my most recent obsession is their newest hit Light Em Up. I have it playing on a loop wherever I am and I cant help but to blast it when I am in my car. Its such a great song and since its been forever that I have shared one with you I thought why not Light Em Up!

Light Em Up - Fall Out Boy

30 Day Flower Challenge
Curly Willow

30 Day Flower Challenge: Craspedia

 30 Day Flower Challenge
Craspedia

 

It has been raining off and on for the last couple of days in LA and this mani just brightens it up. I'm so in love with the way it turned out that I cant stop looking at it. Is it normal to love your nails this much? I'm going to go with yes, haha.

 

These craspedia reminds me of Anthropologie, the store and my room. Have you seen my room? Its an Anthropologie recreation/inspired. I might just have to show you one of these days. Anyway, moving on to more photos of these nails!

 

Quick reminder: This challenge has been extended for a year so you can create your own schedule and complete it at your own pace!

30 Day Flower Challenge: Cordyline

 30 Day Flower Challenge
Cordyline

 

Its day seven and I'm starting to feel the pressure. I didn't completely think this challenge through... with my work schedule, side project and everything else, adding this challenge isn't easy. So my question to you is how do you keep a healthy balance between home and work, or school and work, etc.?

30 Day Flower Challenge: Cordyline

 

30 Day Flower Challenge: Betsey Johnson Flowers

 30 Day Flower Challenge
Betsey Johnson Flowers

Its Monday and day six of this challenge!

This is one of the days that I was really looking forward to because I love Betsey Johnson! I think she is wacky and I absolutely love her shoe designs. I believe I may have shared with you my Betsey Johnson wedges at some point and today I get to share these nails.

They are super bright, super fun, super Betsey.

 

 

Find out what products I used below!