Who's ready for another nail art contest?!I loved loved loved how many of you participated in my last nail art contest. I saw so many amazingly creative manicures and was pleased to see people excited about submitting.
This time, the prize is sponsored by The New Black. In a nod to their color-coordinated ombre sets, I've decided to make the theme "COOL COLORS" or "WARM COLORS."
This means that your manicure must be made using only warm colors or only cool colors. Choose one and rock that color palette!
THE RULES:
- Only one entry per person, please!
- You must choose either warm colors (red, orange, yellow, pink) or cool colors (green, blue, purple, teal). Black and white are freebies. You do not have to use all of the colors in the color temperature you choose.
- You must do these designs on your own nails (no nail wheels, please).
- Your design must be new.
- Stamping, decals, wraps, and stickers are not allowed.
- Acrylic paint is not allowed.
- You must submit your designs through the Inlinkz tool at the end of this post between now and September 19th, 2012.
- This contest is open to residents of the United States. The prize will be shipped out directly from The New Black.
THE JUDGING:
Submissions will be judged on creativity, originality, and execution. Submissions will be judged by a panel of non-participating bloggers and myself. The panel will be chosen by me. All decisions are final, and will be made at the discretion of the judging panel.
HOW TO SUBMIT:
- Get inspired, and then do your nails!
- Take photos of your nails, and then post them on your blog or on a free online photo host like Picasa, Photobucket, or Flickr. If you have a blog, this is a great opportunity to get some exposure! Links back to this contest are appreciated but not required.
- Click the button at the end of this post to add your entry. Fill out the required fields, including the URL where the judges can find your entry, and submit it.
THE PRIZE:
There will be one winner. The winner of this contest, as decided by the panel, will get to pick three of the four ombre sets shown below!
GOOD LUCK!
What about brown?
ReplyDeleteIt depends on what shade of brown I guess! As long as you are making an effort to stay within the color temperature, you should be fine. :)
DeleteI always thought Brown was a warm color, no? I'm thinking chocolate colored, so on the darker , sweeter side.
DeleteI had a question about decals...do you mean just the regular manufactured decals you can buy are not allowed? What if I make my own out of nail polish?
DeleteThat's fine! I just meant the manufactured ones like water decals or BigRuby nail tattoos!
DeleteUS only? :(
ReplyDeleteYes, it's a shipping restriction set by the sponsor. Maybe you could find a US resident that could accept the prize for you and pass it on?
DeletePuerto Rico should be fine right? We have the same postage system but some people don't know it's easy to ship here...
ReplyDeleteGreat question! I have asked the contest sponsor and will get back to you as soon as I know more.
DeleteThis sounds amazing! Although I am in Canada - if I were to win (ha!) - would it be okay to enter if I had a place to send it within the US??
DeleteDelainie, yes that is fine.
DeleteKat Hooked On Polish, Puerto Rico is fine! :)
DeleteOh my gosh I am so excited. Can't wait to come up with a design! Could we submit of each or just one in total??
ReplyDeleteJust one total, please!
DeleteHaha never mind I just re-read the rules. One entry.
DeleteThank you for doing this giveaway! *brainstorming*
ReplyDeleteI have a question! :)
ReplyDeleteI am currently doing the 31 DC, is it okay if I use one of my posts as an entry or not?? Thanks! x
Yes, that's fine! I just don't want someone grabbing something from their archives and throwing it in the contest.
DeleteOh okay, thank you :)
DeleteDoes it have to be a residential US address?
ReplyDeleteNope!
DeleteI so want to enter but no acrylic paint! Gosh! I will probably still try and enter but my nail polish art stinks! I am brainstorming though!
ReplyDeleteSorry ^^ but I like the "no acrylics" rule, it stuck out immediately to me. It gives a more fair advantage to those of us who have no artistic background or skills, or maybe who simply do not own acrylics or wish to use them. Thanks for another contest! I haven't entered any...yet...but I sure do enjoy watching & sometimes even learning!! I feel like free hand nail art is dying out with all the stamping & such, that's a sad thing, but this is a great way to keep it alive & well!!!
ReplyDeleteCan we use metallic colors? Like silver for cool and bronze for warm?
ReplyDeletethis is so funny because I'm planning on doing a warm manicure on one hand, cool on the other hand manicure next week, and I planned on doing that before I saw this :)
ReplyDeleteAre tape and dotting tools allowed? And thanks for thus awesome contest/giveaway :)
ReplyDeleteYes!
Deletehmmm what should I do? Can't wait!
ReplyDeletethis should be international
ReplyDeleteare gradients allowed?
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely!
DeleteI had a question about decals...do you mean just the regular manufactured decals you can buy are not allowed? What if I make my own out of nail polish?
ReplyDeleteThe rule says Black and white are freebies- so are white and black colors allowed? So can i used like pink black and white in my design?
ReplyDeleteI am not a blogger but a fan of nail art. I can post from my google+ or Picasa account right?
Thansk for the clarification in advance :)
Yes, you can use black and white, and yep, posting from Google+ and Picasa are both fine! :)
DeleteTotally not a nail art person but I just entered with some tapes and colors =]
ReplyDeleteI wish I could enter! You should make your next competition international... sometimes living in New Zealand sucks!
ReplyDeletecan I use black white and a copper orange color?
ReplyDeleteSure!
Deletecause I just painted my nails that way so I could just take a picture of them
ReplyDeleteWOW number 39 is best :) xx
ReplyDeletei filmed my nail art entry for this contest, i dont have a blog just a youtube and facebook page. Can i give you the link to my youtube tutorial to enter into the contest? If not would a link to my facebook be ok? let me know! thanks!
ReplyDeleteA link to the YouTube video would be fine, if the widget will let you enter that!
DeleteLoving that Striped mani by Leslie #22! Also, love that paisley!
ReplyDeleteI love 27
ReplyDeleteWhat time does this contest end on the 19th?
ReplyDeleteThe amount of time left should be djsplayed by the "Add your link" button.
DeleteWhat a fun contest idea! When will the winner be announced?
ReplyDeleteThank for such a great idea and for responding :) love all your work!!!
ReplyDeletewhat time is the winner going to be announced?
ReplyDeleteGreat question, I have no idea! These entries have to be judged by a panel of judges who all have different schedules and commitments. We will, of course, do our best to judge the entries quickly, but I do ask for a bit of wiggle room from you guys. Thanks! :)
Deleteok! I will wait.where will it be announced?
ReplyDeleteIt will be announced in a new post on my blog.
Deleteok! I will be checking it!
ReplyDeleteGood day! I could have sworn I've been to this website before but after browsing through some of the post I realized it's new
ReplyDeleteto me. Anyways, I'm definitely glad I found it and I'll be bookmarking and checking back often!
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The rules and judgement submitted by this post are very helpful for us and this should be international.
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