HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014!!

Sarah, Jess and Mags would like to wish you all a Happy New Year!

May 2014 be filled with polishes, glitter and joy!

We are looking forward to see you post on NPQueens in the new year all your lovely manis to come, and we would like to thank you, from the bottom of our hearts for your support, your friendship and for making NPQueens what it is today.

You don't realize how much each and everyone of you mean to us!

Happy New Polish Year everyone!!

NPQ Interview - Fabiana N.

Also winner of our last NPQ Quick Quiz, +Fabiana N is sharing with us today her stash and her love of nail art in our NPQ Interview!

- How many polishes do you own?
I refuse to do an exact count because it will really depress me but I know it is over 400.

- What is your favorite color to wear on your nails?
Glittery/holo nude tones are my favorites. Blingy and wearable. :)

- How long have you been doing nail art?
What I would now call nail art It has been about 7 months.

- What is your favorite nail art technique and why?
Ooh, stamping hands down! It is so versatile. You can do simple stamping over a creme base, go all out with a complex design with multiple stamps and colors. The possibilities are endless. The other reason is that I have trouble with creating precise little lines so stamping allows me to have delicate little images in my designs. :)

- Which is your favorite brand of polish and why?
Hrmmm this a tough one... I don't have favorite brands as much as I have favorite collections. The China Glaze Romantique collection and the Color Club Halo Hues are outstanding as far as. I am concerned. Stamping with anything from the Romantique collection is amazing. :) and the Halo Hues... Holos!! :)

- Who is your favorite nail artist on Youtube? (if you have any)
Ah, Robin Moses... She is absolutely amazing. I know I can turn to one of her designs for inspiration when I hit a creative wall. :)

- Why do you like belonging to NPQ ?
Let's see... The wonderful nail art? Supportive members? The constant inspiration? Funny ladies and gents? Fabulous mods who are always thinking of ways to keep us engaged? Fun/frustrating/educational challenges? The active participation of members and mods? Pick one, pick all, they are all reasons why I like, nay.. Love being a member of NPQ. :D

Final thoughts, I hope everyone has a wonderful 2014. You are all rock stars and I am honored to have a chance to get to know a little about each of you through your nail art and posts. :)



If, like Fabiana, you'd like to be showcased on our blog, be on the look out for our random Quick Quiz on our community! See you there!

NPQ Showcase - Keely Gallagher

Our talented +Keely Gallagher is once again showcased on our blog as she won yesterday NPQ Quick Quiz. And today she is sharing with us her New Year's Eve manicure from last year, quite appropriate if you ask me :)

 

If, like Keely, you'd like to be showcased on our blog, be on the look out for our random Quick Quiz on our community! See you there!

NPQ Challenge - Sparkle 2014

NPQ Weekly Challenge: Sparkle 2014

Hope all you lovely Queens and Kings had a fabulous Christmas!  Now we need to get ready to see in the New Year :)

And there's only one thing for serious partying and that's some serious glitter. So start sparkling to dazzle us and all of your friends.

Go subtle or go all out!  It's your choice - but it's gotta sparkle!!

Please post your pics in the "Weekly Challenge" category and don't forget your clean up.

Happy Bling Year!

NPQ Challenge - 3D Christmas - Showcase

Christmas is now over, the 3 Nail Polish Queens owners hoped you all had a great Christmas!

Here are some of our 3D Christmas manis from last week's NPQ challenge.

+Keely Gallagher did Christmas lights made of studs and thread 

+Sophie Tate did Christmas Lights too with different shaped studs
(More on her blog: www.nailingtons.com)

+Margriet Sijperda did Christmas nails with subtle 3D and a nail piercing.

+Dante Bianchino did a cute penguin with a 3D bow and snowflake.

+Elie Corzo did subtle 3D snowflakes.

+Sarah Short 3D was a tad less subtle with her little snowmen!

Same for +Magali Neuville-Bisceglia and her not so sublte 3D Christmas mani.

NPQ & Mont Bleu Huge Christmas Giveaway Winners!

NPQ & +Mont Bleu GIVEAWAY WINNERS:

The giveaway has ended and we have our lucky winners!

Before announcing them  we would like to thank +Mont Bleu for their generosity towards NPQ and our members. 

The 5 winners of a 30€ gift card to spend on http://www.design-glassware.com/ are:

- +Ruth Phelps 

- +Lis Padro 

- +Kelly S. 

