#summernorules Starts June 21st The First Day of Summer !!

Yep, it's time for another NO RULES nail art challenge...this is our forth one.  That's right no rules, if you don't do or don't feel like doing nail art then express yourself with colours, textures or finishes.  Do as many or as few as you like. Come join us! Be sure to hashtag #summernorules so we can see your creations.

#summernorules for 2015

Can't wait to see all the beautiful manis!!

Cheery Dotticure

I haven't done nail art in so long!  I thought I would dust off my dotting tools, pick some polish and create a dotticure!

I used OPI's You Don't Know Jacques!, Essie's Bikini So Teeny and OPI's Mod About You. 

Cheery Dotticure

Cheery Dotticure

Cheery Dotticure

Have you used your dotting tools lately?

#springnorules - EASTER EGG

The 10th day of the Spring Thaw Nail Art Challenge is Easter Egg.  My nail art mojo seems to have flown out the window.  I attempted a few easter egg creations...most a failure!

For my speckled easter eggs I used Essie's Cascade Cool, China Glaze's At Vase Value, Sinful Colors Beverly Hills, Revlon's Buttercup and Maybelline Clearly Spotted.  To top it off I used a matte topcoat, which actually gives that egg texture.

Here are a couple that just didn't do it for me!

Up next is Bunnies.  Here is the schedule for the challenge, if you are interested...remember no rules!

Grass

Spring Dotticure

Green

Pastel 

Rain

#xmasnorules - SANTA CLAUS !!

This is the final manicure in the No Rules Christmas Mani Challenge .  Santa Claus to me is red & white and because of my very short nails I had very few options, not a lot of space for nail art. The Santa hat didn't turn out too bad.

I used Sally Hansen's White On, China Glaze's Angel Wings, Wet n' Wild Fergie in Glamorous and Sinful Color's Sugar Sugar.

Best wishes for a joyous and safe holiday season.

#xmasnorules - RED & GREEN

Two of my favourite colours for the holiday season, red and green!

I did a few red and green manicures and couldn't decide which one to choose....so because it is a NO RULE challenge I picked two :)

For the first manicure I used Cranberry Splash by China Glaze and Born Pretty's Green Glitter Sands. For the other mani I used Zoya's Chyna and Indie Polish's Frog Prince.

Next up Snow!

Born Pretty Store Review - Glitter Shimmer Crystal Sand Nail Polish

I was kindly sent a couple of polishes for an honest review from the Born Pretty Store.  This polish is described as a '10 ml Shiny Glitter Shimmer Crystal Sand Nail Polish ' and states that it does not contain toluene, formaldehyde, acetone type solvent, DBP and other carcinogenic substances. The price is $4.74 US, the shipping is free and it takes approximately 2-3 weeks for delivery to Canada.

This is a beautiful green based polish with green, silver and gold holo micro glitter.  It was very easy to work with; I could have gotten away with one coat but of course I did 2.  It dries matte, but it is hard to tell with all the glitter.  I guess you could use a top coat, but I think it would take away from the effect. It is  very reminiscent of Zoya's Pixie Dust or OPI's Liquid Sands collections.

This will be a great colour for some cool Christmas nail art!  There are 24 shades available, so I will be picking some more of these up.

Have you tried any items from the Born Pretty Store...if so what did you think?

If you are interested, here is my 10% off coupon code that you can use on any purchase.

Born Pretty Store Review - Tribal Candy Color Frosted Matte in Black

I was kindly sent a couple of polishes for an honest review from the Born Pretty Store.  This polish is described as a '12 ml Frosted Matte Glossy Nail Polish' and states that it does not contain toluene, formaldehyde, acetone type solvent, DBP and other carcinogenic substances.  The price is $4.36 US, the shipping is free and it takes approximately 2-3 weeks for delivery to Canada.

I would describe it as a matte black.  It was opaque with only 1 coat and dried pretty quickly. There was no need for a top coat!  Twenty different colours are available for this particular polish (item # 7157).  This polish performed great.  I have never used a matte or frosted polish, but have used a matte top coat and I think this polish has a better finish.  The frosted bottle is pretty cute :) and will be great for some Halloween nail art!

I got one of my trusty dotting tools out and went to town with Orly's Goth to add a little shine.

Have you tried any items from the Born Pretty Store...if so what did you think?

If you are interested, here is my 10% off coupon code that you can use on any purchase.