Well, isn’t this always just the way – sit down with a bunch of polishes and absolutely no firm idea in your mind of what you might like to do with them, and out the other side pops one of the best manicures you’ve done in ages. Must be a Friend of Murphy kind of situation (as in Murphy’s Law. I always call annoying, vaguely ironic happenstances (if you’re using the Alanis definition) that don’t fall under the banner of Murphy’s Law “Friends of Murphy.” I suppose they could also be relatives. This is very clearly a Maeve Murphy situation as it applies to nail art. You know, dear old Aunt Maeve with the manicures.)
I think this post may have gotten away from me a bit.
Anyhow, I really did just sit down with a pile of holographic polishes and no real idea of what to do with them, and an hour later this is what emerged. I don’t often do much colour blending in my manicures, as I find nail lacquer a really difficult medium to paint in – it wants to dry out so quickly, I often don’t have time for proper puttering and painting. But I gave it a whirl today, and I love the results.
Also makes for a very pretty wax paper palette. Just in case you’ve ever wondered, by the way, what kind of palette I use for my polishes, I use whatever’s handiest. For the longest time I used the front or back of old DVD cases. It was fun painting blobs of polish over top of Ben Affleck’s face. But these days I use a tiny square of wax paper, a system that’s working out just fine. Less waste, mostly, but also the polish seems to dry out not quite so quickly on wax paper as opposed to plastic, which is a definite improvement in my books. What a glimpse behind the magic! 😉
Finger Candy 