piCture pOlish Blog Fest 2013!

Hello everyone! This year I am very proud to announce that I am part of piCture pOlish Blog Fest 2013: The Year of the Blogger.

If you aren't familiar with Blog Fest, it's an annual celebration of piCture pOlish by bloggers worldwide. In the past it has corresponded with the release of several new colors, but this year there will be 130+ bloggers creating nail art looks using three existing shades of piCture pOlish lacquers!

Since I'm a huge piCture pOlish fan, I was so honored and excited to be asked to participate in this event!! From among the bloggers, three will be chosen to create a unique piCture pOlish collaboration shade (how awesome is that??). One winner will be chosen by Jules and Megs of piCture pOlish, one will be chosen by the bloggers, and the last will be chosen by everyone! So if you like my creation please consider voting for me. :D

The three shades that I was sent are Sky (a beautiful light blue creme), Camo (a green-toned grey creme), and Peaches n' Cream (a pretty peach-toned pink creme). Since I'm not a huge nail art person, I decided to do a geometric style of nail art rather than an abstract pattern. I created a shattered nail art look using just three piCture pOlish shades and striping tape!










If you like this shattered nail art, look no further! I've created a detailed tutorial below with complete instructions. Like I said, all you need for this look is some striping tape, and a small paintbrush, which are available at most nail polish supply stores (like Sally Beauty). If you don't have striping tape, you can carefully cut strips of cellophane tape using scissors. Just keep in mind that the width of the tape will determine your final look, so try to keep the strips thin and even.






For my particular nail art I started with two coats of camo on my index and pinky fingers, and two coats of Sky on my middle and ring fingers. This gave me a matching but mismatched final manicure, which I absolutely loved!




Another great way to wear this nail art is as an accent nail! An accent nail can tie together different polishes to create a cohesive manicure. It's also just a great way to rock nail art if you aren't ambitious enough for the entire project!





I couldn't be happier participating in Blog Fest 2013! I hope you liked my nail art creation and get a chance to try it out yourself! If you do like it, I'd appreciate your support in the contest ahead! All blogger nail art will be pinned to a Blog Fest 2013 board on Pinterest!


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19 comments

  1. This looks like it must have taken a long time, however it's totally worth it. I love this!

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    1. Thanks Alexis! It actually didn't take me much longer than a regular mani, maybe 2 hours? It was worth every minute!

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  2. This is really beautiful! I admire how much time and work you put into it!

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    1. Thank you so much! That really means a lot coming from you. :D It wasn't too much work though! :D

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  3. This is fantastic! Gosh I know working with that many pieces of striping tape at a time was tedious, but the end result rocks!

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    1. Thank you so much! It actually wasn't bad, I put my striping tape into a tape dispenser (I don't remember where I saw that trick, but it's amazing). If I wouldn't have photographed every step it would've been pretty quick!

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  4. Very intricate and looks great! :)

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    1. Thank you so much Jas! It was fun because it was intricate without being very hard to do. :D

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  5. I'm in love! great job, you're stunning, girl !

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    1. Thank you!! That means so much to me! I worked pretty hard on this one and I'm glad everyone is liking how it turned out!

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  6. this is absolutely amazing - one of my very favourites. Fab job xx

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  7. Beautiful design! I love the colours they sent you :)

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  8. I am totally in love with this!

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  9. I love this look! You made the colours work together so well. I can't help thinking that I'd make a mess of trying to pull the strips of tape off in the 'right' order though hahaha.

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