- +Lindsay Fitzpatrick 

- +Brittane Bee 

The 5 winners of a 20€ gift card to spend on http://www.design-glassware.com/ are:

- +Lillibit NAW 

- +Karen Sulkowski 

- +Margriet Sijperda 

- +Misty Shropshire 

- +Katharine Brown 

Congratulations ladies! Mont Bleu will send you an email with the gift card code. Make sure you post your haul on NPQ, we all wanna see what you'll get! 

NPQ Challenge - 3D Christmas

NPQ Weekly Challenge: 3D Christmas

The stream is gonna be full of beautiful Christmas mani's this week so that design isn't really a challenge. If you want to try something a bit different, play with your nail art accessories and go for Christmas in 3D.

- You can use regular nail accessories: rhinestones, studs, beads, bows.

- Or recycle some real Christmas decorations that didn't make it to the tree: tinsel, baubles, ribbons.

- How about piercing your nail and adding some jewellery. But remember if you don't like it, you're gonna be filing that nail down :(

The 3D can be very subtle and wearable like +Sophie Tate  adorable Santa hats, or totally over the top to make us laugh like the post shared by +Carrie Blatchford. Whatever you do, have a bit of fun with it and don't take it too seriously :)

Please post your pics in the "Weekly Challenge" category and don't forget your clean up.

Merry Christmas! Ho Ho Ho!

NPQ Challenge - Christmas Songs - Showcase

Singing was in order last week on NPQ. And many beautiful Christmas songs were turned into nail art. Here are a few of them along with +Sarah Short funny singing spree:

+Katolin O sets the tune with music on her nails...literally :)

+Magali Neuville-Bisceglia White Christmas nails

"I'll be dreaming of this great mani

Just like the ones you used to do

May your mojo stay with you from tonight

And may all your future mani's turn out right xx" -Sarah

+Keely Gallagher Fairytale of New York nails

"This is handsome

Just so pretty

Nail Polish Queen of New York City

I am struggling

to pick my chin up off the floor

The boys of the NYPD choir

Were singing 'Keely! Yay!'

And this mani really

Took my breath away xx" -Sarah

+Zoë March Deck the Halls nails

"Deck the halls with boughs of holly, 

Fa la la la la, la la la la.

Zoe made a gorgeous mani,

Fa la la la la, la la la la" -Sarah

+Jessica Guilbe Winter Wonderland nails

"Jessica, are you listening, 

This is great, nails are glistening

A beautiful sight,

We're happy tonight.

Walking in a mani wonderland." -Sarah

+Nail Artsy Rudolph the red nose Reindeer nails

"All of the Nail Queens loved him

As they shouted "Great Maneee"

Rudolph the red nose reindeer

Where's his ears? +Nail Artsy!" -Sarah

+Candace Allen Oh Tannenbaum nails

"O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree

How happy that mani makes me" -Sarah

+StyledLady4ever . Let is Snow nails

"Oh the weather outside is frightful

But this mani is truly delightful

It has made my heart glow

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" -Sarah

And there wouldn't be Christmas songs without the funny & parody ones:

+Victoria Eaves Batman smells nails

+Elie Corzo Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer Nails.

NPQ Throwback Tuesday Dec 17 - Showcase

Here a some of the Throwback Tuesday manis of december 17th on our community.

Talent, talent everywhere!!

 +Jessica Garcia showcased her vintage roses from June 2013 

+Karen Sulkowski showcased her blue French-tip water marble from April 2013 (for Autism awareness month) 

+Trenine Elias showcased her cloud mani from May 2013.

+Lori T showcased her dotted and glitter mani.

+Zoë March showcased her China mani from Sept 2013. 

+Sarah Short showcased her bright tiger mani from Feb 2013.

  +Debi Vaught-Thelin shwocased a Christmas mani from Dec 2011.

+Fia Kilbourn showcased her 2 year old grey and red mani

NPQ Members in the China Glaze Holidays Contest

Helly everyone, 

I keep repeating myself but we have some great talent on NPQ and some of our talented members decided to go for the China Glaze Holidays Contest. Let's show them our support by voting for them! 

+Fabiana N entry:

To vote for her click here

+Elie Corzo entry:

To vote for her click here

Our beloved owner +Jessica Garcia entry:

To vote for her click here

+Valerie Wilson / +Nail Artsy entry: 

To vote for her click here

Please take few moments to help our fellow Queens wins a contest, they all deserve it!

NPQ & Mont Bleu Huge Christmas Giveaway

It's GIVEAWAY TIME!! Ho ho ho ...

