Sinful Colors Violets are Blue. It has a lovely shimmer to it. I may revisit the idea when we get to the Little Mermaid inspiration (ChristaW I believe?). I had a fun idea in my head, but my baby started kinder and I've been traumatized. Now it's chipped from stress cleaning and has to come off.
This mani, with LynBDesigns Nightmare Revisited, I considered stamping with a bright orange, so waited, and then I decided not to, so sorry it's a bit belated. The holo shimmer is so much fun on this it's staying on for a week.
lol thank you! I try to keep them in decent shape as much as I can.
I have been using vinyl nail decals I purchased from Etsy seller, MakeItStickDesigns. They're the large sized ones.
I had previously purchased zig-zag scissors and though I'd cut Scotch tape or Painters tape as stencils, but that failed horribly so these vinyls have been a great help!
This mani, with LynBDesigns Nightmare Revisited, I considered stamping with a bright orange, so waited, and then I decided not to, so sorry it's a bit belated. The holo shimmer is so much fun on this it's staying on for a week.
This mani, with LynBDesigns Nightmare Revisited, I considered stamping with a bright orange, so waited, and then I decided not to, so sorry it's a bit belated. The holo shimmer is so much fun on this it's staying on for a week.
Avon Art Orange and a foil I picked up on clearance eons ago. It's sort of cheating, but sort of not as I am foil-application challenged. So being inspired to actually busting one out and use it is great (and I only ruined three trying to get it on)
Avon Art Orange and a foil I picked up on clearance eons ago. It's sort of cheating, but sort of not as I am foil-application challenged. So being inspired to actually busting one out and use it is great (and I only ruined three trying to get it on)
I'm skipping around a little bit but here's inspiration 13. I got this color from my summer swap buddy and I'm sooo in love with it! Sephora X wavelength.
Hey friends!! Sorry I've been super absent on doing these inspirations but I am just having a rough few months health wise and I just haven't been up to even painting my nails period. I have had naked fingers and toes for over a week now.
So I wanted to share a larger image of my inspiration. The fun "challenge" on this one is creating decals or colored in stamping. This was done using the stamping decal method.
Hey friends!! Sorry I've been super absent on doing these inspirations but I am just having a rough few months health wise and I just haven't been up to even painting my nails period. I have had naked fingers and toes for over a week now.
So I wanted to share a larger image of my inspiration. The fun "challenge" on this one is creating decals or colored in stamping. This was done using the stamping decal method.
I really hope things improve for you! It's nice to do something creative as a distraction from frustrating health challenges, but there's obviously no point in overdoing it just to post manis. So I totally understand and am pulling for you.
This is such an amazing and adorable mani. I'm so impressed by the detail and the adorable critters. I look forward to seeing more when you're feeling better. I think I'll be a bit delayed in this response as I swapped my order a bit (as I'm still thinking about what to do), but I'm glad to have the push to finally use this technique!
I'm skipping around a little bit but here's inspiration 13. I got this color from my summer swap buddy and I'm sooo in love with it! Sephora X wavelength.
While I continue to brainstorm on Christa W's Little Mermaid mani, I chose to focus on the idea of moon placement from jbird1175's super-accurate & summery Inspiration. Instead of painting the remaining space, I stamped it, and experimented with larger and smaller moons on one hand (I like the index and pinky). I tried to be consistent on the other, but that didn't quite work - I need more practice with the placement and polish density, but obviously, this gave me practice! My conclusion is that on my nails I prefer a less-than-quarter-sized or half-or-greater sized moon to a one-third size moon. My cuticle areas are of different shapes, and I find the resulting asymmetry of the convex shape emphasizes that more in certain proportions than others, or, maybe I'm just being fussy. This is Zoya Miranda PixieDust with stamping with Pueen01 in Konad White and then top coat in Cult Nails Charlatan. These stamps are generally too small for my nails; I triple stamped the thumbs, but you can see the unstamped edge on the middle finger due to the angle in the photo. Creating a moon solves the length issue though, so that is a great idea inspired by jbird1175 for future use of these plates. Thanks!
