March 9th, 2010

China Glaze and Seche Vite sponsored Nail Blog Network Contest: my entry :)

Vote now for your favorite entry :)
http://nailblognetwork.onsugar.com/Nail-Blog-Network-Nail-Off-Let-games-begin-7685721
My entry has the number 15. :)

When I’ve read that China Glaze and Seche Vite are sponsoring a nail art contest on the Polish Bloggers Network I was so thrilled and grateful and I knew that I’d love to take part in this contest. :)

The inspiration for my manicure was the Ruffian manicure but I wanted to give the metallic color more space on the nails and I also wanted to try a different shape.
One of my favorite color combinations is purple (♥♥) and gold so I picked China Glaze’s 2030 as the base color. Because I wanted to add more sparkles I layered China Glaze’s Cowardly Lyin’ on top of 2030.

To speed it up I applied one coat of Seche Vite after Cowardly Lyin’. To create the shape of the purple part I’ve put two french nail stencils/stickers in the desired shape on the nails. Because I wanted to avoid that the purple gets under the french nail stencils I applied a very thin coat of Seche Vite over the bottom edges of them.

Of course only one of my purples from China Glaze could be THE purple base for the purple gradient: Midnight Ride. :D Oh how I love you!
I applied one coat of Midnight Ride and let it dry for a few minutes. With a sponge I applied China Glaze’s Coconut Kiss in three thin layers to create a nice gradient.

Let’s take a look at the bigger pictures and I hope you like this manicure. :)


 

China Glaze – 2030, one coat
China Glaze – Cowardly Lyin’, two coats
China Glaze – Midnight Ride, one coat
China Glaze – Coconut Kiss, three thin layers with a sponge
Seche Vite, one coat

 

 

 

I really like this manicure and I’d love to create a similar one with others colors soon. :)
One thing I need to try as an own manicure as well is the gradient from Midnight Ride to Coconut Kiss. They look so pretty together. ♥

As soon as I know the exact link to the voting on the Polish Bloggers Network I will post the link where you can vote for your favorite. Thanks for looking and take care! :)

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29 Responses to “China Glaze and Seche Vite sponsored Nail Blog Network Contest: my entry :)”

laquermanic said on March 9th, 2010 at 13:07

Outstandingly pretty! Wish you all the best in this contest!!! :D

the-swatchaholic said on March 9th, 2010 at 13:13

<3 Thank you so much, laquermanic! :)

Tuli said on March 9th, 2010 at 13:17

Love this mani !!! This purple is so gorgeous ! I also used one of CG’s purples for my mani (my favorite Stella) :-) ))
I just love your idea for this mani and you did an awesome job with it :-)

jellynat said on March 9th, 2010 at 14:18

Oh, so great. Very beautiful Jeanette. :)
When does the contest end?

the-swatchaholic said on March 9th, 2010 at 14:40

Thank you so much, Tuli! :)
Can you believe that I don’t own Stella yet? :o

Thank you so much, Nathalie! :)
The contest ended on Friday 5th.

Deniz said on March 9th, 2010 at 15:00

this is mindblowing =) purple and gold is one of my fave combos ever! <3

the-swatchaholic said on March 9th, 2010 at 15:11

Thank you so much, Deniz! :) ♥

mancina said on March 9th, 2010 at 16:30

omg amazing!!!! i love it!

sarahloo said on March 9th, 2010 at 16:45

I LOVE THIS! I’ve been digging on all the ruffian looks popping up, but this takes the CAKE! A+

Michelle said on March 9th, 2010 at 18:01

Beautiful! I like the sponge effect of the 2 colours especially! Good luck, hope you win!

Cah_nossovicio said on March 9th, 2010 at 18:53

WOW!!! It’s perfect!! I am delighted with your nail art!!

Landa said on March 9th, 2010 at 21:25

Gorgeous manicure. Perfect!

Nicole said on March 9th, 2010 at 22:02

It’s GORGEOUS! Absolutely love it. Purple and gold together is the perfect combo, too.

Lissa said on March 10th, 2010 at 02:38

this is awesome!

Emma said on March 10th, 2010 at 03:40

so very, very pretty!

Suzanne said on March 10th, 2010 at 10:58

It’s gorgeous!

Arrianne said on March 10th, 2010 at 13:05

It’s funny how China Glaze and Seche Vite are made by the same company. Makes sense, they are the top in polish and top coat in my opinion.

This is cute!

the-swatchaholic said on March 10th, 2010 at 14:23

mancina: Thank you! :)

sarahloo: *blushes* Thank you!

Michelle: Aww thank you M!

Cah_nossovicio: *blushes more* Thank you!

Landa: Thank you! :)

Nicole: Thank you! Love love love purple and gold together. <3 :)

Lissa: Thank you!

Emma: Thank you! :)

Suzanne: Thank you!

Arrianne: Thank you too!
I think its funny too that both brands are from the same company. :)

Voting is now open: :)
http://nailblognetwork.onsugar.com/Nail-Blog-Network-Nail-Off-Let-games-begin-7685721

Anita (KONADomania) said on March 10th, 2010 at 19:21

You did an amazing manicure! wow, couldn’t figure out how you did it on the first photo. It’s really gorgeous<3

the-swatchaholic said on March 10th, 2010 at 19:36

<3 Thank you, Anita! :)

Polish Hoarder said on March 10th, 2010 at 23:15

I love your work! It’s so gorgeous :)

Nails4stars said on March 11th, 2010 at 08:36

Absolutely GORGEOUS!

Chirufu said on March 11th, 2010 at 16:53

Das ist ja einfach spitzen klasse. Echt super.
Darum habe ich auch gerade für dich gewählt, ich wünsche dir alles gute und drücke dir die Daumen. Viele liebe grüße.
Nele

the-swatchaholic said on March 11th, 2010 at 17:00

Polish Hoarder: Thank you so much! :)

Nails4stars: Thank you so much, too! :)

Vielen lieben Dank, Nele! ♥♥ *hug*

Liebe Grüße :)

Valentine said on March 16th, 2010 at 14:05

It looks very Arabesque…I love it!

Alice said on July 8th, 2010 at 19:51

This manicure is amazing! I would never have thought of putting those colours together or how great the shape looks. I love your blog :)

the-swatchaholic said on July 9th, 2010 at 21:57

Thank you so much, Alice! :)

Lina-Elvira said on July 30th, 2010 at 16:23

OMG I stumbled on your blog when looking for swatch for ChG Midnight Mission. I LOVE this mani, it’s to die for :O I will put a link on my blog if you would let me cause more folks have to see this!!!

the-swatchaholic said on July 30th, 2010 at 20:21

Aww thank you so much Lina-Elvira! *blushes* Of course you can link to my blog! :)

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