31 Day Challenge - Day 18: My Oldest Untried Polish

       This color and I go way back.  We go so far back, that I owned it when all of my nail polish fit into two 32 ounce cottage cheese containers!  Oh, those were the days.  I remember going to WalMart and buying this one because I wanted to try something that was different, (read not pink or purple).  A lot of good that did me.  It has been sitting in my untried pile for two plus years.  I really didn't want to use this for this day because, well, because, it's yellow.  Yellow and I don't really see eye to eye.  You will see why below!

Base coat:  Pro FX Fiberized Ridge Filler

Pinky and ring finger: Unzip Me from Pure Ice - 3 coats

Middle and pointer finger: two coats of Unzip me over two coats of White on the Spot from Milani

Top coat: Seche Vite

If I remember one thing for the rest of my life about nail polish, it will be to always wear white under yellow.  Look at that huge difference.  Had I never learned this and worn Unzip Me all by itself, I would have thrown this polish away!

What is your oldest untried polish, and what is keeping you from wearing it?!  

I also am interested in hearing what the most important tip you have gotten about nail polish is!

31 Day Challenge - Day 17: A New Technique

       Wow, what a crazy week.  Work has been insane.  I am pretty sure I have worked a minimum of 130 hours in the last two weeks.  This is why I haven't been posting.  I was so distraught about this mani.  I really wanted to try the water spotted mani or a fan brush mani.  I was unable to do either of these due to the fact that I didn't own a fan brush and I didn't want to spend so much time doing the spotted mani.  I have seen a few videos on how to do some sugar spun manicures and wasn't really too keen on doing it, but I was sitting here watching tv and I figured what could it hurt to try it out.  I used a quick drying white and was really pleased with how easy it was to do this.  I finally got the hang of this once I hit the pointer finger.  You will be able to tell in the pictures.  The blobs of polish are where I touched the dotting tool to the nail accidentally.

Base coat: Pro FX Fiberized Ridge Filler

Base color: Winter Wonder from Sinful Colors - 2 coats

White: White on the Spot from Milani

Top coat: Seche Vite

I am including these next two pictures so that you can see more of the shimmer in this beautiful polish.  I will need to wear Winter Wonder when I have more sun.

31 Day Challenge - Day 16: Color Opposites

     This was so hard for me to do because I do not like clashing colors!  I decided to go with red and purple.  I wish that the stamping had turned out better, but it didn't.  I really wanted to redo this one, but I left it alone.  Blah.  Can you tell how un-enthusiastic I am about this one?

Base coat: Pro FX Fiberized Ridge Filler

Base color: Red Red from Wet N' Wild - 1 coat

Stamping color: Lavenbaby

Stamping image: Mash 41

Top coat: Seche Vite

What colors do you hate seeing together?

31 Day Challenge - Day 15: Watercolor

       I guess it is just my lot in life to be behind on this challenge!  I am keeping up with the work, but can't seem to be able to find the time to post.  Work has been crazy busy.  I have basically worked 10 - 11 hours, six days a week, for the last two weeks.  We are so stinking busy and that is part of the reason my cuticles look like dog shit.  Normally I can apply my cuticle balm a few times throughout the day, but lately, I'm lucky if I get enough time to pee.  Any who.  I am so happy with how these turned out.  I had never done watercolor nails before, but these were super easy.  I loved that they didn't have to look so neat and pristine which made the watercolor part so easy.

     To achieve this look you want to paint your base coat and cover that with a top coat.  This will protect your base coat in the next step.  After that is completely dry, I placed random dots of color on the nail, and then with a striping brush dipped in acetone, spread the polish around.  If you don't apply a top coat over the base color, when you use the acetone dipped brush, it will QUICKLY eat through your base color and you will have to start all over again.

Base coat: Pro FX Fiberized Ridge Filler

Base color: White on the Spot from Milani - 2 coats

Watercolor colors: Blue - Scream from Pure Ice

                                Pink- Strawberry from Avon

                                Purple- Cherry, Cherry Bang, Bang! from Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure

Top coat: Seche Vite

Have you guys ever used this technique?  Did you like it?

  

31 Day Challenge - Day 14: Stamping

       Our challenge mani for today is stamping.  Stamping is something I really love to do, but for some reason, never do enough of it.  I think I just get intimidated because I don't like waiting for the base color to dry, even with a coat of Seche.  I don't really know what else to say about this, so I guess I will just show you!

Base coat: Pro FX Fiberized Ridge Filler

Dark blue: Ibiza from Zoya

Light blue: unnamed Color Club - I HATE that Color Club doesn't have names on their bottle

Top coat: Seche Vite

Plate: Mash 48