33DC Day 25: A new technique for you
The Crumpet’s Nail Tarts 33 Day Challenge calls for me to use a new technique today on day 25. There are a few things I’ve never tried before: galaxy, ruffian, ombré, camouflage, one stroke art, acid...
View Article33DC Day 26: Something from Pinterest
For Day 26 of the Crumpet’s Nail Tarts 33 Day Challenge, the prompt is something from Pinterest. I have lots of other people’s manicures pinned that I want to someday recreate, as well as some general...
View Article33DC Day 27: A mani with 3 patterns
I really struggled with the prompt for Day 27 of the Crumpet’s Nail Tarts 33 Day Challenge. I just didn’t know what to do. I considered doing a nail with three patterns on it, then repeating that...
View Article33DC Day 28: Lines
The prompt in today’s Crumpet’s Nail Tarts 33 Day Challenge is lines. I have wanted to do tartan nails for ages, ever since seeing a tutorial on Tumblr. It wasn’t easy. I usually do my stripes and...
View Article33DC Day 29: Your favourite pattern
Today in the Crumpet’s Nail Tarts 33 Day Challenge we have to choose our favourite pattern. My favourite pattern – and technique, I guess too – is a gradient. Gradients are really easy to do, and can...
View Article33DC Day 30: the same pattern, different colours
I had a lovely manicure planned for Day 30 of the Crumpet’s Nail Tarts 33 Day Challenge. It would have used seventeen different polishes! But, I hadn’t had time to make a start on it until today, so I...
View Article33DC Day 31: art featuring your three favourite polishes
Day 31 of the Crumpet’s Nail Tarts 33 Day Challenge calls for me to do some artwork with my 3 favourite polishes. Picking your favourite polishes is like choosing between your children. It’s...
View Article33DC Day 32: shapes
It’s the penultimate day of the Crumpet’s Nail Tarts 33 Day Challenge and today the prompt is shapes. I was looking back over the manicures I’ve done for this challenge and it was very apparent that...
View Article33DC Day 33: freestyle / recreate someone else’s mani
Well, this is it. It’s the very last day of the Crumpet’s Nail Tarts 33 Day Challenge. Today, we can either do anything we like (freestyle) or we can recreate another manicure from the challenge. There...
View Article33DC Roundup
So, I’ve just completed my first ever challenge: the Crumpet’s Nail Tarts 33 Day Challenge. I am really pleased that I managed to keep up with it. I’m not really one for swatching my nails and then...
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