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#31DC2013 by Chalkboard Nails

Over the years, I have been inspired by, but never participated in, a 31/30 Day Challenge. This is where someone has created an editorial calendar for you to follow and it's been fun to watch different bloggers take their own spin on the challenge, whether it's creatively or through their inspirations or heck, it's just pretty.

In 2011, Chalkboard Nails and other nail enthusiasts participating in a 31 Day Challenge and she had so much fun that she repeated the challenge in 2012. (See her 2011 and 2012 round up posts.) Well, when you're successful at something, you keep it going, am I right?

Starting tomorrow is the #31DC2013 by Chalkboard Nails. You can read all the details on her blog but the gist is follow the image prompt, post on your own social media, blog, whatever, and ENJOY! No real rules, you can post more than one per day, just have fun with it.


She has coined #31DC2013 so that you can search for all contributions - since Instagram, Facebook and Twitter all support hashtag searching, be sure to include it with your manicure.

I love the idea of trying this for my first nail challenge. Chalkboard Nails is super inspiring, both in her blogging and her blogging etiquette. (Yes, I did love her Twitter image so much that I was working on redoing my own Twitter icon but I haven't nearly gotten the time to finish it.)

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PolishGalore is on Lacquer: The Best Medicine!

While I'm recovering from some minor surgery, I invite you to check out Lacquer: The Best Medicine where I am guest posting today!


And yes, that's a "vintage" bottle of Enchanted Polish - so get your butt over there and read all about it!
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Another rainy and steamy Sunday here - fun times!  Please feel free to check out today's blogs of note.


First is Public Service Beauty.  This is another makeup blog and one that features a lot of my favorite brand - Urban Decay.  :)


Next is Pucks and Polish.  She has short nails and features a variety of brands and also has some nail art featured.


Last today is R3Daily.  Maria is the owner of the nail polish brand Cult Nails, so be sure to check out her blog for new colors, product information and more!
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Happy Mother's Day!  My 4 year old told me he's running away because it's not Boy's Day, but otherwise it's been a quiet day.  Here are 3 blogs of note as I try to get back into the 2-a-day groove of posting again.


First is Prim and Polished.  She has short to medium nails and provides a good variety of colors and brands.


Next is Product Pixie.  She actually is a mix of makeup and nail polish - more so on makeup.  A good read though!


Finally today is Productrater.  This is another mainly makeup blog but she has some nail polish in the mix too.  


I hope you have a great day!
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It's May Day!  My Mom used to explain to me that the first day of May, you'd give flowers to people anonymously (leave them on the doorstep and run off after ringing the doorbell) or let them know you were sending them flowers... it was to finish the kid's song "April Showers bring May Flowers."  Anyway, I might go pick up something pretty for my dining room table but first, here are some blogs of note!


First today is Polishology.  A recovering nail biter, Jenny has short nails and has a variety of polish brands and colors.


Next is Polish Pig.  She has medium to long nails and is able to feature brands that I can't get here in the States.


Finally today is Pretty Perfect Beauty.  She has short nails and also has a variety of polish brands and colors.  Random tidbit: She knits!  (I've been trying to knit for years.)


Enjoy the new reads!
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Happy Easter to those who celebrate!  My 4 year old will probably hunt for some plastic eggs later... it's been in the 90s+ degrees with lots of humidity... not my favorite type of weather, as you can quite imagine.  So I might allow my parents to have their grandparent moment and let them do the hunting, haha.


First today is Polished And Frosted.  Chele is a dear friend of mine from my line of work and I'm really fond of her ^_^.  She has short to medium nails and I'd really love if you visited her blog.  


Next is Polishing The Nails!  She writes in both her native tongue (Danish) as well as English on her posts, which is super helpful.  Also, something I love about her site is she posts her swatches with 1 coat on her pointer, 2 coats on her middle finger, 3 coats on her ring finger and 4 coats on her pinkie - really helps when it comes to judging opacity for polish.  She has short to medium nails.


Last today is PolishMeHappy!!!!  She also has short to medium nails and posts swatches as well as some nail art.


Have a great Sunday!
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Sorry the lack of posts.  Some awesome stuff happened at work (news here), then I got sick (not fun) and well, it's just been blah here with my arm (inflamed rotator cuff).  So please enjoy these blogs of note while I prepare for another long week with my son's follow up appointment for his surgery 2 weeks ago and another IV infusion for myself!  Fun times!


