OPI's You Are So Outta Lime

This is OPI's You Are So Outta Lime and is a beautiful bright green from the 2014 Neon collection.  I would say this is not a neon, but that's just my opinion.  Regardless, I love this polish...it is a tad tricky to apply, but I eventually got it opaque with 3 coats and a top coat!

OPI's Your Are So Outta Lime

OPI's Your Are So Outta Lime

OPI's Your Are So Outta Lime

If you haven't picked this up I am sure it is still available.

Orly's Lemonade & OPI's In True Stefani Fashion

I love yellow, but I have a hard time finding one that looks half decent with my skin tone.  This is Orly's Lemonade with OPI's In True Stefani Fashion as a topper.  Lemonade is from the 2010 Spring Sweet collection and has a great formula, being opaque with 3 coats.  In True Stefani Fashion is from the January 2014 collection and is a clear based glitter with both tiny and large silver glitter.

Orly's Lemonade & OPI's In True Stefani Fashion

Orly's Lemonade & OPI's In True Stefani Fashion

Orly's Lemonade & OPI's In True Stefani Fashion

 If you don't have this beautiful pastel yellow creme it is still available for purchase.

May #30DaysofColourChallenge - BLOGGER'S CHOICE

This is a month long swatch challenge for May, a total of eleven manicures!

Today is the final day of the #30daysofcolourchallenge for May and this is a beauty of a polish...it is Avelon from aEngland's Mythicals Nail Varnish collection.  This royal purple-blue has a wonderful formula, opaque with 2 coats.  So sparkly, you can't stop looking at it, especially in the sun!

aEngland's Avelon

aEngland's Avelon

aEngland's Avelon

If you are interested in participating in the challenge, here is the list!

May #30DaysofColourChallenge - FAVOURITE BRAND/TECHNIQUE

This is a month long swatch challenge for May, a total of eleven manicures!

My favourite technique for nail art is a dotticure.  There are such beautiful designs you can make with just some simple dots. I saw a picture of a blue morpho butterfly and loved the colours.  This mani was inspired by this beautiful butterfly!  I used Essie's Blanc, Essie's Strut Your Stuff, Orly's Prince Charming and OPI's Who Are You Calling Bossy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morpho_menelaus

Blue Morpho Butterfly Dotticure

Blue Morpho Butterfly Dotticure

Blue Morpho Butterfly Dotticure

If you are interested in participating in the challenge, here is the list!

May #30DaysofColourChallenge - INDIE/FREEHAND

This is a month long swatch challenge for May, a total of eleven manicures!

Today is indie and or freehand.  Loaded Lacquer is a very popular indie brand and this is Condemned. It is a black jelly-based linear holographic with yellow microflake glitter.  I achieved complete opacity with 2 coats.  I love this!!

Loaded Lacquer's Condemned

Loaded Lacquer's Condemned

Loaded Lacquer's Condemned

If you are interested in participating in the challenge, here is the list!

May #30DaysofColourChallenge - CREME/COLOUR BLOCKING

This is a month long swatch challenge for May, a total of eleven manicures!

Today's manicure is a creme and or colour blocking.  I decided to go with creme and I chose my favourite colour!  This is  OPI's I Lost my Bikini in Molokini, a beautiful medium purple.  It is from the 2015 Hawaii Spring collection and has an excellent formula; it was opaque with 2 coats.

OPI's I Lost my Bikini in Molokini

OPI's I Lost my Bikini in Molokini

OPI's I Lost my Bikini in Molokini

If you are interested in participating in the challenge, here is the list!

May #30DaysofColourChallenge - HOLO/WATER MARBLE

This is a month long swatch challenge for May, a total of eleven manicures!

Today's manicure is holo and or water marble.  I don't like doing water marble at all...to me it just seems like a messy waste of time.  Some people do it beautifully, not I.  So here is my linear holographic...it is KB Shimmer's PT Young Thing and it is part of the 2014 Early Summer collection.  It was opaque is just about one coat, but as always I did two.  It is gorgeous!!

