Lit from Within: Nail Challenge Collaborative - Royals
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Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Nail Challenge Collaborative - Royals


Hello, Fireflies!

All this month, the NCC challenge is Music/TV/Movies.  Which I thought would be easy, until I had to think of what to do.  I knew I couldn't top my spectacular Spinal Tap mani that totally went to 11.

Sometimes, inspiration has a roundabout way of coming to me.  I started with I Love Nail Polish Charmingly Purple, a gorgeous light purple holo that evoked thoughts of Prince Charming.

I Love Nail Polish Charmingly Purple, a gorgeous light purple holo

Every prince needs a crown, right?  So I used these crown water decals that were sent to me from Born Pretty Store.  I can't believe how easy they are to use - cut, soak for 15 seconds in water, slide off the paper, and put on the nail.  If the nail is wet, you can even slide them around until you like where they are, and then they'll dry and stay put.

crown water decals that were sent to me from Born Pretty Store

The low-hanging fruit would be to go with Prince, right?  He loves purple, the polish is Charming-ly, like Prince Charming.. but while I was doing this, I kept hearing a song in my head, and it wasn't Prince's.


Nope, it was Lorde's Royals.


While she's not one of my favorite singers, I have to applaud her recent calling out of this photoshopped image of herself.  She tweeted it along with a regular picture of herself, reminding people that it's okay to have flaws.  Yay for positive body image!
image source: https://twitter.com/lordemusic/status/450460437998747650/photo/1
Oh, and the glitters are holo circles I pulled from my bottle of OPI I Snow You Love Me.  Can't be a royal without a little bling-bling, can we?


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23 comments:

  1. These look great! Love those crown stamping too!

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    1. Thanks! Not a stamping decal, though - they're water decals from Born Pretty Store. So much easier than making stamping decals!

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  2. Love the inspiration! I actually IMMEDIATELY thought of Rimmel! :D Love Lorde though

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  3. Loving that look you got with the decals and love that purple!

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  4. Pretty pretty purple! I have no idea what that person is! haha

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  5. I'm really impressed with how smooth the water decals lay on your nail. I have been trying to avoid the BPS but I may have to use your coupon. This is a great nail look and I LOVE that purple holo. I don't have any thing like it. Darn you, enabler! LOL

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  6. This is so great! I love the royal design!

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  7. SOOOOOO stinking cute. I am loving the design so cute. Seriously I need you to come show me how to paint my nails.

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  8. Beautiful! I love everything about this mani! So perfect!

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  9. These are so cool! I love the design.

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  10. Lorde is amazing. I love this mani!

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  11. That holo is so pretty! I also saw that she called the photoshopping out, that was awesome!

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  12. Fit for a queen...or princess. You get to choose your own royal title! ;)

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  13. Oh my gosh - that purple, I need it. It reminds me so much of my favorite polish - China Glaze IDK... :D gorgeous!

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  14. Love this mani, I instantly thought about Lorde and Royals when I saw it :)

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  15. That purple and those white crowns are so cute! I wish I had the patience to do nails... =)

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  16. By far of the cutest designs you've done

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  17. I love the shade you chose as backdrop for this decal. I agree, am no Lorde fan as well (I'm too old for her, haha) but I like that she's breaking beauty (mis) perceptions.

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  18. I'm in love with this one!!! Great job!!!

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