I posted my last 30 Manis Marathon (https://www.makeuptalk.com/f/topic/126767-30-manis-marathon-2013/?hl=%20challenge) mani only very recently, but we haven't had this kind of thing on here for a while. And Jay @@JC327 mentioned an interest in doing another one. I'm interested in doing another -slow- one! So I'm all for input from here from folks with experience; here is my idea:
So - What do you think of doing another moderately and reasonably s l o w - paced marathon (every 4 or 5 days, so it would take four or five months, but not be a huge personal time-commitment or nail-health pressure?) where the 30 inspirations are people's submitted manis from here? The inspirations could be manis that are one straight cream colour, or a shimmer, or a glitter, or any other sort of polish, or they could be manis with nail art of some sort too. I think there could be plenty of flexibility in taking an inspiration from complex to simple by choosing one colour from a mani, or interpreting a mani with rhinestones (which I don't have, for example) from 3D to 2D by using polish to represent them, etc. and from simple to complex by adding variations of colour, stamping, or 3D elements. I think it would be fun!
If there's interest, here's the new thread. I haven't done anything like this before, so if someone is interested in helping with collecting and putting together the inspirations into an image that would be great. I'm thinking of something where you could see all the inspiration thumbnails, but then could also see/zoom in on? the specific 'inspiration of the 4/5 days' as well.
So, the first thing would be to collect some (well, thirty) inspirations. We'll see how many are interested in submitting, and can then do one or two or more! per person. I reserve a spot! I'll see how we do on collecting the inspirations and then we can set up a start-time. Beginners are definitely most welcome, both for inspiration submission and for marathon participation! And I look forward to input and advice from everyone!
If you're planning to submit an inspiration mani, please let me know! I'll let you know how to send them. I'll post updates on this challenge here, and am thinking it would be nice to get started in two weeks (or less if possible).
Thoughts people?
The rest of the post has been edited by @
Welcome to the 30 Inspiration Nail Art Challenge 2014! I am so excited to get this under way. I am adding the inspiration images, FAQ, schedule, and other information to this post so that everyone can find it easily.
Side note: Does anyone know how to change spoiler titles on the new MUT? I knew how to do it before the site switch, but I can't figure it out. I am putting the various topics in this thread under spoiler tags to keep the scrolling to a minimum.
@@Monika1 has been doing a fantastic job at getting this marathon going. Feel free to ask myself (bellatrix42) or Monika any questions you might have. Remember, anyone with any skill level is welcome to join us and even submit an inspiration at any time. We would love to have you!
For those of you interested in submitting an inspiration mani: Please don't hesitate! Your manicure doesn't have to be immaculate or fancy. An inspiration can pretty much be anything. Think colors, patterns, nail art techniques, textures, finishes, themes, or anything else you might imagine.
We have a hashtag! To find our fab manis or post one of your own, use #30MUTmanis
Frequently Asked Questions
Who Can Participate?: Everyone who is a MakeupTalk member in good standing.
I'm not an experienced nail artist. Can I still do this?: Absolutely! The inspirations will be of varying levels of complexity, using various polishes and techniques. You could be inspired by the most complex dark and light blue striped/stamped/dotted/bedazzled manicure and choose one aspect that you like, for example the blue colour family. And you could post a beautiful all-one-blue mani in response. Or take the bedazzled aspect and post an all-silver glitter mani in response. Or grab a toothpick and try your hand at your very first dotticure!
Can I submit an inspiration if I am a beginner?: Yes, please! Your creative colour or design choices will be a great source for inspiration too.
Can I submit something I found online?: I'd rather you submit your own creation. We don't always know if someone who has posted something on their own site would be happy if you re-posted it.
Can I sign up for posting an inspiration mani later in this challenge?: Yes. We will be posting a sign-up sheet for people who are interested in submitting inspirations. For next month, we would like to have our volunteers for the 7th of the month; with their mani photographs submitted to @bellatrix42 by the 15th of the month; and the image with the six photographs will be up by the 20th of the month to give everyone time to plan their inspired manis. [eta: I'll keep you posted on exact dates; this might change. -M]
How often will I be expected to create a new mani?: This is a casual activity for your enjoyment. We intend to be posting five sets of six inspiration manis every thirty (30) days (month). The idea is that you will have five (5) days for each new mani, and participants will generally be posting their manis for a particular inspiration in the five days after the 'post date' for that mani. And if you're quick on your calculations, you'll notice the 30 manis will be done over a relaxed five-month span. The dates will be on a chart for reference. But if you are busy, there is no harm in posting your mani a bit later; and you are welcome to join in the challenge once it has already started.
