31 Day Challenge, day 2: Orange


Day 2 of the 31 Day Challenge! This time the challenge was to do orange nails and it was truly a challenge. I had a hard time coming up with something with orange as the main color instead of an accent color. Finally I decided to go with trusty clouds (tutorial here) combined with two shades of green, as I find orange to combine best with certain greens or blues. The lovely pastel orange is H&M's Peach Me Soon, in the middle you see Orly Ancient Jade and I've got Essence Bella on the tips. I look forward to my next challenge: yellow nails! See you soon. :-)
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  1. BizzyGirlJuly 23, 2012 at 4:13 AM

    I ADORE this! Perfect color combo and perfect design!

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  2. MusiqstrJuly 23, 2012 at 4:13 AM

    I so love this! I tried doing this style on my own and it came out no where near like this, but maybe after seeing this post, I'll try again! Lol, keep up the awesome work :-)

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  3. MarisaJuly 23, 2012 at 4:23 AM

    Love this color combo!

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  4. AnonymousJuly 23, 2012 at 4:36 AM

    This is so cute! :D I love the bright colour combo!

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  5. Denise GutierrezJuly 23, 2012 at 4:58 AM

    oooooh!!!!! I like this!!

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  6. AnonymousJuly 23, 2012 at 5:27 AM

    I love this shade of orange!

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  7. TintinJuly 23, 2012 at 6:24 AM

    that is so pretty and very neat

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  8. stregaJuly 23, 2012 at 7:37 AM

    ohhhh cute ;)

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  9. shortylegsbeautyJuly 23, 2012 at 9:13 AM

    Oh my goodness :O This is so beautiful... I love it :)
    I love the design and the colors combined :)
    I love Peach Me Soon.. bought it a while ago and Ive been wearing it loads :)
    Im a new subscriber btw :) I really love your blog :)
    Hugs

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  10. Beauty_StationJuly 23, 2012 at 10:13 AM

    Wow! :D I like it!

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  11. DelishyaJuly 23, 2012 at 11:02 AM

    your clouds are the best - i try to do on my nails but its dificult, so i have a stairs :P

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  12. AnonymousJuly 23, 2012 at 11:15 AM

    it's so beautiful ! <3

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  13. AnonymousJuly 23, 2012 at 3:03 PM

    Very Pretty and accurate!

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  14. DannyJuly 23, 2012 at 3:17 PM

    the colors look super pretty together! never thought of combining them!

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  15. NailNarcoticsJuly 23, 2012 at 3:35 PM

    Looks amazing. I checked out the tutorial. You make it look amazing. I'm going to try tonight but chances are it will be a bust. I doubt I'll post my results. lol

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  16. EmilyJuly 23, 2012 at 4:14 PM

    Oooh, I'm wearing Day 2 today too, though I haven't blogged it yet. I absolutely love the tones of the orange and contrast colors you picked... very pretty mani.

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  17. VeraJuly 23, 2012 at 4:54 PM

    Awesome! Heel erg tof :)

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  18. Katie SimpsonJuly 23, 2012 at 5:56 PM

    Pretty combination of colours :)

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  19. Heidi WintherJuly 23, 2012 at 6:10 PM

    I really love the look of this mani, but I don't think my hands are steady enough to make this :-)

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  20. ChelleJuly 23, 2012 at 6:27 PM

    Since its only day 2 I would like to pickup the challenge can you post it?

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    1. JaneJuly 28, 2012 at 6:35 PM

      Hi Chelle! Just type in '31 day challenge nail art' on Google and you should find the list with all the challenges. :-)

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  21. Larissa Guerini BragaJuly 23, 2012 at 6:44 PM

    So cute, love it

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  22. AnonymousJuly 23, 2012 at 7:29 PM

    I love your cloud manicure, and the color combination is great!!

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  23. my pretty paintsJuly 23, 2012 at 7:57 PM

    This color combo is awesome, then again ALL your color combos are!!

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  24. SusYellowJuly 24, 2012 at 2:00 PM

    Love the mani!
    Yours nail art is always soooo perfect!

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  25. Dina RamseJuly 24, 2012 at 3:49 PM

    Cool way to incorporate orange as a main color, in a mani.

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  26. AnonymousJuly 25, 2012 at 4:07 AM

    Haha. Really cute! :) I'm on day 2 also, and ya I just couldn't bear to only enjoy my hard work for one day only. I'll try to keep up. :D

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  27. agnesJuly 25, 2012 at 9:48 AM

    magnifique manucure, j'adore

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  28. Deborah - Love. Varnish, chocolate and more...July 25, 2012 at 9:26 PM

    Very retro!

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  29. drEamJuly 25, 2012 at 10:00 PM

    Beautiful, I love this mix of colors.

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  30. CynthiaJuly 27, 2012 at 3:29 AM

    your clouds are already so perfect! all of your manis are beautiful! i really need to practice my clouds...very nice job with the challenge!

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  31. CynthiaJuly 27, 2012 at 3:30 AM

    your cloud manis are always so perfect! nice job with the challenge!

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  32. Jennius - Gold Speck NailsJuly 28, 2012 at 5:18 PM

    Such a gorgeous colour combo.

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  33. JaneJuly 28, 2012 at 6:36 PM

    Thank you everyone! :-*

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  34. KasJuly 28, 2012 at 7:23 PM

    This is awesome! I love your colour combinations!

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  35. LaraJuly 30, 2012 at 4:28 PM

    Love the colors :)

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  36. ElizabethAugust 7, 2012 at 9:34 AM

    What a creamy, dreamy, cantaloupe orange--it looks so beautiful with the teals!

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  37. Nail RookieSeptember 10, 2012 at 5:09 AM

    Oo love this one! I've tried doing this cloud mani once and I just can't ever get it to look the same as yours. You have beautiful hands!

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  38. A blog by ElkDecember 16, 2012 at 2:15 PM

    Fun and super cute! :)

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