09 April 2013

April Polish Days: Posh White Luxurious Nails!

Well hello, my loyal subjects ;) Time for this month's Polish Days event! The theme is the Seven Deadly Sins. In the words of "Polly Polish":

Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Envy, Pride. Unless you’re a saint there’s a chance you’re guilty of at least one. I’m leaving this one up to your imagination though, so however you chose to interpret the theme, it’s up to you! Afterall, who am I to judge your sins ;)

I, at first, wanted to do some sexy fishnet sort of nails to illustrate Lust... but then I remembered that 1) a lot of people will probably do that and I want to be different, and 2) I've done several fishnet designs before! I also really wanted to try this design I saw Robin Moses call Snow White Bling on YouTube (yes, "inspired by Robin Moses!") ...AND I've also had the idea to do something inspired by a new perfume I got, that comes in this lush bottle. So without further ado...

Posing with the bottle! I super love this shot! (Click for fullview) :)

How does this fit into the "seven deadly sins"? Well, I suppose it's not direct, but I am really proud of it and it is kind of showy, so it could fit into Pride, right? (Or perhaps lust or envy... because let's face it, you know you want these. Rawr.)

Base for this mani is two coats of Ulta Snow White. Atop that is a coat of Nubar 2010, a great flakie polish that gives it a subtle yet multichromatic shimmer that is a different colour with every lighting and angle situation! (It is similar to Essie Shine of the Times or Sally Hansen Hidden Treasure.)

I then dabbed on a diagonal stripe with Essie Set in Stones, the best silver glitter polish evaaaar. While that was wet, I added a bunch of small 1.5mm silver and 2mm iridescent rhinestones. Fancy! Sealed in with a careful topcoat of Seche Vite for protection and mega-shine.

I feel so posh wearing these. Darling, where is my limo?

Oh and aren't you folks lucky? I actually bothered to clean up my cuticles properly before taking photos. I can be a classy bird now and then...

The iridescence of those larger rhinestones really shows up in sunlight. :)

Hope you enjoyed this post, and that I didn't come off too Pride-ful! Just enough for it to count for the challenge ;) Make sure to check out the other participants' designs below! xoxo