My Candy Land Nails

Hey guys! Here are some photos of my "Candy Land" inspired nails from last week's challenge. I really wanted to do something fun like:

• Add sprinkles (they ended up being way too big for my nails) or...
• Draw swirly lines to look like frosting (never got around to buying the nail art pen) or...
• Stamp sweets on my nails (but the space was getting limited after the crazy Ruffian manicure I did)

I know, I know. I'm full of excuses! Sorry for my lack of creativity.

I also REALLY wanted to put some of those color changing glitters (not multi-colored... I'm talking about the "almost-white" glitter that flashes pastel colors) BUT of course, I don't have that kind of glitter... YET! :)

So, I ended up just doing this Ruffian manicure inspired by the path on the game board. It took FOREVER to do. I think I worked on it for at least 2 1/2 hours. That includes drying time though. Want to know the process?

• I painted the 4 colors of the path on all of my nails.
• When dry, I cleaned up both sides (near the cuticle and the opposite side where the white would be painted).
• Then I carefully added the white. It took 2 coats. No cleanup necessary.
• Next, I put on a topcoat to give the nail a nice smooth-looking surface.
• After that, put some silver glitter on half of the white.
• Last, I added the rhinestone!