31 Day Nail Art Challenge 2015 - Round 3: Inspired by #31DC2015

31DC2015 is officially over - yeah, like 5 days ago, Mina!

I know, I know! but time was of the essence and I had many many many things to do. 
This is a lenghty post and one that take's a lot of reasearch and hard work to put together, so I'm giving it to you late - sorry!!!

Without further ado, on today's post I bring you the third and final round - Inspired by - so get ready! set! go!

DAY 21: INSPIRED BY A COLOUR

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The brand and the name of the polish itself inspired me to do a Harry Potter nail art. 

I freehanded both the letters and the feather with some brown acrylic paint and wrote the spell for levitation :)

Polishes used:
Spell Polish A Spell for Floating

DAY 22: INSPIRED BY A SONG

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These were inspired by We All Stand Together, by Paul McCartney.

It's a song from my childhood and I still quite love it. Also, I took the change to recreate a fabulous frog design I'd seen by @elena_gartseva - a perfect two in one inspired by, wouldn' t you say so?

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 Polishes used:

Foxy Paws Lambada

DAY 23: INSPIRED BY A MOVIE

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I was again inspired by a minimalist movie poster I found online, signed Vince. If you know the original artist, drop me a comment so I can add some proper credit.

This is inspired by Casablanca, a classic.

You've got the sillhouete of the landscape and the piano keys at the bottom - 'Play it again, Sam.'

Polishes used:
Kiko No.329 Pale Grey

DAY 24: INSPIRED BY A BOOK

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For this one I was obviously inspired by Alice in Wonderland (Drink Me!).

I loved everything about this mani, from the  nail polish I wore for background to how I managed to freehand that bottle to fake liquid in it.
I was delighted to have pulled this one off.

Polishes used:
Foxy Paws Part of Your World

DAY 25: INSPIRED BY FASHION

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On this mani I had the hands of a surgeon - can you believe these were freehanded?
Well, there are some bumps and flaws, so of course you can, but overall I was quite happy about freehanding this pattern.

The inspiration for my fashion nails is this beautiful Dior Haute Couture dress you can see photographed by Patrick Demarchelier.
Now, here's a dress I'd totally wear. Such a beauty!

Polishes used:

El Corazón No.172 Matte Effect

DAY 26: INSPIRED BY A PATTERN

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Now here's a pattern I'd been dying to paint on my nails: grid nails!

The grid lines were freehandd (can you tell I've been practising?) and I specially love the colour combo on this one! :)

Polishes used:

Wycon Terra D'Ombra

P2 Volume Gloss 200 Crazy Beauty
Flormar Nail Art NA01

DAY 27: INSPIRED BY ARTWORK

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These were inspired by the artwork of @inkydragon
You know I always have to go with cute and The Inking Dragon has got some really cute art pieces!

I freehanded the cute lil' pink fox with acrylic paints over yet another gorgeous Foxy Paws polish.

Polishes used:

Foxy Paws Are You Still Having Fun?

DAY 28: INSPIRED BY A FLAG

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I think I dread this prompt more than I do the fashion one!

 I ended up doing many teeny tiny thin stripes and some negative space, inspired by the Portuguese flag.

Polishes used:
Golden Rose Nail Art No.117
Golden Rose Nail Art No.130

DAY 29: INSPIRED BY THE SUPERNATURAL

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I went for something spooky that always brings the chills down everyone's spine: silent staring crows on tree branches.

I freehanded the whole thing with acrylic paints and I can't help but confess they do look kinda creepy - this would have make a great Halloween look, don't you think?.

Polishes used:

Dermacélsia No.74

DAY 30: INSPIRED BY A TUTORIAL

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I followed Tam's @ohmygoshpolish tutorial with some changes: I went for the dry brush technique instead of watercolor and used different colours, too.

Aren't these pretty!? I loved wearing them!

Polishes used:
Dermacélsia No.74
Ruby White Tips Magenta
Cirque Colors Trocadero
Cirque Colors Josephine 
 P2 Volume Gloss 320 Assistant Awesome

HONOR NAILS YOU LOVE

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I was so happy for this prompt! :)
I finally had the chance to recreate a design by Amy Wong, aka @noriandee.

I always love her designs! They're so graphic and wonderful and full of creativity. 
Do check her out for amazing artwork! :)

Polishes used:

Flormar Nail Art NA01
MyLabel No.232 Blue Fashion

 

And it's a wrap for this year's 31DC folks! Which were your favourites?

Hugs & Kissies,

Mina *