Giveaway/Challenge Time!!!!- CLOSED

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WAHOOOOOO!

I promised a giveaway so here it is! 

When I took the poll on how I should do this I think most were interested in doing a contest.  I’m so happy because that’s what I wanted.  What nail art enthusiast wouldn’t want a bunch of people doing nail art for them! 

The theme will be food!....anything goes!  My husband is a chef so I figured it would be a great theme and he could help out with the judging! I will not be judging myself.  Both my sister-in-law and husband will be doing the judging. If they can’t decide on a winner then I suppose I’ll have to go buy a second prize ;os

THEME: FOOD.

 I’m not saying you have to paint  steak and potatoes on your nails.  It can be inspired by any food.  For example if it is inspired by an orange you can paint your fingers orange and just add some seeds.  Pretty easy peasy

There is no rules as far as what you can use. If you want to stamp it, be my guest. I will however let the judges know whether it’s free hand, stamped, decal etc. etc.  How they want to incorporate it into their judging is up to them.I will not get involved in that part.  (hint: my sister-in-law is a crafter so she loves a little talent). Also if it is inspired by food I will let them know the type of food.

Additional rules:

·         You must be a follower of Nail Narcotics! 

·         Post title must contain ‘Nail Narcotics Giveaway challenge’

·         When posting your entry on your blog please make sure you have a link to this post.

·         Post blog link in comment section below or email to nailnarcotics@gmail.com

·         Due date is Saturday September 29^th(or at least when I get up in the morning on Sunday. I’m an early riser)

Contest is open internationally.  It will be sent Canada Post so patience would be required for those across the ocean!

Now on to the fun part…..the prize!!! I’ve purchased these all myself.   Photos don't do the product justice so google if you would like a better idea of the product



Incoco pedicure real nail polish strips. Purchased from Incoco website




Revlon Brilliant strength in 'Hypnotize'(I think. It's at home and I'm at work) and Essie Lux effects in 'Shine of the Times'. Purchased at Shoppers Drug Mart



Konad double sided stamp and scraper. Konad image plate in M19(french tip). Purchased on Kijiji

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Sugar Spun Nails: Attempt 1

So that's not entirely true. I did make a semi attempt once but I was using the wrong polish and I only did one nail.

This time I made sure to pick out proper polish and took my time.   I made a point of using polish that was a little thicker.  I had some Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear that was getting pretty clumpy so this is a perfect manicure to use up those polishes.

The base colour is Essie's 'Bahama Mama'.  The Xtreme Wear is in 'Blue me Away', 'White On' and 'Fuscia Power'.  I didn't use a top coat as that would take away from the effect of the whole sugar spun concept. I had housework to do so I couldn't keep this polish on. I imagine it would take forever to dry and even then it would probably chip off.  It was fun though! ;o)

31 Day Challenge: Blue

I'm in a huge rush! I'm headed to the CNE in Toronto today so wanted to post my Blue nails quickly before I hopped the MegaBus.

I'll update it tomorrow when I'm home with the polishes etc etc.

Peace out!

Check out the other ladies masterpieces!!!


Kimber at Kimber's Lacquer Korner
-Kat at Hooked On Polish
-Diana at Nails By Diana
-Aly at Wonderland Beauty
-Meredith at Perfectly Polished
-Nicole at The Color Republic
-Kate at The Painted Pony Nails
-Cee at Absolutely Cee
-Sam at Polished Art
-Nail Narcotics
-Nicole at Nicole Gets Nailed
-Shelby at Shelby's Swatches
-Stephanie Louise at All Things Beautiful
-Mixed Mama
-Joanna @ Sweet Polish of Mine
-Patty Greenberg
-Liz and Lisa @ Lozlosa
-Mari at Nailista
-Greta at How Was Your Day?
-Miss L at Beauty by Miss L
-Gini at Sassy Paints
-Chameleon Stampede
-Pam at Nail-E-Glance
-Me, Myself, and Polish

Ladybird Beetle Nails....AKA Lady bug nails (plus give away Q&A)

Good Morning World!!! ;)

Today I'm sharing with you my lady bug nails! I had to throw in the proper Ladybird Beetle name.  My parents are retired teachers so my mom always corrects me when I say lady bug.  :oP

I know most have tried this and I can understand why.....it's so darn cute!

I'm pretty proud that I did this all free hand. NO TAPE!!!  I decided it was a good time to do these as my nails are all nubbies right now.  I broke one so had to file them all down :o(

I really liked the idea of mixing it up a bit and not doing all the nails a full lady bug.  What do you guys think?

QUESTIONS FOR YOU!!!

I'm thinking of doing a 200 follower giveaway once I get there.  I've seen people use the raffle thingy. Others make it more of a competition which I like.  Do any of you have suggestions???

I also often see that people doing the giveaway ask people to re-post there post of the give away on there own blog.  Is this a good idea?  I would like to have it open internationally.   Any feedback is great feedback. You can post your suggestions here or email me at nailnarcotics@gmail.com

Thanks again

Colour Blocking Becca

Well helloooooo everyone!

I have a fun manicure for you today! Very fiddly and time consuming but I'm loving the end result.  I'd been planning on trying the colour blocking for awhile but keep putting it off.  There are so many fun different colour blocking nails out there. I didn't want to fuss too much about what colours I should use so I just picked them quick and randomly.

The base colour of the nail is Revlon's 'Raspberry Scone'.  It's the only scented nail polish that I don't get a headache from.  I made two random sized blocks on each nail. The blue is 'Blue Skies' by Quo and the teal green is 'Flour Leaf Clover' by China Glaze.

There is no way I could make straight enough lines to create this look.  I used black striping tape to make the border around each block.

What do you guys think?!  It's definitely a look every nail art enthusiast has to try!

31 Day Challenge: GREEN

I'm so happy I did this on the weekend because I totally forgot until just now that it was day 4 of the challenge.  The only bad thing about doing it before hand is now I can't figure out what the exact polishes I used for it were.  All I can tell you is I used four

I used three of the polishes to create a gradient effect on my finger nails. Once it was dry I put different length pieces of striping tape on and covered up with two coats of polish. It was quite clumpy when I was finished. The top coat helped a bit but you can still tell there are ridges on there.
Oh well, better luck next time right!

Revlon scented nail polish and practice flowers!

For some reason blogger is not allowing me to post from my computer. So I decided to give the mobile version another go.  Hence the short post...

I bought Revlon's scented 'Raspberry Scone' awhile ago so thought I would give cherry a try. The smell gave me a headache after awhile on this one. It only cost me $2.00 so no biggy. I do however love the application of it.
I wanted to practice my flowers some more. I can only make them with the dotter.  I should really start watching tutorials for other types ! :P