Showing posts with label nail art contest. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nail art contest. Show all posts

First Entries!!!

I received the first entries for each category of my DLN Happy OctoBlogoBirthdayWeeniVersary Nail Art Contest. I am so excited! I love seeing other people's nail art creations!!!

The first entry in the Halloween (Amateur) division:

This entry is from Melissa and here's what she used:

Tools:
  • double ended dotting tool
  • #000 brush

Polishes:
  • CND Stickey base coat
  • Zoya Yasmeen (purple)
  • Pure Ice Wild Thing (neon green)
  • Sally Girl Banana scented (yellow horn)
  • Sally Girl You Glow Girl (glow in the dark on top of the monster)
  • OPI Alpine Snow (white)
  • China Glaze Liquid Leather (black)
  • Wet N Wild Sunny Side Up (orange)
  • All coated with NYC Grand Central Station. Everything was free-handed.

The first entry in the October/Awareness (Amateur) division:


This entry is also from Melissa and here's what she used:
Tools:
  • double ended dotting tool
  • #000 brush

Polishes:
  • CND Stickey base coat
  • Wet n Wild Megalast Sugar Coat (light pink)
  • Wet n Wild Megalast Sugar Coat (hot pink)
  • OPI Alpine Snow (white)
  • OPI Planks a Lot (purple dots)
  • Sally Hansen Mint Sorbet (mint behind cupcake)
  • Love and Beauty Shimmering Teal (Forever 21 brand for the teal dots)
  • All coated with NYC Grand Central Station. Everything was free-handed.
Interested in entering? Check the original post here. Good luck to all! If you are trying to decide on an Awareness theme, here is the list for October Awareness from Wikipedia.

Much Love, The Dragon Lady


DLN Happy OctoBlogoBirthdayWeeniVersary Nail Art Contest and Giveaway


I know I just finished a giveaway just a few days ago but as many of you know October 3rd was Dragon Lady Nails' 1 year Blogoversary. It also happens that 9th was my birthday and the 11th was my middlest daughter's 10th birthday. October also holds my most favorite holiday as well, Halloween. So how's about this....starting today and going until Halloween, the DragonLadyNails Happy OctoBlogoBirthdayWeeniVersary Nail Art Contest and giveaway. Yes, nail art contest and giveaway. I thought it'd be fun to try something new with a nail art contest.

Here's how it will work...

Giveaway:
Enter with the Rafflecopter widget below like usual. Please follow instructions and read the disclaimer at the bottom of the widget.

Nail Art Contest #1: HALLOWEEN
Email to: dragonladynails.com the following...

  1. Your name:
  2. Your GFC Followers name:
  3. Your Address:
  4. Professional or Amateur? - Professional would be nail bloggers and manicurists, basically people with some serious practice time under their belt. Amateurs would be those who just dabble occasionally or who are just starting out in their nail art adventures.
  5. If you are a blogger please include your blog home page URL.
  6. Tools, polishes, paints, stamps, etc that you used in creating your entry
  7. The best pictures you can take of your Halloween Themed Manicure/Nail Art


The prizes for this category are one set of Phantom Frights Spooky Nail Colors - Glitter Set, one LA Girls Dotting Set that contains 3 mini polishes and a double-ended dotting tool.



Nail Art Contest #2: October Awareness Mani or Misc. October Theme
Email to: dragonladynails.com the following...


The prizes for this category are one set of Phantom Frights Spooky Nail Colors - Creme Set, one bottle of Revlon Stunning (multi-sized silver holographic glitter), and over 200+ round and bow shaped rhinestones.




  1. Your name:
  2. Your GFC Followers name:
  3. Your Address:
  4. Professional or Amateur? - Professional would be nail bloggers and manicurists, basically people with some serious practice time under their belt. Amateurs would be those who just dabble occasionally or who are just starting out in their nail art adventures.
  5. If you are a blogger please include your blog home page URL.
  6. Tools, polishes, paints, stamps, etc that you used in creating your entry
  7. The best pictures you can take of your  October/Awareness Themed Manicure/Nail Art
  8. If you choose to do an October Awareness mani, please include which one you are honoring(ex. Breast Cancer, Domestic Violence, etc), it's up to you if you want to include a why.
  9. If you are doing just a miscellaneous October Themed mani please give us a title and describe your entry


The Nail Art Contest Rules:

  1. I will accept entries up to midnight (my time) on October 31st. Not sure of what my time is? Check the little clock on the far right between "Contact" and "Followers".
  2. No more than one entry per category - yes, this mean you can submit one Halloween mani and one October/Awareness Mani
  3. Nail art/Manicure must be done on an actual hand (can be yours or someone else's hand) - sorry no just painting a set of fake nails and taking a picture.
  4. You can use stamps, paints, polish, tools, decals, etc - just remember to list what you used.
  5. The entry MUST be your own manicure/nail art - no stealing someone else's!
  6. Be original! - Please feel free to use a mani from your own blog post or one that you have taken pictures of before.
  7. Please stick to your skill range - the point is so everyone has a chance!
  8. I will post entries with associated info (no email addresses and real names) but the description/title, category, etc.
  9. The winners will be picked by myself and my oldest two daughters and will be announced by Nov. 3rd.
Onto the Rafflecopter widget!
There another chance to win for all nail art contestants at the end of the contest. More later!!! Good luck to all and we can't wait to see the awesome manicures you all come up with!!! Much Love, The Dragon Lady