Alphabet Nail Art Challenge : H for Houndstooth

Hey there everyone ! So it's Monday again and I can't believe it's already been a week since I first started this alphabet nail art challenge ! So as I mentioned yesterday, today's theme is houndstooth. I haven't done a houndstooth design since last Christmas so I was really excited to be able to do it again and here's what I came up with :

So I ended up doing the saran wrap method again like yesterday, and the whole design has actually unintentionally turned out looking a bit like a tweed jacket ! I really like the way it looks though, even though it wasn't really planned !

I started off with two coats of Essie Mint Candy Apple and used the saran wrap method with OPI Jade is the new Black on top of that. I then used black acrylic paint to draw on the houndstooth print. It really didn't take long to do at all, especially thanks to the acrylic paint which just glides on to the nails, and it is quite a simple design to do once you break down all the shapes !

Right, I'm off to bed now as I'm super-tired ! I had to get up early today and I still haven't recuperated from my busy weekend (oh woe is me), so I really need to get to bed now ! I'll be back again tomorrow though, with an ikat design, ugh... I really don't like ikat, it never turns out how I want it to !

Advent Calendar : Christmas Houndstooth

Hello again everyone ! I've got another Christmas-themed design for you all today, and I really hope you like it as much as I do, as I think this is one of my best freehand designs I've done ! Also I won't be able to post again until at least Sunday, because I'm travelling back to France for the holidays, so my mother is arriving tomorrow, then I actaully get back home where I'll be able to do nails on Sunday, so hopefully then ! Anyway, on to today's nails !

I'm seriously obsessed with houndstooth at the moment for some reason, and I'm glad I obsessed over it enough to do these nails today, I'm so pleased with how they've turned out, and they actually look a lot like nail wraps !

For this design I used exactly the same nail varnishes as I did for my snowflake nails from the other day, that being Orly On the List, with the houndstooth detailing done with my Models Own Wah Nails nail art pen in white. The only thing I'd change about this manicure would be my index finger, as I'm not happy about not having left enough space and blobbing two of the white bits together ! I might just have to re-do that nail !

And so that'll be it until Sunday you guys ! I'm glad I've done a design I really like to last me until then, you know that awful feeling you get when you know you won't be able to change your design for a few days and you really don't like what you've got on ? Yeah, hopefully I'll be avoiding that one this time !

See you all then everyone ! I'll miss you !