#30DaysofColourChallenge PURPLE, ORANGE, BLUE & TURQUOISE Catch Up!

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

This past weekend was the Labour Day long weekend and I decided to take a break, so this is a catch up post.

#30DaysofColourChallenge Catch Up

First up is purple and it happens to be my favourite colour!!  This is a England's Lady of the Lake.  It is a medium to dark purple with a bunch of holo!  a England is quickly becoming my fav brand.

direct sunlight

a England's Lady of the Lake

a England's Lady of the Lake

One of my favourite oranges to wear as a pedicure in the Summer is Loaded Lacquer's Get Lei'd.  Get Lei'd has a neon orange/coral jelly base with violet and blue micro shimmer.  I achieved opacity in 3 coats. 

Loaded Lacquer's Get Lei'd

Loaded Lacquer's Get Lei'd

This is the only dark blue that I own that is a one coater!!  It is Julep's Michelle and is a nice navy creme.

Julep's Michelle

Julep's Michelle

My all time favourite turquoise is the iconic For Audrey from China Glaze.  Opaque with two coats.

China Glaze's For Audrey

China Glaze's For Audrey

Next up is magenta!

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

#30DayaofColourChallenge

#30DaysofColourChallenge - ORANGE

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

Day 7 is orange, not usually a colour that looks good on me.  This is Loaded Lacquer's Get Lei'd and it is has a neon orange/coral jelly base with violet and blue micro shimmer.  I achieved opacity in 3 coats.

Loaded Lacquer's Get Lei'd

Loaded Lacquer's Get Lei'd

Loaded Lacquer's Get Lei'd

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

#summernorules - FAV NEON

This is the tenth manicure in the #summernorules nail art challenge.  I picked up Orly's Melt Your Popsicle after I saw it on Anca over at DarknTwistyNails...you should definitely go check her out she is awesome!!

It is a beautiful neon orange and is from the 2012 Summer Vibe collection.  Of course it dries matte, so I went with that and kept it matte.  Boy oh boy I think it took close to 4 coats over a base of white  to get full coverage without streaks.  I really like this polish, but normally don't wear a neon as a manicure, more as a pedicure polish.

I had an accident and the nail on my left index finger was close to completely ripped off :(  So as you can see I am using my right hand to swatch with...not the best manicure but the best I could do!

Next up is Sunshine.  If you want to join in, here is the schedule!

First Day of Summer
National Pink Day
Strawberries
Favourite Summer Glitter
Canada Day
Independence Day
National Chocolate Day
Flip Flops
Ice Cream

31DC2013: Day 2 is ORANGE

This is an easy yet very cool look.  It is an saran wrap manicure.  I used Essie's Fear or Desire and Sally Hansen's White On.

 

Head on over to Instagram and follow some fellow nail enthusiasts/Bloggers create some fantastic manicures for 30 days.  #31DC2013

Day 1 - Red

Peaches, Corals and Oranges

I have a love/hate relationship with peach/coral/orange polish.  I really like the colour, but find that most of them just don’t compliment my skin tone.   I am Pale and PROUD so peach is a tough shade to pull off with my cool-red undertones.  Here are three I have tried.

China Glaze Peachy Keen

Julep Gloria

Sation Love at First Byte

I am trying to branch out with colours so I have picked up 4 more peach/coral/orange colours, but have yet to swatch them.  Do you have a shade that you don’t think compliments your skin tone or just don't like?