Falling for Nail Art: Harvest

     Happy daylight savings! I don't mind falling back an hour, but I'm not okay with how early sunset comes. It's depressing. When I started to do my nails this afternoon, I completely forgot it would be dark soon. I hate having to use artificial light, but I guess I'll have to get used to it. Winter's right around the corner.

     I originally wanted to do a sponge gradient. Alas, my sponges are nowhere to be found. I think I've purchased at least 4 packs of them in the last few months. I don't know where they're going. To see what I actually came up with, check out the rest of the post under the cut.

Falling for Nail Art: Halloween

    Boo! It's time for Halloween. It all leads up to the 31st and then it's gone. Halloween being on a Thursday this year completely threw me off. Most people celebrated last weekend, but I was at work for a special event sale. I missed out on a few costume parties so I was pretty bummed. To make matters worse, I'll be at work tomorrow night instead of passing out candy to all the cuties. Boo.

   For a quick and easy Halloween look, check out all the info after the jump.

Falling for Nail Art: Other Realm

     I'm cheating on my challenge. I had a really rough weekend at work. (You'll see why after I show off my green Halloween nails.) I'm beat and couldn't put a lot of effort into my nails. I wanted to do a purple to black holo gradient with some witches. Sounds awesome, huh? Well, that's not what you're going to see today. Sorry, folks! I'm a failure. 

     Here's what I did have the time/strength/inspiration to do tonight. Filing down your nails as much as I had to really takes a toll on your hands. I can't wait for them to grow out again.

Falling for Nail Art: Bump In The Night

     I did my Bump In The Night nails two nights ago and almost posted them early because I'm so in love with them! For this look, I decided to go with a mixed manicure including a texture, some stamping, a little glitter, and nail gem. It's perfect for Halloween, or any time if you really like bats! You could most definitely change this up to suit your own style.

Check out all the details after the cut! You don't want to miss out on this one.

Falling for Nail Art: Creepy Crawlers

      I don't know about you, but I loved making Creeper Crawlers when I was a child. My dad and I were all about it. I can't tell you how many times I burned myself on that stupid oven. Get me near a real bug and I'll freak out! Today's look is a little subdued. I did some simple nail art with a Bundle Monster stamping plate. Check out all the details after the cut.

Falling for Nail Art: Sweet Treats

       Good morning, ghouls! Halloween is just around the corner. I absolutely love the holiday. I picked Sweet Treats as the inspiration for challenge because of all the great candies, cookies, and whatnot this time of year. I decided to do one of my favorite treats: CUPCAKES! I'm always baking something in my apple green Kitchen Aid mixer named Sir Mix-A-Lot. (Lame name, huh?)

Check out all the details after the cut!

Falling for Nail Art: Cloudy Skies

      I'm trying to catch up on the nail art challenge. I absolutely hate that I'm behind, but life gets in the way. The weather here has been really gloomy. Imagine that! Cloudy skies, lots of rain, and cooler temperatures. It really gets you down. There's a cure for that, though! Great nail art.

      This look features two of my favorite Zoya polishes: London and Trixie. For all the details and whatnot, click the Read More link below! 

Falling for Nail Art: Great Pumpkin

      Pumpkins. Pumpkins everywhere. This time of year is my favorite. It's finally getting cold outside, and I can start wearing my favorite chunky sweaters and dresses with tights. My house smells delicious thanks of the insane amount of pumpkin candles I have everywhere. I've already made my almost famous spicy pumpkin soup twice. I even bought pumpkin costumes for the cats. (You can check my Instagram for pictures.) Needless to say, I'm obsessed with pumpkins. This challenge was a breeze. 

     For all the information, check out the rest under the cut...

Falling for Nail Art: Sweater Weather

        I'm back to the nail art challenge! My cold is still going strong, but I had polish my nails last night. I didn't have a lot of time and needed something fairly easy. I decided to go with some stamping. I'm sure I would have had more inspiration if it were actually sweater weather here. This weekend has been in the 80s. This is Pittsburgh! It should not be 80 degrees in October.

      This picture isn't very good, but there are better ones after the jump.

Falling for Nail Art: Early Sunsets

      I don't know about you, but I love the early sunsets of autumn. I really enjoy watching the sun go down. Just don't wake me up for a sunrise. I don't think any sunrise is amazing enough to get me out of bed that early. I treasure sleep too much. 

      This nail art is pretty simple. I think anyone could easily duplicate it. The best part is that you only need a sponge and a paintbrush. Well, time is also a factor. Check out all the details after the cut.

Falling for Nail Art: Back to School

 

          Happy Autumn! Happy first day of the nail art challenge! And more importantly, happy birthday to me! Today kicks off my Falling for Nail Art challenge. It runs from today, the first day of fall, through Thanksgiving. If you missed my initial post on this, you can check it out here.

          Just a warning, I am by no means a nail art master. I'm hosting this challenge to better myself and have some fun along the way. The first day's theme is Back to School. I decided to do a mixed manicure.


Check out more after the cut...

Falling For Nail Art - Fall 2013 Nail Art Challenge

          Hey all! I'm excited to announce that I'll be hosting a nail art challenge that starts on September 22nd! Not only is that the first day of autumn, my favorite season, but it's also my birthday. This challenge will run through Thanksgiving. Each week there will be two challenges. I think I've come up with some great themes to inspire nail art. 

          What do you think? I didn't want to be specific with what time of nail art you had to do. If you aren't good with water marbling, you don't have to do it. If you think you aren't good at painting straight lines, don't worry about it. This is all up to your interpretation of the theme. 

          Please join in on the fun! You don't have to have your own blog to join. You can share your nail art on my Facebook page (I'll share them with my fans), on Pinterest (I'll repin them to one of my boards), or on Instagram (I'll make a special tag for them. Check back for that!) so everyone can see. If you're a blogger, let me know if you're participating. I'll link you to the master list of participants on this post, plus I'll be sure to include your posts in my challenge posts. 

         Don't think you can commit to all the days? No problem! Think you might be a little late for some? No sweat! Post what you want, when you want. This is all in good fun. Feel free to share this your readers or friends. The more the merrier, and I'd love to see what you've got! 

        Let me know if you have any questions! You can leave a comment here or message me on Facebook.