31 Day Challenge : Day 21 : Inspired By A Colour

If there is one colour that always gets me happy, it's this. Turquoise & teal has a magical essence to it, don't you think?

A while ago, one of my fave NPQ's - Magali, mentioned that my ipad cover would make a good pattern for a mani. So I gave it a go.

 

 

 

 

 

I found it difficult to focus on the pattern while painting my nails, so it is just an inspiration job. It was also a bit rushed, as I had mis copied the challenge list and I thought it was "inspired by colour"! I had missed out the "a". That ruined my plans!

I used Barry M - Guava for the base. Acrylic white and L'Oreal - Blue Reef.

 

 

 

 

 

This was the set of nails I had painted, before realising it was a single colour! I prefer the way these ones turned out, using the dry brushing technique again.

 

Please remember to have a look at everyone else's challenge nails.

 

 

 

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Liquid Sky Lacquer : Eternal Promise & Glam Polish : Lucky

My first proper post with my new look blog. I also decided to change the background on my photos, but I'm undecided on the result. The lighter background does seem to help the light in my pics a bit more.

My previous post still has me thinking on what kind of blogger I'd like to be. One thing for sure it, not one that needs to be glued to the laptop. So I'm trying to focus on taking better photos with my iPhone, that require no lightening or editing, other than my watermark and a crop.... These 2 things are what I usually do anyway. But if my photo is better to begin with, that's half the battle. Now onto the polish. 

Firstly the accent nails. This is Glam Polish's Lucky. I just love that colour, but that's no secret. It has a scattering of turquoise and green glitters. A subtle amount of bling for this colour. This is 3 coats. I may have been a bit heavy handed applying it, but in future I will probably layer it over a similar base colour.

And this is Liquid Sky Lacquer, Eternal Promise. It is a milky white base with gold scattered glitter. The larger glitters sometimes seem quite green, so it matches quit well with the Glam Polish. How "Lucky" is that? This too was 3 coats, so again, layered over a decent white base will help the expensive stuff go a bit further.

I had no idea where I wanted to go with this mani, so I turned to the stamps, and my fave Barry M Gelly - Guava. Mmmmm. I stamped the guava with MoYou Fairytale Collection 05, and Konad white with MoYou Pro Collection 10, stretching the image to fit my thumb. 

I rarely wear white, but I am pleased with the result. 

Mmmmm Guava

After so many colour combos I started to think that doing my nails just one colour was boring. But then I found matte top coat. 

This is Barry M Gelly Gauva - one if my favourite colours! There's something magical about it that I just can't resist. Half coated with Rimmel Pro matte finish and finished with a matching teal glitter. The accent nail is the hi-shine guava with dots of matte top coat. I was super pleased with the result. But I think anything would look great with that colour!