What do you mean by inspiration mani?: Sometimes I see a mani online that inspires me to create my own version of it. In this activity, 30 people (or fewer if they submit more than one) will submit manis over a period of five months so that we can use their creations as a source of inspiration for our own manis. It will be fun for the submitter to see all of the manicures derived creatively from their manicure. I got the idea to suggest this challenge from folks in the "Nail polish you're wearing right now?" thread (www.makeuptalk.com/f/topic/13191-nail-polish-youre-wearing-right-now) when I posted a mani and @Stitchie and others commented on their interest in using it as a creative point of departure for their own nail art. Here is my nude-base mani 'inspiration' and @Stitchie's mint-blue-base mani in response to it.
What if I have more questions?: Please don't hesitate to ask them right here in the thread or send a message.
Schedule
Our schedule has been set. We will be doing new manis every 5 days. A new set of inspiration manis submitted by MUT members will be posted once a month, mid month.
First Set of 6 Inspirations posted - Week of June 9th
SET ONE
June 13th to 17th Post manis inspired by: Inspiration #1
June 18th to 22nd Post manis inspired by: Inspiration #2
June 23rd to 27th Post manis inspired by: Inspiration #3
June 28th to July 2nd Post manis inspired by: Inspiration #4
July 3rd to 7th Post manis inspired by: Inspiration #5
Second set of 6 Inspirations posted - Week of July 4th
July 8th to 12th Post manis inspired by: Inspiration #6
SET TWO
July 13th to 17th Post manis inspired by: Inspiration #7
July 18th to 22nd Post manis inspired by: Inspiration #8
July 23rd to 27th Post manis inspired by: Inspiration #9
July 28th to August 1st Post manis inspired by: Inspiration #10
Third set of 6 Inspirations posted - Week of July 30th
August 2nd to 6th Post manis inspired by: Inspiration #11
August 7th to 11th Post manis inspired by: Inspiration #12
SET THREE
August 11th to 16th Post manis inspired by: Inspiration #13
August 17th to 21st Post manis inspired by: Inspiration #14
Fourth set of 6 Inspirations posted - Week of August 25th
August 22nd to 26th Post manis inspired by: Inspiration #15
August 27th to 31st Post manis inspired by: Inspiration #16
September 1st to 5th Post manis inspired by: Inspiration #17
September 6th to 10th Post manis inspired by: Inspiration #18
SET FOUR
September 11th to 15th Post manis inspired by: Inspiration #19
September 16th to 20th Post manis inspired by: Inspiration #20
Fifth set of 6 Inspirations Posted - Week of September 20th
September 21st to 25th Post manis inspired by: Inspiration #21
September 26th to 30th Post manis inspired by: Inspiration #22
October 1st to 5th Post manis inspired by: Inspiration #23
October 6th to 10th Post manis inspired by: Inspiration #24
SET FIVE
October 11th to 15th Post manis inspired by: Inspiration #25
October 16th to 20th Post manis inspired by: Inspiration #26
October 21st to 25th Post manis inspired by: Inspiration #27
October 26th to 30th Post manis inspired by: Inspiration #28
October 31st to November 4th Post manis inspired by: Inspiration #29
November 5th to 9th Post manis inspired by: Inspiration #30
Inspiration Volunteer Sign Ups
We would love you to submit an inspiration manicure for our marathon! We are looking for a total of 30 manicures. There may be room for members to submit multiple manis. To sign up, post in this thread with the set you would like to sign up for and tag @ or send bellatrix42 a message and your name will be edited into this post. If you do volunteer to submit a mani, please send bellatrix42 your inspiration mani picture before the deadline for your chosen set. Thank you to all of our volunteers in advance!
Inspiration mani submissions can involve any colours or textures of polish or nail art materials guided by your ideas or environment. Please submit a picture of your own mani rather than submitting someone else's photo. You may draw inspiration from a mani you have seen before.
Inspiration Set One
Please sign up by June 21st & submit photo(s) to bellatrix42 by June 29th.
1. Monika1
2. Monika1
3. pollysmom
4. pollysmom
5. lolo22
6. jesemiaud
Inspiration Set Two
Please sign up by June 21st & submit photo(s) to bellatrix42 by June 29th.
1. Monika1
2. bellatrix42
3. stitchie
4. pollysmom
5. lochnessie
6. acostakk
Inspiration Set Three
Please sign up by July 7th & submit photo(s) to bellatrix42 by July 15th.
