I know I always start out these challenge posts by exclaiming that we are almost done. YES!!!!!!!!!!! We are almost done!!!!! Friday is the last day of the challenge and Nicole and I will be recreating one of each other’s challenge manis. I am going to have to figure out which one to do since she did so many awesome ones. I had a hell of a time deciding what to do for today’s challenge. There are so many great tutorials out there but one thing about me is that a tutorial inevitably dooms me to failure. I don’t know why, but even when I see step by step instructions, I find a way to mess everything up. Because of this, I always try out a tutorial on a nail wheel. Well, the first one I chose to recreate was disastrous. I am not kidding. So I went back and prayed to the Google Gods to help me find something cute but simple. Well, thank you GG because you did help me. I decided to recreate the Santa Nails tutorial that I found over at Mini Nail Blog. After I used her tutorial, I went and looked through her other posts and oh my gah, she has some exquisite free hand designs. You should definitely check out her blog.
Want to see my finished mani?
Read below to see how I created these nails!
These are all the items I used to create my Santa nails: Wet N Wild polishes in Red Red, Tickled Pink, French White Creme and Black Creme. I also used a dotting tool, a nail art brush, a sponge and some Seche Vite to finish it all off. One thing about me is that I love a bargain. I am not a polish snob and Wet N Wild polishes are some of my favorite bargain buys. You do not need expensive stuff to create fun manis!
I used Wet N Wild Tickled Pink as my base color. As you can see, it is very thin and streaky since I only applied one coat but it didn’t matter because I was going to cover most of it up anyway. Then I applied Wet N Wild Red Red to a third of my nail for the hat.
I then used Wet N Wild French White Creme and sponged it at the bottom for Santa’s beard. I then used a dotting tool to apply the white trim on Santa’s hat and also made a little mustache using a small brush with the white polish. Using the same dotting tool, I then dotted on Santa’s nose with the red polish.
And lastly, I used Wet N Wild Black Creme and a dotting tool to apply Santa’s eyes. Tadaaaaaaa!
What do you think of my finished Santa mani? Since I am really feeling excited about Christmas (how unlike me!), I love having little Santas on my nails. Unfortunately, he told me I have been a very naughty girl (I think someone showed him my late night tweets) so I’m expecting a lump of coal.
Don’t forget to check out Nicole’s challenge nails over at Polish Me, Please! Also, stay tuned for our last challenge on Friday where we will recreate one of each other’s manicures. Thanks for the visit and talk to you soon.
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That’s too cool
Thank you so much!
Cynthia recently posted..LCN Mystique Burlesque Collection Holiday 2012
Another winner!!! Love it! I have to try this one. Just not sure how to do the sponging method (correctly, anyway). I tried it once and I didn’t like how my nails came out. You just gave me a push to try again.
Good job!!
Thanks, Enjoli. There really is no real method for the sponging. All I did was put a little polish on some paper and then picked up some of it with the sponge and then applied it lightly on my nails. It’s easy as pie! I hope you try it out again because practice makes perfect. 🙂
Cynthia recently posted..LCN Mystique Burlesque Collection Holiday 2012
These are REALLY cute!! I love the little Santas and I might have to do a skittley Christmas manicure and include him. The spongey beard is just too adorable. Nice job on the tutorial nails. You are like yay it’s almost over every time and I’m like ugh I had no clue what to do!! Every time. Good thing it’s almost over!!! 😀 Oh and ps- you HAVE been naughty!!! (I hope that doesn’t make us sound totally lesbionic, sorry about that! Ha!)
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I’m still laughing about this…lesbionic! hahaha Omg…can you believe today is the last challenge day for us? Can’t you see the finish line already?! Ohhh…I bet your skittley Christmas nails will look fabulous–can’t wait to see ’em.
Cynthia recently posted..LCN Mystique Burlesque Collection Holiday 2012
Santa has never looked so cute!
🙂 He is cute here, isn’t he?
Cynthia recently posted..LCN Mystique Burlesque Collection Holiday 2012
Oh this are so cute!! ^.^
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Thank you so much! 🙂
Cynthia recently posted..LCN Mystique Burlesque Collection Holiday 2012
awwww i love this!!!!!! Must try it sometime too!!! 😀 too cute!
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I would love to see your version. 🙂
Cynthia recently posted..LCN Mystique Burlesque Collection Holiday 2012
Such cute Santas! Thanks for the tutorial.
Thanks! 🙂
Cynthia recently posted..LCN Mystique Burlesque Collection Holiday 2012
How frickin’ cute is this?!?! Love it!
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Awww! Thank you. 🙂
Cynthia recently posted..LCN Mystique Burlesque Collection Holiday 2012
Aww, how CUTE!
These are so cute my sugar went up. 😛
omg these are freiken adorable, love your little santa mans omg!!!
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