31DC2013 Day 21: Inspired by a COLOR

My favorite color is teal, blue/green, turquoise, whatever you want to call that in-between blue & green color that looks so pretty in all it's various names & shades.

inspiration

White to blue fade

After a few failed attempts at a manicure I could be proud of I finally settled on this simple sponge fade manicure. I used OPI my boyfriend scales walls, which has become my favorite white because it's not quite white & has just a smidgen of gray to it which I find romantic. I then sponged on some OPI Catch me in your Net, and there you have it, simple & lovely...finally!

Inspired by Jewelry

Today is a short post as I was inspired by a piece of jewelry. During spring & summer the Aqua/Gold look can be seen in fashion everywhere & so why not on my nails?

Inspiration

I used OPI Goldeneye as my base & hand painted the aqua pattern with acrylic paint.

indoors

outdoor sunlight

Where in the World Challenge: Denmark

#7 Denmark: Hmmm, what can I do for Denmark....GOOGLE "what is Denmark famous for?" oh goodie, Hans Christian Andersen FAIRY TALES, this is going to be FUN, now I just have to pick one.

Well it was a tough choice, but I went with Little Mermaid because I just love that story, both  the original & the Disney version. And the colors I get to use are stunning:-), hehe! One of the other girls picked the same story as well, you can see her design here.

For my Little Mermaid I decided to do just one accent nail to look like a mermaid tail. I used OPI Catch me in your Net for my base color on all my nails, it's a beautiful teal glitter polish that looks a lot more green in person. I then outlined my tail pattern with black acrylic paint on my accent nail & filled in using various blues & greens.

Indoor bright light

Outdoor Sunlight

I took another pic inside with bright light but at an angle
so you can see the green tone to this polish, it also looks better
with the white background too, I think.