1. Monika1
2. oneallmama
3. prettylights
4. Christa W
5. jbird1175
6. lolo22
Inspiration Set Four
Please sign up by August 17th & submit photo(s) to bellatrix42 by August 20th.
1. Monika1
2. lochnessie
3.
4.
5.
6.
Inspiration Set Five
Please sign up by September 7th & submit photo(s) to bellatrix42 by September 15th.
I've really been enjoying all of your manis, and this has been going well; there have been 74 submitted response manis to date!!! We have three beautiful composite images of Inspiration manis put together by bellatrix42, and if all goes well, by the end we'll have five! I know that we're all busy and sometimes that means we're doing these manis on our own timelines, which is totally fine. We set out from the start with that built-in flexibility so everyone can enjoy this challenge. If you haven't participated yet and you're reading this, you're welcome to join in on the fun. Be inspired by a mani from any of Set #1, #2, or #3, and post your response mani based on the Inspiration!
Soon enough it will be time for bellatrix42 to start putting together and posting our Set Four. As we have only two names listed for Set #4 submissions, this is a reminder to please consider volunteering to submit an original mani as an Inspiration for Set #4 or #5! To get the ball rolling, I volunteer to submit another. We currently have:
Set Four
1. Monika1
2. lochnessie
3. Monika1 << newly added
4.
5.
6.
Set Five
1. Courtnee <3's
2. Monika1
3.
4.
5.
6.
Please do consider submitting for one of the seven remaining slots. Your idea is sure to stimulate creative ideas in others and it's neat to see what people come up with based on your idea. Experience is not required, and I think we'll update the schedule so there will be time to volunteer and submit for Set #4 until the end of August. I'll update this after verifying with bellatrix42. Thanks!
Here's my inspiration #12. I didn't have caviar beads so I used my Nail Rock pink glitter pot and DL I'm a Star as accent nails. Essie Fiji was the main color.
Here's my inspiration #12. I didn't have caviar beads so I used my Nail Rock pink glitter pot and DL I'm a Star as accent nails. Essie Fiji was the main color.
OK, I tried. It's my very first attempt at doing stamping with this technique, and it's a bit of a train wreck. Interestingly enough, the 'main' 'leaf-stem painted' strategy I used (on both index and middle fingers) doesn't look too bad at a distance, though it is messy-looking up close. The pattern with only the berries filled in (on one pinky) may look a bit better up close, but it's not interesting at a distance as all you might possibly see is four red unevenly spaced dots. Since I figured I need practice with all aspects of this, I decided to forge on, even after 1) I used a top coat for the base of the decal that was too thick and curled as it dried on the plastic (note: do not use a thick top coat - especially not a mix of left-over Poshe and Nubar Diamont poured together into a bottle; very thick! - as it will cause your decal base to curl as the top coat dries {in case you're curious, the mix works fine as a fast-dry top coat under normal circumstances}); 2) I stamped with an image on the image plate that had a very fine pattern with thin lines (note: don't use fine patterns unless you're coordinated enough to fill them, and happen to have a good fine brush on hand, or are planning a deliberate 'messy' look??); 3) I used thick acrylic paints that I couldn't control with the brush I had on hand; 4) I tried a 'water-colour' look that didn't work on a few of my decals, and made a mess of painting the stem on another; and 5) I got bubbles under my decals when I applied them (you all know this: don't mix two top coats that don't agree - I tried using a thinner top coat on the nail under the decal to help it stick, and a thicker quick-dry top coat on top of the decal to melt it down as my decals were super-thick due to the top coat I originally used to make them).
I'm posting it anyway. Not all experiments work out, and I could always fix the worst decals with 'accent nails'. Yup, I'm pleasantly surprised with how well China Glaze Optical Illusion goes with For Audrey. I'll get better at this eventually. A bit more patience with all of the steps would help...
My response here I did with a main colour of Color Club Beyond, from their Halo Hues collection. The accent nail is China Glaze Optical Illusion - I wasn't confident on how well the stamping would show in real life vs. what I would see with a camera, so I wanted an accent nail with more contrast. I stamped with Pueen 64 (Buffet Collection) and Le Chat (Dare To Wear regular polish) Black Velvet. I love how crisp the lines are with Black Velvet. Yes, when people look at this they gravitate to the Optical Illusion - black rose contrast (and the glitter in OI that sparkles through), but I really appreciate that intriguing black-charcoal combination. It's most fun to watch in the sun. :sunshine:
but obviously, this gave me practice! 