+Mont Bleu is sponsoring us for a huge Christmas giveaway that will end on Saturday the 21st.
10 winners will be chosen randomly by Rafflecopter, 5 will win a 30€ gift card and 5 will win a 20€ gift card for +Mont Bleu website http://www.design-glassware.com/

To enter the giveaway you have to:
- Be a member of Nail Polish Queens Community on G+
- Leave a comment on this blog post by answer the following question: What nail art accessory is an essential in your stash? Make sure your email address is joined to the message.
You can also:
Follow Mont Bleu on Facebook and Twitter for extra chances to win.


Sarah, Jess and I would like to encourage you to follow +Mont Bleu on G+ and to like their page as they are being so generous with our community.
Good luck everyone!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

NPQ Challenge - Christmas Songs

NPQ Weekly Challenge: Christmas Songs

Tra la I wish it could be Christmas every day tra la la

Nothing gets me more into the Christmas spirit than hearing all the songs. So let's all start singing and ramp up the festive feeling :)

Some inspiration ideas:

- A pop/chart song (old or new)

- A Christmas carol

- Something from the Twelve Days of Christmas

Now, here's the real crunch. You gotta be singing tra la while you are painting tra la la and get Christmasey :D

Please post your pics in the "Weekly Challenge" category and don't forget your clean up to make your mani sing.

Santa Claus is coming to town Tra la la

NPQ Interview - Sandy Kiriaki

Triple time winner of our Quick Quiz, +Sandy Kiriaki is definitely a Queen. She is showcasing her stash today and answering some questions:




- How many polishes do you own?
I consider myself as a collector...my collection is about 246,those are in the picture,but it must be around 250 or 252 as I know I have more polishes in my apartment but right now I don't know where!!!

- What is your favorite color to wear on your nails?
I am a black type...I adore black and sometimes I enjoy purple...Though you haven't seen my nails black

- How long have you been doing nail art?
:it all started 12 years ago when my cousin was in the beauty school and she took me with her as a model...since then I had my nails done with gel or acrylic and beautiful designs from others...But since I moved in another country I stopped almost for a year doing nail art and the last 8 months I am trying to catch up the lost time...

- What is your favorite nail art technique and why?
I don't have a favorite technique...some of them are funny,some of them nerve breaking but they are all unique and I like them all

- Which is your favorite brand of polish and why?
That's a tough question...I love the toppers from Essence,I love the coverage of Catrice,I adore the liquid sand from P2 
and O.P.I.
I think that I love them all!!!

- Who is your favorite nail artist on Youtube? (if you have any)
 I like watching YouTube tutorials but I don't have a specific nail artist that I like...it's the design that fascinates me and I watch their videos

- Why do you like belonging to NPQ ? (i hope you do like it :))
Who told you that I like it???
I love it...all that interaction with people from all over the world is just great!!!
Where people don't judge you,they support you and even if your nail art is crappy they find a nice word to say to encourage you to continue further more than your limits...It doesn't matter if your mani is a WTF or a failure,always some funny comment will make your day...
I could write an essay for NPQ but it's better to stop now before I become too tiring!!! :)

NPQ Challenge - Candy Stripes - Showcase

Oh how hard was it to just chose 5-8 manicures, actually it wasn't hard it was impossible. So this is going to be a huge showcase because we just have too much talent lying around on NPQ. And even though 'only' a dozen of you got showcased it's only because the blog isn't supposed to be a copy past of the community of everyone would have been there :)

So let's see some of the lovely candy canes manicures we had last week for our NPQ Weekly Challenge:

+Katolin O opens the dance with her magnificent candy canes nails.

Next up it's +Lindsay Fitzpatrick with her beautiful gradient and her so realistic candy look/

+Fabiana N follows with her shiny foil candy canes and sparkling gold.

+Jessica Garcia free hand candy nails scream Christmas!

+Dante Bianchino pink and white water marble nails looked so tasty!

+Fia Kilbourn gorgeous candy stripes didn't go unnoticed. And such a gorgeous picture!

+Tara Howe candy nails are so well done! 

+Tenneil Turner make us drool with her candy shops and candy canes!

+Kelly S. original green and gold candy stripes were prefect!

Sparkles and candy canes.. what's not to love on +Angie Linn nails??

+Cynthia Lee Perez had it all on her nails! All gorgeous!

+Karen Sulkowski water marble candy canes... so tasty and perfect!

+MariJo Nails candy stripes with glitter of course... glitter is always a winner! 

+McKayle Hart textured pink candy stripes were just too cute!

and last but definitely not least +Margriet Sijperda and her amazing candy canes designs. 

Thank you all for your participation in our weekly challenges and for our amazing talent and ideas! See you next week for another showcase!