33 Day Challenge: Day 5 - Mexican

I have wracked my brain trying to come up with something unique for today's theme.  I attempted several different designs and wasn't really "in love with" any of them.  A while back I purchased some water decal paper and decided I would try my hand at making my own decals.  Some themes give me lots of ideas, others not so many.  The one that kept coming back to me for this one was Corona... so today, I give you my very first attempt at my own decals with Milani White on the Spot as a base.

Let the Challenge Begin! #33DC

The time is finally upon us for the 2013 Crumpet's Nail Tarts 33 Day Challenge!  I am excited about getting back into the swing of things but also a bit apprehensive, hoping I can keep up!  I always love seeing what everyone else comes up with for the themes as well, that is half the fun.  Please don't forget to check out the links below and see what the other participants come up with!  As always, don't hesitate to leave feedback or ask questions!
 Now on to the nails....
Today's theme is Dots.

I had an image in my head of how this would turn out and while it isn't exactly as I had planned, I was satisfied with it nonetheless.  I hoped the two tone dots would "swirl" a bit more (sort of like the middle on the yellow/green finger) but it didn't exactly turn out that way.
I started with a base of Milani White on the Spot, then moved on to the colors.  On my work space, I dropped a drop of Zoya America and Sinful Colors Big Daddy next to each other (touching) and started with one shade, then the other, then dipped my dotting tool in the middle where the two colors met for the middle dots.  on my middle finger is Julep Catrina and China Glaze Starboard, ring finger is Nails Inc Baker Street and OPI Roadhouse Blues.  On my pinkie I had intended to just use a "violet" shade but Zoya Pinta ended up looking almost black so I went back over with dots of L'Oreal Paparazzi Pleaser a bit offset of the others then topped it all off with a coat of Seche.

Silver on Silver

I must say I was not thrilled with this theme.  I like silver...just not necessarily as the predominant color on my nails!  I'm not sure what I think of this one... Base is Essie Loophole with Milani Silver sponged on the tips.

Hi-Tech

Hi all, today I have for you one of the polishes I picked up during my searches this week.  I was actually able to find all of the Milani 3D Holo this weekend so look for more to come!  I picked Hi-Tech to try out first because it is a shade that is a bit out of my comfort zone....ok, a LOT out of my comfort zone!  For the most part, the pics I post here are of mani's that I actually wear, so this was a stretch for me.  This is 3 coats topped with a coat of Seche.  The little flowers are from a glitter set that I found at a craft store.  It really is more holo in person but very hard to capture here.  What do you think?  Is this a shade you would wear?

Milani 3D Holographic in Hi-Tech

Red and Black

I hate thinking of titles for my posts. I usually just use the name of the polish, but when there is more than one I am stumped.  Anyway, this one is going to be short and sweet.  I used two coats of Rimmel Black Satin and then took a blob of Milani Jewel FX Red and put the individual pieces of glitter in a "frame" around each nail.  Amazingly, it really didn't take that long to do, topped it off with a coat of Seche and good to go! :)