First today is Polish or Perish.  This is one of my favorite blogs because it's a group of bloggers who all have a lot of education under their belts but also a lot of polish!  I was also super excited when MeganChair joined them - if you've been into blogs in the past year, you may remember MeganChair's Picture Perfect Manicure.


Next is Polish Up.  She has short nails and also features some nail art/stickers.


Last today is Polish Wasteland.  These two ladies have medium nails and also feature some makeup as well.


Well enjoy the rest of your Sunday, or if it's already Monday where you live, happy Monday!
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Sorry for the late posting - it's been a crazy day.


First tonight is Polish Fiend.  She has short nails and features some nail art as well.


Next is Polish Insomniac.  She has short to medium nails and has been doing several blue swatches for Autism Awareness.


Finally today is Polish on Digital Paper.  She has short nails and features loads of nail art.
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It's that time again!


First today is Painted Lady Fingers.  She has long nails and features a lot of very lovely and easy recreateable nail art.  Definitely one of my favorites for nail art!


Next is Perry Pie's Nail Polish Adventures.  She has short/medium nails and features a good variety of polishes and colors.  I also like all the little extra photos she throws in :)


Finally today is Phresh Mentality.  I love her spunk and her nails!  She has medium/long nails and has a good variety of nail art as well. 
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Oh it's Sunday again.  Seriously the weeks are flying by for me.  As a note, the blogs that I post are ones that I follow... I'm always looking for more blogs to follow so yes, you can email me your blog - I'm currently going through all the ones I follow and then I'll be making a "second round" haha, so to speak.


First today is Nikki's Nails.  Medium length nails, loads of polish, some frankens and some nail art?  Winner!


Next is Nixxy's Nails.  Not only does she have great commentary with her medium length nails but one word is why you should visit her blog - mwciltrmnd.  Go.


Last today is Oooh, Shinies!  Another medium length nails, more nail art!  These are three awesome blogs this week - please do go check them out!
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It's Sunday Funday again :)  Here are some blogs to check out.


First today is Natalie's Nails.  Natalie shares a lot of information on other blog giveaways, which is helpful in finding new blogs as well.  She has short nails and features a good amount of nail art as well as reviews.


Next is Never Ending Obsession.  Lisa has short nails as well and posts a variety of nail polish colors and brands.


Last today is Never Unpolished.  Zara has short nails too and posts a good amount of frankens as well as reviews.  


Yay blogs!
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Happy Sunday!  As I'm recovering from an awesome birthday party, here's a few blogs for you to check out.


First is Nail Juice.  I started reading this blog before I was blogging, and have always loved reading it.  She tends to keep her nails short but they always look so good!


Next is Nail Junkie.  Sadly, she hasn't updated in awhile, but I always loved her pictures so I haven't brought myself to unsubscribe just yet.  She normally keeps her nails short as well and features some nail art.


Last is Hocake Nails.  She has medium nails and features some nail art.  Now she just needs to update more!  :)
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Oops!  I kind of forgot about this today!  Here are 3 more blogs now that it's Sunday afternoon (sorry!)


First is My Simply Little Pleasures.  I was following her before I had a blog and she has been dubbed the Queen of Water Marbles and with very good reason.  Not only does she have amazing ones, but she also does tutorials (video) so you can recreate the looks.  I even have this water marble bookmarked because I love it so much.  She does have long nails which provides for a bit more design area than nubbins, but all her designs are recreate-able.


Next is Nail Art Tuesday.  Unfortunately, she's been a little busy because she's also an author (like a real book! heh).  She posts only on Tuesdays, and only nail art and it's always a step by step process so again, you can recreate it yourself!  She also has long nails.


Last today is Nail Bean.  I guess I should have called this Nail Art Sunday because this is another nail art blog, but she doesn't have tutorials or step by step and she hasn't posted much in 2011.  She has short to medium nails.


Enjoy the rest of your day!  I'm making wheat angel hair spaghetti and meatballs for the family with some Texas Toast and a fresh salad of baby spinach and spring mix.  Yum!
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So after realizing that a lot of my blogging buddies had abandoned their blogs for one reason or another, I decided to go through and ax them from my Google Reader.  I feel bad, but at the same time, when someone hasn't updated since August 2009, they just aren't relevant anymore...  They may have good archived posts but as for new collections, colors, finishes - they are way in the back field for me.


That being said, here are 3 more today.


Manicure Mommas has short nails but a lot of good postings.  She also has a spreadsheet where she's listed all her polishes and the posts to each one which I find to be incredibly helpful.  I don't know if she got the idea from me or if we're both geniuses (totally possible) but either way, it makes for some great nail research!


