Nails I did last night. This was my first time trying a glitter gradient and I like how it turned out. I think it's easier to do the grade with glitter than with two colors. Another bonus is that glitter doesn't want to come off, so putting it on the tips will help reduce tip-wear and keep your polish looking nice for longer. I'm sure I'll be ready to try something different before I wear this manicure out, but that is often the case with me. 😛
So this polish... I bought it a while back, but had never worn it. Last night, I felt that it was time. I've been in a very pink mood lately. LOL So I put it on and immediately thought, "Holy shit, it's beautiful!" In the bottle, it looks like a very flat color, but once you put it on it's got this sheen. You can see it in the photo. Just iridescent-y or something. I LOVE IT. And it's a little cheapie dollar polish from Wal-Mart! It's the brand "Petites" number 412, I believe.
Anyway, between the pretty color and the glitter gradient I was thinking "These are girly nails all the way." My original plan was to stamp flowers or some junk like that on them, but as I was looking through my images plates I came across the wings and I just thought, "Nope, wings. I have to use the wings." 🙂 And then when I was done, I thought, "These make me think of Katie." 😃
I went outside to take this photo and it made my glitter look kind of weird. In the first photo, the color is accurate, but in the 2nd one the glitter looks right. That's the difference between direct sunlight and not. I don't know if there is a way to find a good middle ground, so I put them both up because of that, and also, because one has the jewelry and the other does not.
FYI, on the nail piercing - you can't even see it in the first photo. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that the hole is small enough that it can be painted over and it just disappears. I was kind of wondering if I was going to have to have a hole showing in my nail, or if I was going to have to cover it with a stone or something every time, or just wear the jewelry. But it appears that I have a choice, so that is even more awesome than I imagined. Choices are good. 😃
