My Nails? Oh, They're Out of this World!

Since the Asteroid 2012 DA14 was passing close to the earth  and Russia had a meteor (or meteorite, they aren't sure yet) shatter and cause a devastating sonic boom today.... I figured that it was time to give Space Nails a try! They were surprisingly very easy and a lot of fun. I will definitely give them a try again, mostly likely with a different color palate.

I started with a coat of dark blue polish as a base. After the blue had dried, I painted some white polish on a sponge and dabbed it on the nails in a random fashion. I used the same sponging technique with a dark purple, teal and neon green polish.

I dabbed on some little star / planet dots and waited for them to dry before adding a clear top coat. Since I don't have any fancy nail painting accessorizes, I used an old, empty, mechanical pencil to make the star / planetary dots. I dipped the end in a dollop of white polish and barely pressed for small dots and added a bit of pressure for larger ones.

Space nails, Nebula Nails, Galaxy Nails... I plan on calling them all of the above. Maybe I'll try adding a different type of star next time.

Let me know how they work for you, when you decide to make them!

Berry Fun Nail Time!

Valentine's Day is coming up I can't seem to go a day without hearing about chocolate covered strawberries. Since I'm not the biggest fan of chocolate I thought maybe I'd treat myself to strawberry covered nails, instead. They weren't as much of a challenge as I had thought. I made a few mistakes, so I think the next round of strawberry nails should come out a little better... But here's how I did them, flaws and all.

I started out with one coat of red. I'm sure this comes as no shock, I mean, strawberries are red.

 I cut little triangles out of some electrical tape, making one long strip with a jagged edged side. (I use electrical tape because it doesn't peel off nail polish when removed.) I cut that strip in to 10 sections to cover each nail with the jagged edge pointed towards the cuticle. Once the electrical tape was on the nail I filled the non taped area near the cuticle with a coat of dark green, waited about a minute then carefully removed the tape.

To add the dots I used an old, empty mechanical pencil. I dipped the end in some yellow nail polish and dotted the nail. This is where I made a pretty lame mistake. The yellow nail polish I had was old and was kinda stringy. Oh well. I'll know better next time, right?

After adding a clear top coat, my strawberry nails were ready to be dipped in chocolate... If I liked chocolate, that is.