31DC2014 Day 18 - Pinstripe Half Moons...and Another Giveaway!

Hey there!  For Day 18 of the 31 Day Challenge, we have another technique I've never tried before...half moons!  At least I've never tried traditional half moons, paper reinforcement and all.  For these I used A England Bridal Veil and jazzed them up with some pinstripes and some glitter.  And at the end of this post I'm also sharing another Facebook giveaway that I'm involved with so, if you like free stuff, click "read more" to make sure you don't miss out!

31DC2014 Day 17 - Stamping Over Glitter

Hey there!  Today's prompt for the 31 Day Challenge is Glitter.  Who doesn't love glitter?!  I love it so much that I managed to do a couple of different glitter mani's this weekend but I could only pick one so here it is.  I went with KBShimmer Sand In My Stocking because, man, there's A LOT of different glitters in there.  After seeing a stamping post on Instagram by one of my favourite IG'ers, @sveta_sanders, I fell in love with the stamping image which made me buy this plate from MoYou London.  Yup, it made me.  I had no choice in the matter :-P

Hobby Polish Bloggers Facebook Giveaway

Hey there!  I have another exciting giveaway to announce!  A group of us on Facebook have joined to  put together a great giveaway, open internationally.  The only limitation is that you must be over 18 years old.  We love our younger followers but we do have to obey the law.

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The prizes will be distributed through Paypal.  First prize is $165, second prize is $90 and third prize is $75.  Who couldn't use a bit of extra cash to spend on polish, right?  Entry closes on September 30th so you have 2 weeks to enter if you don't have time now.

Please take a moment to visit the sponsors of this giveaway.  They're a great group of bloggers, that's for sure!  I followed many of these lovelies long before I had my own little blog.

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Also don't forget to also enter my own first blogiversary giveaway if you haven't entered yet!  You can find that post here.  It's open for 5 more days.

'Til next time...

Gloss 'n Sparkle Strawberry Spring, The Green Mile and Needful Things

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Hey there!  I'm back for the second time today to post some swatches of a new-to-me brand.  The brand is Gloss 'n Sparkle, another great Australian indie brand.  Seriously, I don't know what kind of nail polish mojo the Australians have but I've yet to tried an Aussie brand that I don't like.  Gloss 'n Sparkle is no exception.  I was sent three polishes (Strawberry Spring, The Green Mile and Needful Things) from Color4Nails to review.  Click "Read more" to check out my full review.

31DC2014 Day 16 - Rubik's Cube Nail Art

Hey there!  Today's 31 Day Challenge prompt of Geometric was a tough one for me.  I don't know why.  I am aware there are a lot of shapes in the world...I just couldn't decide which ones to put on my nails!  Then I had the brilliant idea of doing Rubik's Cube nails.  Of course when I googled, I found some other bloggers that have already done awesome versions but I went ahead with it anyways and absolutely love how it turned out.

31DC2014 Day 15 - Delicate Print

Hey there!  I've been trying to avoid doing the 31 Day Challenge with entirely stamping-based nail art but sometimes stamping is just better.  Today is one of those days.  Today's prompt is delicate print and, while I did try to freehand something, stamping simply kicks butt when it comes to getting fine lines into my nail art.  So I stamped this lacy pattern over Dance Legend Knight.

31DC2014 Day 14 - Picture Polish Forget Me Not Flowers

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Hey there!  How's everybody's weekend going?  I've spent mine engrossed in my nail polish, trying to get a couple of days ahead on the challenge and get some review swatches done.  I've been a busy bee!  For the 14th day of the 31 Day Challenge, the prompt was flowers.  So I took inspiration from the polish's name and painted some Forget-Me-Not flowers on Picture Polish Forget Me Not, one of the latest blogger collaboration shades to come from Picture Polish.