KB Shimmer's PT Young Thing

KB Shimmer's PT Young Thing

If you are interested in participating in the challenge, here is the list!

May #30DaysofColourChallenge - GLITTER/ANIMAL PRINT

This is a month long swatch challenge for May, a total of eleven manicures!

This manicure is glitter and or animal print.  This is my type of animal (paw) print!  I used the cult classics Sally Hansen's Pacific Blue and White On.

Animal (Paw) Print

Animal (Paw) Print

Animal (Paw) Print

If you are interested in participating in the challenge, here is the list!

May #30DaysofColourChallenge - WHITE/LEADLIGHTING

This is a month long swatch challenge for May, a total of eleven manicures!

Today is white or leadlighting manicure...I had to do some research as to what the heck leadlighting was and learned that it was involved;)  I decided to just go with white.  This is OPI's Solitaire and is part of the 2013 Bond Girls collection.  It has a white liquid sand formula with silver glitter.  It kind of reminds me of snow in the sun.  It was opaque with 2 thin coats and I didn't use top coat, I like the textured look of this polish.

OPI's Solitaire

OPI's Solitaire

If you are interested in participating in the challenge, here is the list!

May #30DaysofColourChallenge - GREEN/GRADIENT

This is a month long swatch challenge for May, a total of eleven manicures!

Today is Green and or Gradient.  I keep my nails short so it is difficult to do a gradient, so I selected green and I used some OPI Pure Lacquer Nail Apps in Fishnet.  I have never really used nail strips until last week so it took me a bit to figure out the best way to apply them.  These are real nail polish stickers and I found them easier to use than ones that aren't really nail polish.  These are such fun and  pretty aqua stickers!

OPI Pure Lacquer Nail Apps in Fishnet

OPI Pure Lacquer Nail Apps in Fishnet

OPI Pure Lacquer Nail Apps in Fishnet

If you are interested in participating in the challenge, here is the list!

May #30DaysofColourChallenge - PURPLE/DRY BRUSH

This is a month long swatch challenge for May, a total of eleven manicures!

Today's manicure is purple and or dry brush.  I decided to do both, using a base of OPI's Lost My Bikini in Molokini, then dry brushing with Essie's Under Where and OPI's Push and Pur-Pull.  It kind of looks like marble.

May #30daysofcolourchallenge purple/dry brush

May #30daysofcolourchallenge purple/dry brush

May #30daysofcolourchallenge purple/dry brush

 If you are interested in participating in the challenge, here is the schedule!

May #30DaysofColourChallenge - GOLD/DOTTICURE

This is a month long swatch challenge for May, a total of eleven manicures!

While I love gold, I love dotticures more!  I used OPI's Who the Shrek are You, Essie's Blanc and OPI's Who Are You Calling Bossy.

#30daysofColourChallenge Dotticure

#30daysofColourChallenge Dotticure

#30daysofColourChallenge Dotticure

 If you are interested in participating in the challenge, here is the list!

 

#30DaysofColourChallenge - SWATCHER'S CHOICE

This is a month long swatch challenge for April.  A different manicure every day!

The Final of the #30DaysofColourChallenge is day 30 and it is swatcher's choice.  I selected Essie's Garden Variety.  It is part of the Spring 2015 Flowerista collection.  I love this gorgeous teal polish!

Essie's Garden Variety

Essie's Garden Variety

Essie's Garden Variety

If you are interested in participating in the challenge, here is the list!

 

#30DaysofColourChallenge - FRIEND'S CHOICE

This is a month long swatch challenge for April.  A different manicure every day!

Day 29 is friend's choice...and this is the polish that he picked!  That’s Hula-rious! is from the 2015 Spring Hawaii collection.  It is a pale mint green and was opaque with 2 coats.

OPI's That’s Hula-rious!

OPI's That’s Hula-rious!

OPI's That’s Hula-rious!

If you are interested in participating in the challenge, here is the list!