Day 11: Polka Dots

Today I have a polka dot mani for you, or as I always say "pokie dot" hehe This is actually a mani I've been wanting to do for awhile, so this was the push I needed to finally do it.

 

 I stated with 2 coats of one of my favorite greens, China Glaze "I'm With The Lifeguard" I love that it's neon and it is opaque without a need of underwear.

 

 For the polka dots I used OPI "Every Month Is Oktoberfest" from the current Germany Collection, and is my untried. I love that it's a deep dark purple and it's noticeable purple and not black in person.

 

 I used 3 different sizes dotting tools. I started out by using the largest dotting tool to kinda make a french tip on all nails and then using the largest and the other two sizes to kind of make a falling effect with the dots.

 

 

 

I really love how this mani turned out and I wish I would have done it sooner. I plan on doing this again using different colors. I almost don't want to take it off, but I am doing a challenge so it has to come off tonight to make way for my stripe mani.

 

Thank you for reading and please keep checking back for the rest of the 30 day challenge. Also check out the other ladies below :)

 

 

Day 10: Gradient Nails

 

 Today is gradient nails. As promised this is the last time you will see gradient nails for the rest of this challenge :) I wanted to use the Wet N Wild Saved by the Bell collection.

 

 Wet N Wild "Chick Magnet Zack", "Nerd Alert: Screech", "Fashionista Lisa", "Pom Pom Kelly", "Straight A Jesse", and "Pin'em Slater"

 

 I rally shouldn't have used the pink and purple together on the same nail. I think they looked to similar to make a good gradient. The other 4 colors worked great together. If I were to re-do this mani I would mix the colors up a little more.

I tried to change up both hands and switched the patterns so they weren't the same on each hand.

 

 Too add a little more to the mani I added a coat of Finger Paints "Sparkle Top Coat"

 

 It added a subtle glitter to each nail.

 

 

To finish it all up I stamped over the gradient with a zebra print. I'm still getting the hang of stamping so it's not perfect.

 

 

Well that's that. Tomorrow starts the patterns part of the challenge so I think I'll be trying my hand at stamping some more. Check back tomorrow for my polka dot mani. Thanks for reading and don't forget to check out the other ladies below.

 

Oh and I'm getting closer to my next giveaway.... Keep an eye out... just a hint, the prize isn't nail polish this time :)

Day 9: Rainbow Nails

 Today is rainbow nails. What I originally wanted to do, I felt was going to be done by most of the people in the challenge so I decided to just go simple. I also wanted to try out the Elmer's glue as a peel off base. These are the polishes I used, all of which are untrieds except the OPI base polish:

 

 Orly "Rockets Red Glare", Jordana "Magenta Magic", Orly "Sashay My Way", Jordana "Blue Bash", Orly "Mermaid Tale", OPI "My Boyfriend Scales Walls"

 

 After applying my glue base I used 2 coats of OPI "My Boyfriend Scales Walls"

 

 On my pinkies I used 3 coats of Orly "Rockets Red Glare"

 

 On my ring fingers I did 3 coats of Jordana "Magenta Magic"

 

 My middle fingers got 3 coats of Orly "Sashay My Way"

 

 The pointer fingers have 3 coats of Jordana "Blue Bash" I didn't realize that there was a colored base so it didn't really go along with the rest of the polishes, but I still think it fits in.

 

 Lastly I applied 3 coats of Orly "Mermaid Tale" on my thumbs.

 

 All of the polishes except "Blue Bash" would not be good with out a base. The other 4 are mainly top coats for other polishes. But they are all very pretty :)

 

Orly "Rockets Red Glare", Jordana "Magenta Magic", and Orly "Mermaid Tale" are all similar polishes but different colors lol.

 

 

 I still think I like "Mermaid Tale" the most... but mainly because it's green :) hehe

 

Hopefully the polish actually peels off this time. Last time I made the mistake of using a base coat under the glue. I'll make sure to let you know tomorrow. Thanks for reading and make sure to check back tomorrow for my gradient nails that are actually the theme for the day and not just me falling back on my normal technique.

