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


19 comments:

  1. ammali, these are beautiful. thank you so much for the shout out and trying them...your nails are gorgeous and you have a wonderful heart. thank you so so much!!!! my love to you!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you so much! You just made my day... no, week... no, year by stopping by! Glad you approve of my interpretation :D

      Delete
  2. This is very pretty. I love using Rhinestones on my nails!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you! Man, I do too. Feels so luxe. I need to buy more, I nearly finished my wheel with this mani haha x

      Delete
  3. sexy rhinestones anyway love!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you! Love the theme this month.. they are always so fun!

      Delete
  4. This is completely off topic, but how does the Marchesa perfume smell? Sephora keeps recommending it to me but it doesn't seem like what I usually wear.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I absolutely LOVE it. I am not big on scents but I tried a sample of this one and just fell in love. It's not too heavy or sickly sweet, it's just romantic and feminine with enough of a nice floral smell. I reallllyyy like it. Pop by an Ulta or Sephora and see if you can find a sample of it! :D

      Delete
  5. Hy there!! I have found your blog and I'm very glad because you have a lot of interesting subject and you make gorgeous nail designs. I will follow you for sure. If you are in the mood for some nail designs please do not hesitate to visit my blog too. Kisses and thanks in advance.
    http://roxyru.blogspot.ro

    ReplyDelete
  6. Nice! Definitely posh and bling-y! If you had left out the clean-up, you could have thrown in Sloth too! LOL! *kidding*

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Oh, that's brilliant! Haha, wish I had thought of that! :)

      Delete
  7. So pretty and elegant. Love the diagonal-ness of the glitter/rhinestones. It is sort of like an inverse galaxy paint job. So amazing. I have bookmarked it for ideas later, I just have to now grow out my nails.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Aww, thanks! Makes me happy that I could be an inspiration :D Post a link here if you do it--I'd love to see!
      And, if you look at the video in the original post where I got the idea from myself, you will see that Robin did them on shorter nails. You don't have to have long nails to have gorgeous nails! x

      Delete
  8. Gorgeous nails! I love this design. I love silver and need that glitter in my life!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. You really do! It's seriously my favourite glitter polish of all time. I recommend it to absolutely everybody. :D

      Delete

Hi! Please share your thoughts below. I love seeing what others have to say, and I read every single comment! Relevant links (such as recreations or similar manis) are welcome; however, spam or advertising will be deleted.

Lots of glittery love to you! xoxo