Mani Monday: Erdem Inspired Abstract Flowers

Partaking in my usual Sunday night ritual of painting a new mani for the week, I stared at my polishes and was uninspired. I'm always looking for new ideas for my diy manis, and usually, they come to me quickly. But, sick of my standard lines and dashes, I turned to one of my favorite nail blogs, Miss Ladyfingers, for inspiration.

If you don't know about her, then you are seriously sleeping on some sick nail art. She features DIY nail art inspired by fashion on the runway. 

After looking at her site, I decided to find some inspiration of my own. 

Erdem runway photos via Style.com

Eureka! Erdem's Spring RTW 2013 runway show, featuring uber bright florals with nods to the 70s. Described by Style.com as "nuclear orange" I immediately wanted to replicate the flowers on this dress.

The results:

To create the flowers, I simply dabbed a dot 3-4 times in clusters using Zoya's Heidi (orange) and Orly's Glowstick (a fluorescent yellow). The hints of light and dark purple on the petals were done using ultra thin Color Club polishes. And the base purple is Iris I Was from Sephora by OPI. 

Mani Monday: Freshly Intense

Day 23: 30-Day No Shopping Challenge

Since I didn't win the Mega Millions, it's back to blogging.
Oh, and...  I shopped this weekend. For Mike and Harley, that is.

I know how giddy I get when someone brings home a little somethin' somethin' for me, so why not share the love with the two fellas in my life who make me happy.

Mani Monday

Normally, I paint my ring finger a different color, but for this manicure, I figured I'd experiment a bit. Plus, I was itching to use Zoya's Heidi, a bold orangey coral!

Since I was short on time, I applied solid coats of Heidi and Julep's Helena, which I received in my February Maven box. I'm diggin' the purple and orange together. 

                

Julep's Helena

Zoya's Heidi

As for the glitter, it's Color Club's Backstage Pass - the chunkiest, biggest glitter nail polish I've found yet - stuffed with flecks of silver and purple with a clear topcoat. I wanted the color to stand out, so I applied glitter just along the sides. 

Color Club's Backstage Pass

Personally, this is my favorite mani yet. Neons and glitter - don't hate. Appreciate.

Oh, and are you taking part in my Instagram April Walk In My Shoes Challenge? #aprilwalkinmyshoes