 

Don't forget to check out the other ladies rainbow nails below:

 

 

Day 8 Metallic Nails

Today is metallic nails... OMG I HAVE A PROBLEM!!!! I guess it is official that when I don't know what to do I do a gradient lol. I'm sure your all tired of seeing them, but I am going to try and mix it up a little more from here on out.

Both of the polishes I used are untrieds. I started out with 2 coats of Butter London "Dodgy Barnett"

  

 I did that gradient with Julep "Kim"

 I'm not sure if this is considered metallic or not, but I think they are.

 I love how the 2 colors blended together. I really need to lay off the gradients lol. This is the last one for a while I promise.... well except for the gradient day... but other then that, no more for awhile.

Alrighty, well that's it for today. I hope you aren't to tired of all the gradients. Please check back tomorrow for Rainbow nails. Make sure to check out the other ladies below. Have a great night :)

For more on Julep nail polish you can find a list of all of their polishes here!! Enjoy! 

Day 7: Black & White Nails

 Today is black and white nails and I've been looking forward to this day because it gave me a reason to use some of my water decals :) I love a reason to play with my pretties :)

 

 I started out with 2 coats of my new favorite white polish. I've already bought a back up bottle :) It's from the new Sally Hansen collection. I even love the name of the color "Ivory Skull" hehe I like skulls :)

 

 I planned on doing a gradient so I decided to use my Elmer's glue again for easier clean up :) (that's what all the 'white' stuff is around the nails lol)

 

 I figured I'd try out a new black as my untried, also from the new Sally Hansen collection "Onyx" I love the gradient but I couldn't leave it alone :)

 

 I used Chelsea "Dip It Low" to add a little green tint to my mani :) I did this for a reason.... you will see why below....

 

 hehehe :) I used little panda decals!!!! They are so cute! I got them for review from KKCenterHK. I like how "Dip It Low" adds the green tint to make you think of the greens they eat :) hehe see I did it on purpose!!

 

 This was my first time using water decals and these were super easy to handle. I will be using these a lot more in the future.

Look at the little guy... he's so cute!!! I only used 1 decal per hand since I'll be changing my mani tomorrow. Next time I will have to try using these with some more nail art.

 

If you want to get these decals for yourself you can find them here: kkcenterhk they have a lot of stuff and not just nail supplies either. Plus their prices are great and shipping is pretty fast for coming from overseas.

 

Well that's in for today. Tomorrow is metallic nails... not sure what I'm going to do yet, but I'm sure it will be fun lol. Make sure to check back tomorrow for that and don't forget to check out the others participating below :)

Day 6: Violet Nails -- 2 Manis

 

 Today is Violet Nails. I'm still hanging in the game:) I actually did 2 mani's for this one without realizing it but I decided to share both of them with you :) So first up...

 

I started out with 2 coats of Jesse's Girl "Blue Moon" over white.

 

 This is a pretty purple that leans a little towards blue, but it is really purple :) I felt it still needed a little something so....

 

 I added 2 coats of Jesse's Girl "Confetti" which is a lovely blue/purple glitter in and purplish base.

 

  I really wanted to use the saran wrap method with this mani, but it wasn't totally successful, at least it didn't turn out the way I pictured in my head. But I still like it.

 

I used a random silver polish that I bought at the dollar store and it had a wonky brush, so I think that might have had a little to do with it.

 

 It still turned out pretty nice, but I'll have to try it again with different polishes.

 

 

So that is the first mani. My second mani is an all glitter one :)

 

 I did 3 coats of Wet N Wild "Back Alley Deals" on each nail except the ring finger. I would have been ok with 2 coats, but I did 3 to even it out.

 

 On the ring finger I did 3 coats of Sally Hansen Gem Crush "Lady Luck"

 

I like these 2 polishes together. They were both very thirsty and I had to use a few layers of top coat to even everything out.

 

Well that's is for today. Thank you for reading and make sure to check back tomorrow for Black and White nails! Don't forget to check out the other ladies participating in this challenge.