Summer Challenge: S'more Please

Howdy Everyone!!  I hope y'all are doing great today.  It's a dark and rainy day here in Georgia. I can't wait to curl up with a good book....or go back to sleep. 

So today is another Summer Challenge post!! 

So today's prompt is S'more Please, meaning Summer campfires, and here is my design:

I Used:
For the Gradient:
Sinful Colors- Snow Me White (white crème)
Orly- Unlawful (red crème)
China Glaze- Roguish Red (red/orange crème)
Kleancolor- Neon Yellow (bright yellow crème)
For the Water Marble:
Orly- Liquid Vinyl
Sinful Colors- Clear

I love these!!  I hate that I have to take these off.  I used two different techniques to create this look: a gradient and a water marble (click on the technique to take you to the tutorials).  I know this seems time consuming, but it really didn't take that long.  I used the Sinful Colors Snow Me White as a base for my gradient, but I still had to do two coats/sponges to get the colors right.  Then once that dried, I did the water marble.  All the details on how to do these two techniques are in the links above. 

I hope y'all enjoyed my Summer Campfire.  Be sure to check the links below to see the other fabulous designs!  Happy Polishing!!

Day 11: Polka Dots, R31DC

Howdy Everyone!!  How's your Tuesday going?  I'm just hoping for a better Tuesday than Monday!!

Today's prompt is Polka Dots!  I love dotting.  It's an easy way to get a fun and unique look.  I have several dotty manicures worked up on my nail wheels that I've never worn, so choosing which one to do for this challenge was difficult.  So I finally had my almost teenager decide for me and I love the one she chose:

I Used:
Ulta- High Roller (very shimmery light gold)
Wet-n-Wild- I Red a Good Book (red crelly)
NYC- Times Square Tangerine Crème (orange crème)
Kleancolor- Neon Yellow (yellow crème)
China Glaze- Def-Defying (chartreuse green crème)
Ulta- Blue Streak (medium blue crème)
Wet-n-Wild- On a Trip (purple crème)
Dotting Tool

I started with two coats of the gorgeous Ulta High Roller.  Love this color!  Once that had dried completely, I used the smallest dotting tool to create the dots.  You can also use a toothpick or a needle to make the dots.  I started at the tip with red, then followed the ROY G. BIV rule: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, (left out the indigo) and purple.  Then a coat of top coat.

I hope y'all enjoyed this manicure.  Be sure to check out the rest of the ladies manis and make sure that you've entered my GIVEAWAY!!!

Check back tomorrow for Day 12 of the R31DC: Stripes AND my first day of the ABC Challenge!!  Happy Polishing!!

Day 9: Rainbow, R31DC

Hi Everyone!!  How are y'all doing today?  Any big plans for the weekend?  There is so much going on this weekend I'm sure it's going to be fun.  "The Vampire Diaries" are filming in town.  You may think so how will you ever see them?  But when I say I have a small town, I'm not kidding.  Downtown is one block.  And TVD puts signs up pointing to where everything is!!  And all I can say about Ian Somenholder is, drool!!  And yes I've met him!!  And my almost teenager is getting her first pair of pointe shoes!!  And that means a trip to the city!!!  Wonder if there is an Ulta near the dance store?

Ok, enough about all that, on to the challenge! First I've decided to abbreviate it to R31DC as opposed to writing out Relaxed 31 Day Challenge.  Next, today's prompt is rainbow.  I didn't know what I was going to do until the blue  challenge last Monday (sorry, for some reason I can't get the link to work today).  So here is my rainbow:

I Used (from lightest to darkest):
Green:
     Pure Ice- Wild Thing
     Wet-n-Wild- SaGreena the Teenage Witch
     Finger Paints- Avante Garde Green
Yellow:
     NYC- 114A
     Kleancolor- Neon Yellow
     Spoiled- Designated Driver
Blue:
     Bonita (name missing)
     Wet-n-Wild- Saved by the Blue
     NYC- Skin Tight Denim Crème
Red:
     A mix of China Glaze- Rougish Red and white polish
     Wet-n-Wild- I Red a Good Book
     Orly- Torrid
Purple:
     NYC- Lavender Cupcake
     Wet-n-Wild- On a Trip
     China Glaze- VIII

I had a lot of fun creating this manicure, despite the first words out of the almost teenager's mouth that I got the colors in the wrong order, lol.  I love it anyway!!

And here is the rest of the challenge:

Hope y'all have a fabulous weekend!!  Be sure to check out the other designs and check back next week as I add another, albeit, relaxed challenge! Happy Polishing!!

Day 3: Yellow Relaxed 31 Day Challenge

Hi Everyone!  It's Day 3 of the Relaxed 31 Day Challenge and today's prompt is yellow.  When I saw yellow, I panicked!  I hate yellow!  Out of the about 300 bottles of nail polish I own, exactly six are yellow.  They've only been worn in nail art designs, never by themselves.  So I started wondering, why do I hate yellow.  Then I remembered, my mother.  Don't get me wrong, I loved my mom, but she was obsessed with yellow.  Or more specifically, yellow, black and white together.  And not to age myself, but I grew up in a decade that thought that was a fabulous combination.  She dressed me in yellow, black and white.  She wore that combination.  Our guest room had material on it that was black with one foot yellow and black flowers (you may see those on the flower day, lol).  And this was in our bathroom:

For this design, I Used
Kleancolor- Neon Yellow
Orly- White Tips
Sinful Colors- Black on Black
Small Liner Brush

And to my surprise, I actually like it!  It does remind me very much of that unnamed decade.  I started with two coats of Kleancolor Neon Yellow. This is the one and only Kleancolor polish I own, so I don't have anything to compare it to, but  it was really thick and took forever to dry.  And despite the thickness, it took three coats to get an even look.  Then using my trusty liner brush and alternating between the white and black polish, I started drawing the geographic memories from my childhood.

Right Hand

So far I'm loving this challenge.  Come back tomorrow for Day 4: Green.  And be sure to follow the links below to see every one's yellow!  Happy Polishing!!

Mr. Heat Miser & Mr. Snow Miser- 12 Days of Christmas Challenge

Hi Everyone!!  I've been so excited about this challenge and choosing which movie to use easy!  Although I try to always watch "It's a Wonderful Life", "Scrooged" and "elf" there is only one that I absolutely can not miss.  It isn't even Christmas until I see "The Year Without a Santa Claus"!  And what is my favorite part? Mr. Heat Miser and Mr. Snow Miser of course!!  I love them!! And of course their song (which is now stuck in a permanent loop in my head).  So here is my manicure:

I Used:
China Glaze- White on White (white creme)
China Glaze- Liquid Leather (black creme)
Ulta- Red Carpet Red (red crelly or creme and jelly)
NYC- Times Square Tangerine Creme (orange creme)
Sinful Colors Nail Art- Morning Breath (yellow crelly)
Orly- Halley's Comet (aqua blue shimmer)
Ulta- Bam-Blue-Zled (light blue creme)
China Glaze- Prism (mainly purple multi colored glitter)
China Glaze- Electrify (gold and red glitter)
Sinful Colors Nail Art- Love Me (blue and purple glitter)
Kleancolor- Neon Yellow (yellow creme)
Orly- Blue Collar (blue creme)
City Colors- Light Gray (light gray with silver shimmer)
Liner Brush
Detail Brush
Dotting Tools

I really hope y'all enjoy my tribute to the great and powerful Miser Brothers!!  Be sure to check out every one's designs!  I can't wait to see what they've done.  Happy Polishing!!

P.S.  Here is the proof of my black and red Christmas trees that I promised: