Day four has arrived!!  Because I added so much on day three I was a little stumped on day four.  There wasn't really anywhere to go and adding more seemed like it would probably make a hot mess.  The rule is no removing so rather than trying to go back to basics I just covered the gold with black and then added a white stripe near the edge for contrast.  I left the gold dots and decided to call it a day so I'd have something to work with on day five!  I'm pretty proud of myself for going four days just adding and not subtracting because it's really harder than it sounds!  I think next time I attempt it I might do more planning ahead instead of just feeling it out everyday!  I hope you're all enjoying the evolution!  Check out my RED-mate's designs for the day as well!! Thanks for following!!

Day three is here!!  It wasn't hard to decide on something to add to yesterday's mani since it was so simple.  I started with the little black swirls in the gold and then decided to add a dot on the top.  After that I thought I might tie the gold in a bit more so I did some gold dots on the other side of the red as well.  In retrospect, I probably should have just added the dots or JUST added the swirls because there isn't much room to add onto this mani which was a lesson I learned the next day!!  But I'll let you decide if I handled it well when tomorrow rolls around!!  I hope you're enjoying following along with the series and don't forget to check out what my fellow challengers have come up with for today!! 

Day two of red week is here and I really think this was my favorite day of the challenge for me.  I know I shouldn't say that since it kind of ruins the rest of the week...lol...but I promise there are still cool things coming.  I just really liked this simple contrast.  I didn't know what to really do with the dots from yesterday and didn't want to add a ton more so I went ahead and turned them into a solid gold panel on my nail.  Then to add some pop between the gold and the red I added a thin outline of black with a Models Own nail art pen. It crossed my mind to stamp over one side of this or the other but I just couldn't stop admiring how clean it looked so I decided to edit myself and leave it as is.  If you're just starting to read along with the challenge, don't forget to check back at Day One to see what I started with.  Tomorrow things start to get a little bit crazy!! So stay tuned!!

And don't forget to check out what my fellow Red-skateers are doing for the challenge!!

...and we're about to see just how true that is!!  It's theme week over at The Crumpet and the theme is red.  Debbie has graciously allowed me to join her in red week and that means you're in for a week of red nail art.  I NEVER ever use red, even though I have tons of them so this is going to be a little outside my box!  But hopefully you'll enjoy the series anyway. :)  To further challenge myself over the next five days I've added a little bit of an extra rule to my red week: adding only and no removing.  That means that what you see today is the base for what will happen over the next five days.  I won't be removing anything from my nails I'l only be adding to the design.  It seems like an easy plan and it is for the first three or so days but when you get to day four and five it starts to get a bit tricksy!  I've started here with a GORGEOUS red, Orly Grave Mistake.  I added a few gold dots in random patterns with Orly Luxe.  Stay tuned tomorrow to see what I add to this artwork!!   Don't forget to check out the other ladies participating in Red Week!!