31 Day Nail Art Challenge 2015 Round Up

After finishing the 31 Day Nail Art Challenge, I thought it would be good to do a round up post where I share a bit about my experience.  As I've mentioned, I used a combination of brand new nail art created specifically for the challenge and nail art I had done in the past that I hadn't shared before.  My main goal was to post daily for 31 days.  You can see all my posts for the challenge at this link: http://www.pixiedustnails.com/search/label/31DC2015
 
Here's a look at all the nail art together...

Despite using some nail art that I had already done, it was a tough challenge.  I truly admire those people who paint their nails AND post daily on top of their busy schedules- I don't think I could manage it!  There were a couple days where I didn't post but I usually did it the next day and still finished 31 in 31 days so I feel like I accomplished my goal!

I think the most challenging part of it were those long days when I wanted to be lazy once I got home but I had to stay up to either post or paint my nails (or both!) instead.  I also had quite a lot of nail art that I needed to do in a hurry.  Often I'll paint my nails one day then add the nail art on the next so I struggled a bit having to do it all in one evening.  I also found it hard to remove nail art so quickly after I'd done it!  I usually give it a week or so especially if I really like how they look.  My sunflower nail art was especially hard to remove so soon because I was so fond of them.

I was happy I did the challenge because it was fun to set out a mission and achieve it!  I don't know if I'm necessarily better at nail art than I was when I started, but I think I still got some things out of it.  I tried a few nail art techniques such as water marble and half moons that I probably wouldn't have tried otherwise.  I think I got a little better at posting quickly and I was able to fill up my new Instagram account a bit too!  I also saw a lot of great nail art online of other people doing the challenge.  It's definitely inspiring and awesome to see how creative people can be!  I also pushed myself to do some posts ahead of time so that I could keep up with the challenge while I was visiting Disney World.

There also some fun moments during the challenge.  One of the highlights for me was when I posted my nail art that was inspired by fashion made by Amanda Valentine of Project Runway.  Amanda Valentine (@valentimes) actually liked and commented on my nail art on Instagram!  It definitely made my day!

It was a fun 31 days!  I'm not sure if I'll do the challenge again next year but we'll see!  I plan to try to continue to post more regularly so I think the challenge definitely helped with that.  My favorite nail art designs that I shared for the challenge were my sunflower nails and my EPCOT galaxy nails!  I also really liked my yellow nails and nails inspired by a song.  Which were your favorites?