Rainbow Nails for the #31DC2018Weekly

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I am still a week behind with the #31DC2018Weekly.  But I really, really like what I created for the Rainbow Nails prompt!  I tried out a new to me nail art technique and I just love it.  It's called fluid nail art and has become very popular with the release of Sinful Colors HypnoticTransforming Top Coats.  I never saw these top coats in the stores around me.  But when I saw the cool nail art people were doing with them, I snatched up a set on Ebay.  I have used similar polishes like these in the past.  OPI's Black Spotted and Takko Lacquer's Pandamonium are the ones I have tried.  They were both black.  The colors of the Sinful Colors polishes are awesome!  I am so happy with the results playing with these polishes for the first time.  I can't wait to do more!

For this mani, I made a few decals of polish using 6 colors.  3 of them were regular nail polish and 3 were the Sinful Colors Hypnotic Transforming Top Coats.  I picked a rainbow of shades: red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple.  I watched a few tutorials on how to create the best splotchy look and settled on using my UberMat and dripping the polishes together on it to form a decal.  I did a combo of dragging a pin through the wet colors and folding the mat over on itself to smoosh the colors together.

Once the polish was dry, I peeled it off the mat and cut out decals to fit my nail.  I tacked them down using base coat and then sealed it in with top coat.  There were so many cool areas to choose from!  It was difficult to narrow down to 10 little snapshots.  It is hard to chose a favorite nail!

Here are s few extra photos of large decal I made.  There are little gems throughout but I especially like lots of little bubbling cells of color packed together.  I looks like something you would see swirling around Jupiter!

So cool, right?  I can't wait to play with these again.  Just think of all the color combos you could put together?!?!  Have you tried this technique out before?  Ever used the Hypnotic Transforming Top Coats before?  Tell me everything!

If you want to keep up with everyone else doing the challenge this year or want in join in yourself, be sure to use the tag #31DC2018Weekly on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.  Plus...be sure to check out what my German bestie, Lotte, is creating each week on her blog!

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