Hot Cocoa Bear with Plaid Nail Art

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Is it weird that I feel like "winter" nail art stops in January? WHY? Because I will be freezing in February and March, as it will still be winter weather. So I'm doing some nail arts that are on my to-want-to-do lists and I hope you don't mind. Although I already reviewed this plate, there were a few images I really wanted to wear, so I'm back with another look!

Hot Cocoa Bear with Plaid Nail Art

On three of my nails, I have a base of Stella Chroma Gala. I am always happy to return to older collections (well, this is from this past fall). I tend to use newer collections for art, but I would like to make a habit on returning to favorites. Gala is a stunning matte red shimmer. On my thumb and ring nail, I did two coats of Stella Chroma Fireside Light, which was her Polish Pickup from September 2017, so it no longer is available.

Hot Cocoa Bear with Plaid Nail Art

I stamped a plaid image on my outside nails with a black stamping polish. On my ring nail, I did two coats of Fireside Light. On my middle, I added the bear drinking hot cocoa, because it's just silly! This is currently me-- I am all bundled up wishing for hot cocoa and then once I get home, I forget to make it.

To create the polar bear, I scraped the image with black. Then I filled in the hat, scarf, and mittens with Morgan Taylor Blue-Eyed Beauty. The mug and nose were filled in with Zoya Brandi. Lastly, I painted the entire bear with Zoya Snow White and stamped the whole thing on my nail. This was very quick to do!