#31DC2013 31 Day Challenge - Orange with L'Oreal Boozy Brunch

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I made it to day two!  That deserves a drink, donchya think?  And what's better than L'Oreal's Boozy Brunch, a bright orange cream that leans a bit crelly.  It makes me think bottomless mimosas, and Labor Day is the perfect day for a nice brunch with one of those.

For this mani I used three layers of Boozy Brunch because it applied a bit streaky with some bald patches.  It didn't even out really well either so a layer of NYC GCS was a must.  It seemed too plain jane on its own so I decided I'd try out freehanded leopard spots for the first time.  Why I did spots and not stripes, I don't know - orange begs for tiger stripes.  I used Jessica Smokey Feather for the silver dots and Wet 'n' Wild black cream for the outlines using a tiny dotting tool.

31 Day Challenge - Orange with L'Oreal Boozy Brunch

31 Day Challenge - Orange with L'Oreal Boozy Brunch

31 Day Challenge - Orange with L'Oreal Boozy Brunch

31 Day Challenge - Orange with L'Oreal Boozy Brunch

Seems like I still need a bit of practice with those leopard spots, but they were easiest enough to do that I don't mind practicing them in the future.  I really like the idea of unusual color combination to create the spots, and it provides a lot of opportunity for crossing off some untrieds on my list.  Do you have any tips for making foolproof leopard spots?

Please check out the other ladies orange manis for day 2 of the 31 Day Challenge!

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#31DC2013 31 Day Challenge - Red with Butter London Chancer

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Uh oh!!  I done did it!  I'm going to try and participate in Chalkboard Nail's 31 Day Challenge.  I wasn't planning on it, but then I figured why not?  It seems like everyone else is so excited about it and I've never had the courage to try and complete a challenge like this before.  Let's hope that I can stick to it!

The first day of the challenge is Red Nails so I went with a classic red jelly microglitter, Butter London's Chancer.  It's my favorite formulation of all the brands because the red microglitter really sparkles within the squishy red jelly.  I did all fingers with two coats of Chancer and did an accent nail with Cosmetic Art's version of Color Club Red Velvet, a black jelly with red microglitter.  There's a cut out heart within that accent nail, and inside of that heart is mini heart of Chancer.

31 Day Challenge - Red with Butter London Chancer

31 Day Challenge - Red with Butter London Chancer

31 Day Challenge - Red with Butter London Chancer

31 Day Challenge - Red with Butter London Chancer

Wow, one day down!!  Only 30 more to go!  I may or may not post a mani for each day, but rather than falling behind, I'll just keep up with whatever that particular day's post is.  It's hard keeping up with a baby on my hands! 

Check out the other ladies who are participating in this month's 31 day challenge!  Thanks to More Nail Polish for making the In-linkz. #31DC2013