GOT Polish Challenge - Skittles!

Hello everyone! Its Skittles week in the Golden Oldie Thursday challenge which makes for a very happy Sam! I love having an excuse to get random!

I also felt the need to use some clashy colours, so this post comes with a "May need sunglasses" advisory :)

I started with Barry M Gelly Prickly Pear as my base and then added in dots, heart flowers (Hey, why not? Its skittles!), stripes, leopard print and a hybrid zebra/tiger using LA Colors Hottie and Barry M Gelly Blackberry.

Next week our theme is "Purple". Wondering now why I didn't look at next week's prompt in advance! Not to worry, I think I have bought more purple polishes over the years than anything else, so finding some different ones for next week shouldn't be too hard!

I will be back with a fun post for you later today as its "Your favourite drink" day in the NAILS Mag 31DC - can't wait to share that one :)

In the meantime, check out all the other skittles on show from Crumpet's Nail Tarts today...

Sam xx

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GOT Polish Challenge - Valentines

Hello everyone! Today I have a couple of posts for you as I have two challenge prompts due today, and as promised, I am trying to get back on track!

The GOT polish challenge theme for this week is Valentines (I cannot wait for it to be over - much as I love "love", I've had just about enough of Valentines manis now lol!), so I stepped away from the traditional a little and went for something that never fails to cheer me up, in colours that I have owned forever and have never got tired of, so its made of win from my perspective!

I started with a French White base and then added heart shaped leopard print using Jessica Purple Burst and Barry M Indigo. Super simple!

Admittedly I stretched the theme a little, but I am in love (get it? ;) with the colour combination and leopard print is still my nail art true love... The polishes are certainly old enough to qualify for the challenge too, even if this is my third bottle of Purple Burst :)

Check out all the other fabulous manis by following the links below and I will be back shortly!

Sam xx 

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Tri Polish Tuesdays January #3 - Fiery leopard

Hello everyone! Today I have my third Tri Polish mani for January and I have taken advantage of the new rules for this year and changed my polishes! I'm still using yellow, orange and red, but this week I have chosen Models Own Lemon Meringue and Barry M Gelly Paints in Mango and Passion Fruit.

I started with a Lemon Meringue base and allowed it to dry. I then sponged on the Mango and followed with the Passion Fruit over the orange, working from the base of the nail upwards. A coat of Seche Vite pulled all those colours together. I then added in the leopard print frame using All About Nails Licorice and a dotting tool. A final coat of Seche Vite and I was done!

I was actually painting a completely different design when this idea hit me and I had to try it straight away. Luckily that means my fourth and final TPC mani for January is already in the bag (as long as I manage to remember what the design I originally started!).

Follow the links below to see all the other fab Tri Polish Tuesday manis, and in the spirit of the #sharethelove shareathon that's been happening this week, follow some their awesome blogs if you aren't already! :)

Sam xx