Day 18: Half Moon

I have always liked the look of half moon  manicures. I have been inspired by Dita Von Teese's version of this vintage style. (Dita is a burlesque performer by the way)

I did not do this freehand, I have tried to in the past but the result is never pretty so I cheated by using notebook paper reinforcement rings. All you do is paint the bottom color, let it dry then take a sticker and press it on your hand a few times to get rid of some of the adhesive. Then, you put the ring on the nail and paint the top color. Remove the ring while the top polish is still wet. That is the trick to easy half moon manicures!

Polish used:
Sinful Colors "Out of this World"
China Glaze "Red Pumps"

 

reinforcement rings

 

Dita Von Teese half moon manicure

Collection: A Gift from a Friend!

My friend just gave me a ton of nail polish as a gift! I love all of it! I want to thank her for giving me so many great colors! Thanks Jessie!

Here is what she gave me:
Sinful Colors "Out of this World"
Sinful Colors "Unicorn"
Sinful Colors "This is It"
Sinful Colors "Purple Diamond"
Sinful Colors "Why Not"
China Glaze "Red Pumps"

She is also letting me borrow a color for Galaxy nails (up next, yay!) by Chelly, shade #116. It is purple in the bottle but with one coat is more blue. Adding more coats makes it as purple as you want to get it! She told me she got it in Texas, I have never seen up here were I live so this is really cool!

I also was shopping at Wal-Mart and found a Hard Candy polish called "Beetle" in the clearance basket! I LOVE this color. I am currently sporting it on my toes. It changes from a copperish greenish color to purple and many other colors depending on the light. It even comes with a ring but unfortunately is too small for me!

Same order as listed above

 

 

 

 

Shade #116 and Beetle

Day 6: Violet

Up for today is violet. In my collection I have more purples than any color... I guess I really like purple too. I went on the abstract route again today and came up with this stripy look. I painted light purple on half then the darker purple on the other. I alternated which shade was on top or bottom. I then took silver sparkle and went between them. With a purple and white striper I added on to it and finished it off with more silver sparkle.

Nail  Polish used:
China Glaze "Harmony" this is my only CG, a friend gave it to me
Sally Hansen "Lacey Lilac"
Art Deco  in white, silver, and purple

The lable on the CG is all gone...