The polish that made a-england famous - Tristam, is one of my top 10 favourite polishes of all time! It is a fail safe staple, goes with everything and a sick formula! Seriously, there's no way you can apply this baby badly. It's that good! Never any flooding of cuticles, never any staining and dries super quick! I mean, like I'll finish painting my last finger and the first one is already dry! I cannot sing enough praises of it.
And so, it is my backdrop for my Half Moon mani for the 31 Day Challenge.
Isn't Tristam gorgeous? It's a purplish blue with subtle scattered holo that's not overwhelming but contains enough depth to catch your attention.
The flower petals were drawn with acrylic paint using the one stroke technique. I added a few stray drops on one of the nails as an accent.
Quite pretty and dainty and if you use a light base colour, would probably be perfect for a wedding. :)
Nubar is one of those frustrating mainstream brands out there. I love most of what they put out but they're not widely available and they put out collections sporadically at best. But what I can get my grubby little hands on, I love!
The birthstone for September is Sapphire and I have the perfect deep blue polish in Nubar - Night Sparkle.
It is the most apropos name for a polish. Cause this gem sparkles like the most beautiful of nights! There's light blue shimmer aplenty housed in a deep (but not dark) blue.
The formula is fantastic. What I've shown is with 2 coats. But as is the usual case with blues, this one's a stainer so I would advise doubling up on basecoat and when removing, to FULLY saturate a cotton pad with remover, hold it on your nail for 15 seconds or more, then try to get it all off in one clean swipe.
Ah, sapphires, so pretty but cost such a pretty coin. I'll just have to settle for staring at my fingers then. :P
What cat am I talking about? This feline, that has immense popularity on the internet, dozens of sites and youtube videos dedicated to it, and why? All because it farts rainbows, lol!
I'm talking about the (in)famous Nyan Cat!
Farts rainbows you say? Perfect for Day 9 of 31DC2013! Believe it or not, I actually spent more time on the dang rainbows, making the lines straight, than on drawing the actual Nyan Cat itself!
It's really pretty darn cute. :D
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My unposted mani from World Oceans Day, that happened on 8-June.
It's horrifying how much junk accumulates in the oceans, not to mention accidents causing oil spillages and the like.
On another note, did you know that ocean tides are caused by the moon's gravitation? So with that being said, I have the perfect polishes for this theme.
piCture pOlish Cosmos on top, and piCture pOlish Ocean at the bottom.
They're like yin and yang! :P
These are soooo pretty! They are both scattered holo polishes that give off just the right amount of sparkle and both have that "lit from within" quality that is absolutely mesmerizing! I found myself staring at my mani the whole time I had them on! I consider these a must-have for any blue polish fan!
Availability:
You can get piCture pOlish from their own site, Llarowe, or The Subtle Shimmer.