Milan and Vanaily are sisters blogging under one roof ( I think?).  They have some very nice long nails and are pretty awesome, if you ask me.  I love reading their blog for the both the pictures and the commentary.


Last today is My little world of polish by Lily Nail.  She has short nails but does post a good selection.  I do wish her pictures were a little more macro instead of at arm's length but at least you can see the polish clearly.
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Happy Sunday!


Lacquer Laine has some of the best blogging pictures and nails around.  She has long nails and features quite a bit of nail art.


Lacquerized also has one of the best blogs out there.  She's very up to date on collections but has been on a bit of a personal break.  She has some great tutorials in her archives, so please do check her out.


Lets Go Sparkling is another blogger who kind of fell off the face of the planet (so sad to see that) but has some good archived posts.  She has long nails, loves glitter and features some frankens too!
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Happy Sunday!  My sweet child just turned 4 this week so it's been a lot of fun around here!  Here are more blogs of note!


Krex: Unfortunately, Krex hasn't posted in well over 4 months, but she has some great pictures to sort through - colors and brands.  She does have long nails.


Kris Primps!: Sadly, another blogger who stopped writing, however it was 6 months ago.  Like Krex, she has some great posts to go looking through, but she has short nails.


Lacquer Lady: She posts much more frequently (yay!) with loads of nail art.  She has short to medium nails. 
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It's Super Bowl Sunday here in the USA, and I'm stoked to watch the game.  While I start pre-gaming, here's some blogs of note for you to nosh on.


Jellynat: Medium to Long nails - slightly sporadic posting (had a down computer and was missing her photo editing software) but still a good place for searching older posts.


Just Nice Things:  Definitely long nail blog here - which I think is super cool!  I wish I had long nails sometimes!  You'll also find guest blogging reviews, some makeup, and some great blogger interviews here.  I do believe this blog is updated daily, so be sure to put her in your RSS/GFC feed!


Keerthamina: This is another blogger who hasn't updated in a while but does have some great older posts to check out - reviews and some art.  I really do like researching other colors on other blogs - especially some of the "core" colors from companies.  ^_^


Enjoy!
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Happy Sunday!  I'm having to spend the day cleaning (rawr), but please enjoy these blogs that I follow!

First is Ginger Kitty Designs.  Tracy makes jewelry using nail polish suspended in - well, I guess that's her trade secret, because I don't know what it's made from but it's BEAUTIFUL.  I own 4 sets of earrings and get compliments all the time on them.  Seriously, check out her blog.

Next is Iceomatic's Nails.  Liz has been on a break ever since getting a new job, but check out her blog for loads of detailed and really awesome looking nail art on her medium length nails!

Finally today is Imperfectly Painted.  Steph has medium to long length nails and she features a LOT of different brands, colors and finishes.  This is kind of a great melting pot blog because it has so much and it's all really awesome.

Enjoy!
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Happy Sunday!


This blog has some explicit language, but let me tell you, it's hilarious and you might learn a thing or two!  It's not makeup or beauty, but instead some awesome recipes.  The writer is a long time Internet friend of mine, so here's a shout out!


GetchaNailsDid is a great blog to see nail art and swatches.  For some crazy awesome reason, I've had over 1000 referrals from her website, and I just hope to one day pay it forward.  She has very nicely manicured medium to long nails that are squared.


Finally today is GildedNails from Down Under (Australia).  She also has medium to long nails that are slightly squared, partially almond.  I love that she has access to polishes that I haven't seen a lot of in the States like Models Own but also swatches MAC, OPI, China Glaze, Zoya and more.  Good stuff!
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Happy Sunday!


Enamored Enamel hasn't posted since last year (har har) but one thing I love about this blog is the large pictures.  I'm not a fan of clicking (and clicking and clicking).  She does post a lot of batch swatches and doesn't really comment on formula or wear, but if you're looking for a quick picture, this is a good place to look.


Eternal Enamel also hasn't posted since last year (sad face now) but had some pretty amazing nail art.  I hope she reactivates her blog because I really enjoyed reading this blog.


Finally is my friend and inspiration, FrmHeadToToe.  If you like makeup, jewelry, or fashion, THIS is a great place to look.  Jen is absolutely beautiful and amazing and her tutorials are out of this world.  If I ever get married, I've already told Jen that I'm flying her to me to be my makeup artist (and hair, and I wouldn't mind if she picked my dress out too).  I love this girl.
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