Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Introducing the Nail Polish Untried Challenge!!

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I would LOVE it if you were to do this challenge! Just copy the image and use it on your blog! I do ask, however, that you do not alter the image to remove the guidelines or the credit back to my blog. I worked very hard on making this challenge a reality. Thank you for the credit. ♥♥♥

Feel free to do this challenge at any time! I am no longer working on it, so whenever you want to start, please do! Go at your own pace and have fun! Get a group and do it together. Just have fun!



Hey all! If any of you are like me, you have WAY too many polishes that you've never used. They just sit on your shelf or in your drawer looking super pretty and untouched...I decided I needed a really good reason to use them, so I created this fun and simple challenge!

I've looked all over the interwebs to find a challenge like this, but I didn't find one quite the same, so I had to make one!!

I will begin this Untried Polish Challenge within the week, and I'd LOVE it if others wanted to try this challenge as well!

This challenge is especially for collectors who have many untrieds. The minimum is 19, but I plan on using many more than that! Of course, if you don't have 19, do it anyway and just get rid of the challenges you don't want to do! If you don't have one for every specific challenge, use a color that is the closest match.
Choose wisely, because you can't use the color again! The order doesn't matter, so use those colors however you need to.

You define what 'Untried' means. To me, it's any color I've never had on for a day, or used in anyway in a design. I'll try to even steer clear of the colors I've swatched on even one nail and then taken off a few minutes after(but no promises). Use your judgement on your own bottles, though! =)

I can't wait to see some of your polishes, and I can't wait to share many of mine! If you are interested in joining the challenge with me, let me know in the comments. I'd like to start on Sunday, then do one mani on every third day from there out. Please let me know if you'd like to join so I can be sure to tag you in each post! [Edit] Post your blog in the comments if you will be doing this with me! This way I know exactly who to tag.

Jonochi

PS - Did I just scrap the rest of my 31 Day challenge? Yes, yes I did. =)

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At April 16, 2013 at 10:44 PM , Blogger Masha said...

I could try this out with you during the days I'm not posting for the N31DC!

 
At April 16, 2013 at 11:12 PM , Blogger Jonochi said...

I would have LOVED to do that challenge with you! Too bad I haven't been on the ball with my blogging. =(

 
At April 17, 2013 at 2:27 AM , Blogger Bunny Nails said...

Such a great idea and an inspiration to use my untrieds ;)

 
At April 17, 2013 at 3:56 AM , Blogger Tina said...

great nail challenge

 
At April 17, 2013 at 6:14 AM , Blogger Unknown said...

I love this idea! I'll be saving it to do later, for sure, since I'm already doing a month long Autism Awareness challenge!

 
At April 17, 2013 at 2:24 PM , Blogger Unknown said...

This sounds awesome, and totally do-able for me! I'll probably do mine once a week though :)

 
At April 17, 2013 at 3:14 PM , Blogger JFloColman said...

this is a great challenge!

 
At April 17, 2013 at 6:47 PM , Blogger Missy M (Gnarly Gnails) said...

oh i am totally going to do this! but my posting will be pretty random since i do a few other challenges here and there. some days i can do daily, others i might not post for a week! but i just went through my huge stash of untrieds and pulled out like 50 to try and get used in the next 2 weeks - this will help tremendously!

 
At April 18, 2013 at 2:49 PM , Blogger Raine said...

Awesome count me in! I like how relaxed it is! I'll link you and any other blogs doing it to! Are you going to go in the order you wrote up?

 
At April 18, 2013 at 2:50 PM , Blogger Raine said...

*too

 
At April 18, 2013 at 5:43 PM , Blogger Jonochi said...

I will be in order, as well as Masha. So far it's just the 3 of us!

 
At April 18, 2013 at 6:09 PM , Blogger Raine said...

Cool! I'll be going in order too! This is gonna be fun!

 
At April 18, 2013 at 7:06 PM , Blogger Unknown said...

I'm in!!! This sounds super fun!!

I'm going to have to make calendar alerts so that I remember. (I'm a dork like that!)

I'd love to link to all those with blogs who are going to participate.

fancyside.blogspot.com

 
At April 19, 2013 at 5:11 AM , Blogger Amanda said...

Oh I'm in too! I definitely have 19 untried polishes...

 
At April 20, 2013 at 2:39 PM , Blogger Sam said...

Sounds great! I'd love to take part.

polishedart.blogspot.co.uk

 
At April 20, 2013 at 2:41 PM , Blogger Polished & Glittered said...

Sounds like fun!! I'm doing an ABC challenge right now, but I can do this, too!!

 
At April 20, 2013 at 2:43 PM , Blogger Polished & Glittered said...

And here's my blog! I just read the post.. LOL

www.polishedandglittered.com :D

 
At April 20, 2013 at 2:48 PM , Blogger Jonochi said...

