Squared Away Nail Art with Nicole by OPI - Geometric Challenge 2013

Good Morning!!
Excited to be sharing with you, another brand new challenge I will be participating in for the month of Feb. Love joining these as they really help me to be creative and get new ideas on the nail. Hope you enjoy too :)

So this challenge is all about Geometry. Fun, right?? I'll include the challenge calendar at the end of the post so you can see what's next. Today's theme is "square". So I bring you squares! I decided to show off two of the new Nicole by OPI shades for 2013.

Nicole by OPI Nail Lacquers and Nail Treatments contain no DBP, Toluene, or Formaldehyde. Nicole by OPI formulas are long-lasting, fast-drying, and salon-quality.

These will be available in stores beginning January 2013 for $7.99 each at retailers including select Walmart, Target, CVS, Rite Aid, Kmart, Kroger, ULTA, H-E-B, Meijer and Duane Reade locations. In Canada, these shades will be available for $10.99 each at Shoppers Drug Mart, Walmart Canada, Jean Coutu, Loblaw, and London Drug.

For more information, visit nicolebyopi.com. Follow Nicole by OPI on Twitter @NicoleByOPI and become a Facebook fan! 

 I started with 2 coats of Nicole by OPI Still Into Pink a fun hot pink matte with a silver shimmer. Very easy to work with!

 I used tape to help me create my squares. This was no easy task...and working with matte polish makes it a bit more challenging as it show mistakes more, and you can't put a fast dry top coat on to speed up the process. In fact, I waited until forever until I thought the polish was surely dry before I started taping, but sure enough the tape pulled up some pink polish with it. I had to go back with a small detail brush to fix it, and you can see the marks of where I had to fix. That is why I ended up top coating the final design. Well, that...and I wanted to see it top coated anyway :P

 With two coats of Seche Vite to smooth everything out.

 Nicole by OPI Totally in the Dark for the squares. I needed 2 coats for full coverage.

Here's the challenge I'll be working through, and please check out what the other very talented ladies created :)

http://www.sincerelystephanienails.com/ - Stephanie of Sincerely Stephanie

http://www.lacquerologist.com/ - Emily of The Lacquerologist

http://www.dressedupnails.com/ - Whitney of Dressed Up Nails 

http://www.neverlandnailblog.com/ - Lindsey of Neverland Nail Blog

http://www.xoxoalexisleigh.com/ - Alexis of XOXO Alexis Leigh

http://www.preciouspolish.com/ - Brittney of Precious Polish

You know, I have to ask...which do you like better? With or without topcoat? 

xo, Victoria