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Hey M Girls!

St. Patrick's Day is just two days away and what better way to be festive than rockin' some awesome St. Patty's-inspired nail designs! If you dig M's monthly nail feature in the issue, then you'll totes be obsessed with this blog tutorial!

Our fave part about this nail design is that the rainbow connects across your fingernails and becomes a pot of gold -- SO FUN!

Follow M's easy step-by-step directions below, and you'll def be lucky on Sunday, March 17 -- hey, you'll also have a shot at winning a prize! We are holding a contest for the best recreations of this St. Patrick's Day nail design -- get creative with it!

Scroll down for more deets.

Here's what kind of nail polish colors you'll need: a shimmery green, a thin nail art paint in red, orange, yellow, blue, purple and black, and finally a glittery gold polish for the pot of gold! See what colors we used below:

Product Info: Milani 3D Holographic in Hi-Tech, Shany Nail Art, OPI in Oy-Another Polish Joke! and Milani Nail Art in Black Sketch

1. First paint all ten nails green. Then let dry.

2. Now use the thin red nail art paint to make a curved half "U" shape on your index fingernail.

3. Repeat the step above, filling in the curve with the remaining colors of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow (leave a space for the green), blue then purple. See the two photos below for clarification.

4. On your middle fingernail, make straight lines that are very slightly curved with all of the colors of the rainbow with the nail art paints. Make sure you start with the first red color near your cuticle (or else the lines won't connect to the others)!

5. Now comes the trickier part. With the black nail art paint, create the black pot in the upper right corner of your ring finger nail. It should be circular with the outer parts jetting out. Then fill in the top part of it with the gold polish for the coins.

6. Repeat what you did in Step 2, and design the rainbow, but instead have it start from the opposite side (the curve moving towards the left instead of the right). The thin lines of the rainbow should end in the gold. Leave the thumb and pinky fingernails green. (Tip: You can always add a your own creative nail art, such as gold stars, to them)!

And here is the final product!

Try this nail design or a similar one at home then tweet it to @m_magazine or Instagram it to @mmagazine -- you'll have the chance to win a cool prize (hint: it involves nails!).

Hey M Girls!

Leave it to Justin Bieber to have the coolest meet-and-greet contests! Justin announced that he's going to have a new perfume titled "Girlfriend" and he's celebrating with an awesome chance to meet him!

Check out his challenge for YOU:

So you have until tomorrow night at midnight to send in your entries! Get all the deets at www.justinbiebersgirlfriend.com.

So let's dish:
-Will you enter? How would you react if you met Justin Bieber?

Hey M Girls!

We've got some pretty huge news -- tomorrow we'll be spending all morning with the boys of Mindless Behavior at their M photo shoot in NYC, and one lucky fan can hang with us, too!

For your chance to spend the morning with M and Mindless Behavior, comment below with what your love MOST about Roc Royal, Ray Ray, Princeton and Prodigy!

Note: Winner MUST live in the New York City area, and be able to make it to the 10 am shoot tomorrow, April 4th! Please note in your comment that you would be able to attend the NYC shoot. Winner should bring one parent or guardian to accompany her on the photo shoot set. Good luck, girls! A winner will be notified at 7 pm TONIGHT so make sure to check your email and respond back ASAP.

Hey M Girls!

Today is the big day -- you can now get your very own copy of One Direction's album, "Up All Night"! In addition to the regular album, the boys are also releasing a very special limited yearbook edition, which includes a scrapbook of pics from the biggest Directioners out there. Let us know if your pic made it into the book, M girls!

In honor of the album release, we have another special 1D contest today! Be sure to follow us on Twitter for scoop on how YOU can win a signed photo of Niall, Zayn, Harry, Liam and Louis.

BUT THAT'S NOT ALL -- the April issue of M is your source for everything 1D, from our awesome Mega poster to deets about their top-secret love confessions. You won't want to miss out! We're hooking one lucky M gal up with the chance of a lifetime -- meeting One Direction!! Click here to enter.