Perfect! I will tag you in each post! I'm very excited!!

 
At April 20, 2013 at 2:48 PM , Blogger Jonochi said...

Yay!! Ill be sure to have you tagged in each post!! I'll send you information about the other blogs joining in. =)

 
At April 20, 2013 at 2:49 PM , Blogger Jonochi said...

Also, I'll send you information on the other blogs joining.

 
At April 20, 2013 at 2:51 PM , Blogger KayeDean said...

I'm so going to do this.

 
At April 20, 2013 at 2:57 PM , Blogger Jonochi said...

Do you have a blog that you'd be joining us with? =)

 
At April 20, 2013 at 8:26 PM , Blogger A Mani Maniac said...

Would love to do this...but am in an ABC Challenge, and keeping up with that once a week is about all I can do. Twice a week is beyond my schedule right now, I'm afraid.

It is a GREAT idea though! I definitely have a lot of lonely polishes that need a little attention!

 
At April 21, 2013 at 4:50 PM , Blogger Eugenia said...

I d like to try it ! I have no blog tho but tell me how i have to do this ! It d be my 1st Challenges ....

 
At April 21, 2013 at 6:03 PM , Blogger Lizajane1776 said...

http://organicneglect.blogspot.com/2013/04/another-challenge.html
I think this is a great idea and looking forward to it!

 
At April 22, 2013 at 1:39 AM , Blogger Indian Lacquerade said...

Do you have room for one more?

 
At April 22, 2013 at 2:30 PM , Blogger Unknown said...

I'm going to do this Challenge also :)
Luckily I have a database of my polishes - including a 'used' flag :D
I will blog also - but it's only a very young and small blog - and it's in german - so i will just doodle along :)

 
At April 22, 2013 at 2:57 PM , Blogger Blueberry Pie said...

I started on this yesterday! I am so excited to work my way through these. I just started a blog at

http://blueberrynails.blogspot.ca/

 
At April 22, 2013 at 5:22 PM , Blogger Unknown said...

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At April 22, 2013 at 8:47 PM , Blogger Unknown said...

I'd like to participate too!

http://lacquerfetish.blogspot.com/

 
At April 23, 2013 at 9:34 PM , Blogger Jonochi said...

Perfect! I'll start tagging you, as well! =)

 
At April 23, 2013 at 9:35 PM , Blogger Jonochi said...

Please join in!!

 
At April 23, 2013 at 9:36 PM , Blogger Jonochi said...

Ah, If you keep to the every 3rd day, i will definitely tag you! =)

 
At April 23, 2013 at 9:37 PM , Blogger Jonochi said...

I will tag you in further posts. =)

 
At April 25, 2013 at 9:04 AM , Blogger Isabel said...

This challenge is perfect, I was looking for something like this and definately I will do it during May.

http://isaspinods.blogspot.it/

 
At April 27, 2013 at 9:18 AM , Blogger unicorngirl said...

OMG, I found this challenge by way of Gnarly Gnails, and I love it!! Sooo many untrieds ... I'm finishing up my own dealio, Pure Ice April, but I've only got 4 left, so if it's okay with you, I'll wrap that and hop in probably by #3, k?
http://iamunicorngirl.livejournal.com

 
At April 27, 2013 at 9:29 AM , Blogger unicorngirl said...

oh forgot to say, please link me as Uni at Acetone Files thx X)

 
At April 28, 2013 at 1:30 PM , Blogger Unknown said...

Charis of Charismatically Polished pointed me to this challenge and I would love to join in if you will have me! My blog is Coat of Mani Colors http://absolutevarnish.blogspot.com/
but I usually use my facebook page, because I like to be interactive with my readers. My fb page is https://www.facebook.com/CoatOfManiColors
Also, would you like us to link back to your blog? Or is there an inklinkz or badge or anything you would like to accompany our posts? Am I overwhelming you with questions? LOL!

 
At April 30, 2013 at 7:30 PM , Blogger Jonochi said...

Sorry for the late response. i would love to add you! I'll tag you in the challenge for today and every after. It's just a list of names I copy and paste each post. There is the 4th challenge today(4/30) and every 3rd day after. Feel free to start late and finish after us. (or catch up, however you need to!)

If you want to tag the other bloggers doing this challenge, just copy the list from my posts and replace you with me. =)

 
At April 30, 2013 at 8:23 PM , Blogger Jonochi said...

Adding. =)

 
At May 1, 2013 at 5:48 PM , Blogger Unknown said...

Thanks so much! I have a quick question, the two and three color days, does that mean post two and three different swatches or two and three polishes in one mani?

 
At May 1, 2013 at 7:33 PM , Blogger Jonochi said...

