31 Day Challenge, day 1: Red


That's right! I'm finally doing the 31 Day Challange! The task for day 1 is to make red nails and this is my attempt. Okay, so it's just as much grey as it is red. :-P But I decided to allow myself to have a little bit of freedom with this challenge, hope that's okay! ;-) For this simple fifty-fifty tape mani I started with a sexy red basecolor, #85 from Hema (a Dutch department store). When that had dried, I covered half of each nail with tape and painted the other half with a thin layer of China Glaze Concrete Catwalk and Tinsel Town. After removing the tape again, this is the end result; vampy and sparkly, can't say no to that! ^^

Because I'd like to enjoy the results of each challenge for more than just a day, I'm going to have to cheat a tiny bit with the original schedule of a challenge a day. As a compromise I promise to work twice as hard on each little project. ;-) Thank you for reading!

33 comments

  1. wow! Simpel but perfect!
    can't wait to see all of your challenges! :)

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  2. I love this!! Great color combo!

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  3. Love it, been meaning to try the challenge myself but just like you would love to enjoy it for more than a day!

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  4. The layering of the China Glaze polishes is beautiful :) I look forward to seeing what else you're going to do during this challenge!

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  5. Love the combination of the colors!!
    Maybe I should hop to the Hema to get the red one ;)

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  6. Yay, you're doing the 31 Day Challenge, yay yay yay!
    (Can you tell I'm excited?)

    And yes, artistic freedom is what we look forward to with you :) .

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  7. Ooh! Exciting! Can't wait for your other 31 challenge manis!

    I really like the 50-50 idea. I think I'll try it sometime.

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  8. Yay! I hope to do that challenge soon too! Except I will also spread it out and take a few days between tasks. :) I'm looking forward to seeing what you do for the other days! Your red design is pretty- I like the red with the grey!

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  9. great combo and perfect execution. just flawless.

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  10. This looks so incredibly perfect! I love the two colours together. Good choices for sure!
    I see alot of these challenges. I'm new to blogging so not quite sure how it works. Are you just challenging yourself or is this through someone. lol I feel like a dork :oP

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  11. This looks fabulous! Wow - taking on the 31 day challenge good for you. I just can't commit to that, but I can't wait to see what you do!

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  12. Love it. Two of my favorite colors. I miss Hema so much. I have two really great knives from there. lol They are getting kinda old.

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  13. fabulous as always! adore the red and charcoal combo

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  14. I like that take on red :)
    I'm running this challenge at the moment with a bunch of other Danish girls, and we do this challenge every other day instead of every day. It works great for me :)

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  15. Hey, where is the 30 day challenge? I think I'd like to try it too :-) I love your blog, your nail posts really inspire me <3

    http://katyclouds.blogspot.com

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    1. Just search for '31 day challenge nail art' on Google, and you should be able to find the list with challenges. ^^

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  16. I love HEMA! I didn't know they had fabulous polish too!
    I am really enjoying your blog.

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  17. Great :) i really like the combo!
    I'm doing the Challenge as well, but i don't do it day by day ^^ i'm too lazy for that. Now i don't have a regular schedule for it. But it's fun anyway. For the challenge i did yellow nails for the first time in years XD

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  18. it looks beautiful

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  19. I love that you added another colour, they pair so well together!

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  20. this is gorgeous! one of the best mani's i've seen you do and it's so simple too!!

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  21. As I started reading this I was thinking, "But to have to take off a beautiful mani every day - that would be the hardest part!" So I'm glad that you've loosened the rules. :)

    Love this look, can't wait to see the rest!

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  22. I love the grey part, it looks like some kind of mineral...

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  23. You are very creative. Thank you for your blog
    Milena

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