Day 1 of the Nerdy Nail Challenge–Inspired by the Elements

Alright, you’ve got me. Call it a New Year’s resolution, but I have always wanted to do a series of science-inspired nail art which resulted in this completely made up challenge entitled the “Nerdy Nail Challenge” where I will embark on another journey of hopefully fun and maybe even educational designs for 31 days! I will be posting as often as I can, but this definitely won’t be an every day thing like the traditional almost stress-inducing 31 Day Challenge.

For my first design, inspired by the elements, I am referring to the elements of the periodic table for which I was inspired by Au and Ag; more commonly known as gold and silver. I’ve always wanted to do a structured “dotticure” so I started off with the only black polish I own, OPI – Black Onyx and then dotted on OPI – Goldeneye and Sally Hansen XTremewear – Celeb City for the large dots and filled in the spaces with Color Club – Antiquated.

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Looking forward to the other 30 days!

27 comments

  1. Jayne this is such an awesome challenge!! haha it's so you :D
    Your mani looks incredible! Haha this is like a chemistry class refresher for me with the elements lol
    Aw I can't wait to see the rest of the challenge!

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    1. LOL, I'm glad I can bring up such wonderful memories for you!

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  2. Looking forward to it too! So excited! :-)

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    1. Yay!! I'm happy to have your support and excitement!

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  3. I love black, I love gold and I love you :D Hahahahahahaa
    Love it

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  4. Lovely mani! And I especially love the super creative inspiration :)

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    1. Thank you!! I hope I can keep everyone entertained for the next 30 manicures!

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  5. Woop I can't wait to see what other cool/nerdy nail designs you come up with!!

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    1. Hahaha! I might have to dig through my old textbooks for some inspiration!

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  6. Original challenge! :-D And I love black/gold/silver combo...^^

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    1. Thank you!! I love the colour combination too. I wear it in clothing combinations all the time!

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  7. Gorgeous mani and such a creative challenge! I look forward to your upcoming designs :)

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    1. Thank you Victoria! I look forward to entertaining you with whatever nerdiness I can come up with!

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  8. Awesome idea; can't wait for the next installments! :)

    Can I request one on electron orbitals? (This was the most confusing part of chemistry for me!)

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    1. like the s,p and z? I found those confusing too...and then after first year I never had to use them again!

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  9. hehe this is awesome!
    i love the gold and silver

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    1. Thank you! I like wearing it with my clothes too.

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  10. So, Jayne...I've decided if you ever come to Winnipeg, you're doing my nails. ;) Love it!

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  11. OK, I'm partial to dark manicures but this is really lovely!

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  12. Ah this looks great! I still have yet to master the art of dotting, but soon!

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    1. Once you get the feel of dotting and what I think of as "committing to the dot" you'll be good to go!

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  13. I love this idea! Your nails look great!

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  14. hooray! i love your science/nerdy nails. can't wait to see more. :)

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