My thought of it was 2 colors one mani, but really it's up to interpretation! I like the idea of swatches! I did 2 and 3 colors on one mani. =)

Another interpretation that I've seen different: the idea I had behind 'color'. I was thinking one color = one bottle. A few others thought of one color as in green, and used multiple shades and bottles. But that is correct, as well!

 
At May 5, 2013 at 7:12 AM , Blogger Isabel said...

Hi, I started this challenge today and I put the list of participant in my blog. Thanks for this wonderful challenge, I really love the idea. One question, I have a lot of glittery top coats and crackel effects, is that ok for this challente too? I think half of my untried polish are in those categories. This is the link to my first post http://isaspinods.blogspot.it/2013/05/unas-untried-polish-challenge-day-1-one.html

 
At May 7, 2013 at 12:38 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi, I'm Raux from http://rauxpolish.com! I'll be jumping in tomorrow starting with #7, my oldest polish. I'll also be playing some catch up on 1-6 on the off days. :)

 
At May 10, 2013 at 12:29 AM , Blogger Jonochi said...

Perfect! I'll add your name! ♥

 
At May 10, 2013 at 12:31 AM , Blogger Jonochi said...

YES! I think those count for sure. I've got a few I plan on using. =)

 
At May 12, 2013 at 12:57 PM , Blogger UKNailRunner said...

I'm late to the party, but I've just seen GnarlyNails' post and I'd love to join in the challenge! I have a box of untrieds under my desk and this would be a great way of using them - I'll start tomorrow!

I'm Alison and my blog is UKNailRunner
[url]http://uknailrunner.blogspot.co.uk/[/url]

 
At May 13, 2013 at 8:34 PM , Blogger Jonochi said...

Sure thing! I'll add you to the list! =D

 
At May 21, 2013 at 1:56 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Jonochi! this is just brilliant. I've saved the photo because this is something i seriously want to do to as my next "challenge" and when I start I'll let you know!!! Thinking to maybe start in June or something

 
At May 22, 2013 at 9:56 AM , Blogger Nailglaze said...

I just started this challenge. Great idea :-D
You can visit my blog post here: http://www.nailglaze.com/2013/05/the-polishes-challenge-1-one-color.html

 
At May 23, 2013 at 12:45 AM , Blogger Jonochi said...

Wonderful! I'm so glad to see this challenge take off! Thank you so much, I look forward to seeing your nails =)

 
At May 24, 2013 at 11:56 AM , Blogger Cristina said...

I started this Challenge, too. I love your idea. Looks like a lot of fun. I just hope I will manage to do it till the end ^^.

 
At May 25, 2013 at 9:45 PM , Blogger Unknown said...

I'm so sorry that I haven't gotten back to you! I DO want to do this challenge, but since I'm starting so late in the game, should I pick up where everyone else is, or can I start from the beginning? My name is Erica Jane (or just Jane, whichever) and my blog is Coat Of Mani Colors at http://absolutevarnish.blogspot.com/ And when does the next day start? My apologies again for saying that I was going to do this, and then being late. Life, it get in the way of important polishing! ;)

 
At May 29, 2013 at 10:19 AM , Blogger Maria said...

If you start this challenge from a beginning, I'd love to join! I found out about it too late...(
It would be great if there would be another round of challenge)

 
At June 1, 2013 at 10:51 PM , Blogger Supersparklekitty said...

I would like to do this, since I have alot of unused polishes.I just learned about this challenge on another blog but don't remember where.Is it to late to join? My blog is http://glazedtalons.blospot.com

 
At June 3, 2013 at 2:03 PM , Blogger Unknown said...

Loving the concept behind this challenge! I am starting it today~
http://missintensitynails.blogspot.ca/2013/06/untried-polish-challenge-2-colors.html

 
At June 7, 2013 at 1:55 AM , Blogger Unknown said...

Joined your challenge today! So excited!
http://sugar-coated-nails.blogspot.com/2013/06/untried-polish-challenge.html

 
At July 12, 2013 at 12:19 AM , Blogger Unknown said...

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At July 12, 2013 at 12:27 AM , Blogger Unknown said...

Are we able to jump into this challenge whenever? I would love to participate, except I'm not able to at the moment.

 
At July 26, 2013 at 12:26 PM , Blogger Jonochi said...

Make it your own at any time!!!
Sorry for the late comment... I've been distant in the blogging world lately.

 
At August 6, 2013 at 12:08 PM , Blogger amiablerain said...

I am gonna do this starting this week. What a great idea.
http://raindownonmebeauty.blogspot.com/

 
At August 7, 2013 at 11:24 AM , Blogger Unknown said...

Just started! steffachino.blogspot.com :)

 
At September 15, 2013 at 12:14 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

I am about to start ♥

thinkpinkpolish.wordpress.com

 

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