School's Out! The end of the 'Pixar Polish Challenge'

Hello lovely readers!

I write this blog post with a heavy heart... the Pixar Polish Challenge has come to an end! :(  I can't believe 4 weeks has passed, but the time has come for the reveal of my final manicure!

Buuuuuut... before we do that, let's take some time to reflect on our journey so far...

 WEEK 1: Toy Story

 

 WEEK 2: UP 

WEEK 3: WALL.E.

So, the stroll down 'Pixar Polish Challenge' memory lane is done! However, I'd like to keep stalling for a little while longer and show you an extra Pixar manicure which I've thrown in for good measure! I did these nails months ago, when this challenge wasn't even a twinkle in my eye! However, seeming as they are Pixar themed, I thought it would be worth including them in the post. So, from way, way back, I give you...

NEMO NAILS!

I think I could do a better job now as experience grows with time, but overall I don't think they're too shabby! Perhaps I'll give them another shot when Finding Dory is released in 2015...

Right, I have stalled for long enough! Time to reveal what you all came here to see, and the sole reason for the creation of this humble challenge.

WEEK 4: MONSTERS UNIVERSITY

 

 Ta-dah!! So, there it is! To go into detail (thumb to pinkie), we have: Scaring 101 class chalkboard, Monsters University school logo, Scully (complete with MU letterman jacket!), Mike Wazowski, and the Oozma Kappa fraternity logo.

Needless to say, I have now seen the film and I was not disappointed! I hope all of you go and see it too, if you haven't already- it's fantastic! 


I hope you've enjoyed reading about this challenge as much as I've enjoyed participating in it! I'll definitely have to set myself another one soon, it's been so much fun! Do you have a favourite week? Let me know!

Love,
Hannah x

The Pixar Polish Challenge Week 3: It's a (robot) love story, baby just say yes.

Greetings readers!

So, the UK is basking in a heatwave right now, and in typical British fashion, people are complaining. There is seriously no appeasing us when it comes to weather, it's either too cold or too hot, and God forbid when we have a very rare heatwave, you can rely on the media descending into panic: "500 people will die in the heatwave this weekend..." Really MET office, really??? I say we enjoy it whilst it lasts, though I'll admit the heat isn't very productive when you're at work!

Anywho, week 3 of the Pixar Polish Challenge has at least given me some respite from the sun, and I'm very pleased to show you the penultimate manicure of this humble challenge. So, readers, I present.....

WALL.E nails

What do you think? I'm pretty proud of these and I know it's going to be so hard to get rid of them :( Still, I have to remember that it's just a manicure and try not to get too emotionally involved. I'll definitely enjoy wearing them for the next few days, and have taken lots of pictures to prepare myself for when R-Day (removal day) inevitably rolls around.

Again, these took forever, but I'm very pleased with the outcome. I'd even be so bold to say that I think they're my favourite manicure to date! Woah.

So, before my nails were adorned with cute robots and suchlike, the base looked like this:

I actually really liked my nails looking like this on their own, and I reckon I'll have to sport this look minus robots in the future! To create this galaxy-esque background for WALL.E and co, I started by painting my nails black before sponging on a varitey of different purple, blue and silver hues. I also dotted on random sized white spots to create stars at the end of the manicure (they're missing in the above picture, though).

 I also took a few photos with my camera flash on, as I think the manicure looks cool and more space-like. I'm not usually a fan of using flash mode when photographing my nails, as you tend to get an unsightly glare that causes the picture to blur and obscure the finer details. For once, I don't think these shots turned out too badly!

 

So, that's week 3 done! As sad as I'll be when I say goodbye to these nails, we have almost reached the climax of this challenge! It seriously feels like I have waited a lifetime to do my Monsters University manicure, and I seriously can't wait to get started. I hope you all come back to see the grand finale!
 
Love,
Hannah x

P.S. Before you go, I have some news- my nail art is now on Instagram! I'm trying to figure out how to put a badge on my blog, but for now, you can find me here 

Feel free to follow if you want to see my nail art, but don't feel like reading long blog posts about them!