Let's dish:
-Did you buy "Up All Night" yet? What's your fave thing about One Direction?

Hey M Girls!

If you live in the New York area, you might just get a chance to meet Zayn, Niall, Harry, Liam and Louis today or tomorrow! The boys are doing meet and greets in honor of their album's big US release tomorrow!

Here are all the deets:

3/12/12 J&R Music World- New York City
Monday, March 12 @ 5:00 PM
J&R Music World
23 Park Row
NY, NY 10038

Be one of the first 1000 fans to pre-order the regular or Deluxe Yearbook Edition of Up All Night at J&R Music World 's 23 Park Row Location and you will receive a wristband that gains access to the autograph signing.

3/13/12 Palisades Center--West Nyack, NY
Tuesday, March 13th @ 5pm
Palisades Center
West Nyack, NY
Starting Sunday, March 11 at 9 am, be one of the first 1,000 fans to purchase the regular or LIMITED Deluxe Yearbook Edition of UP ALL NIGHT at Best Buy at Palisades Center and you will receive a wristband that gains access to the autograph signing.

If you can't make it to either of the events, you still have a chance to meet the boys -- one lucky M girl will get to chat with the boys and ask them ANYTHING! Click here to enter.

For TONS more One Direction scoop be sure to grab the April issue of M -- on stands NOW!!

Let's dish:
-What would you do if you met One Direction? What's you fave song on "Up All Night"?

Hey M Girls!

What's One Thing that Directioners would stay Up All Night in order to do? MEET ONE DIRECTION! That's why M is hooking one lucky chica up with the chance of a lifetime -- a meeting with Zayn, Harry, Niall, Louis and Liam! Click here to enter.

Remember to enter every day!! Good luck, girls!

For even MORE One Direction scoop, including deets on their best and worst dates ever, be sure to grab the April issue of M -- on stands NOW!!!

Hey M Girls!

We're super-excited for our brand new April issue of M -- besides tons of star scoop, awesome posters and fun quizzes, we got the coolest contest EVER: Your chance to have a personal hang sesh with One Direction!!

Make sure to pick up the issue to get all the deets and enter to win here!

So let's dish:
-Will you be entering? Which ID guy do you want to talk to the most?

Hey M Girls!

One Direction kicks off their tour with Big Time Rush next Friday in Las Vegas, and even though they're super-busy, Harry, Zayn, Niall, Louis, and Liam wanted to record a special video just for M girls on their V-day dream dates! Check out the adorable vid:

Their accents totally make us swoon! We'd love to go to dinner and a movie with them any day :)

Don't forget -- only M has your chance to see BTR and 1D on tour! We're giving away two tickets to their March 1 show in Connecticut! Enter to win here!

Check out all their tour dates after the jump!

So let's dish:
-What's your dream V-day date? Which 1D member would you love to take you on a date?

Comment back!

Hey M Girls!

When we met up with Nick Jonas in NYC recently, he wanted to sign the December issue of M for one very lucky M girl to win!!

To be entered in the contest, all you have to do is comment below (you can write anything you want!), and we'll pick a random winner TOMORROW AT 5 PM EST to win.

Comment away!

And don't forget..the December issue is only on stands for two more days..so pick it up for the latest scoop, Jelena news, awesome MEGAS and prizes and tons more!!

Hey M Girls!

One Direction is ready to come across the pond to the US -- and they just announced their newest challenge to the "Bring One Direction to the US" contest! In this challenge, fans have the chance to get their photo featured in the "Up All Night" Deluxe Yearbook album AND the opportunity to get 1D to visit YOUR city!


Here's what you have to do:
-Submit your best 1D fan art HERE!. Tell them what makes your city special in the form of a postcard, a drawing, or a photo.

You can send as many photos as you want and the city that uploads the most images by DECEMBER 17 will win 100 points. Start sending your pics here!

WATCH: One Direction is ready to take over America!

Cool! So let's dish:
-Will you submit your photos? How would you react if your city won?

Comment back!