Hi Goddesses
One of the things I love about the nail community is how inspiring they are. There are so many amazing creative ladies doing amazing creative things with their manis, that days like this aren't difficult. It's also part of the reason Monkey See, Monkey Do Mondays started - to honour and share the genius of nail bloggers.
Today's mani comes from a tutorial my beloved Sarah of Chalkboard Nails did in the summer - starfish nails. Her mani was very different, both in colour choice and positioning, but what I loved was how simple her tutorial made the drawing of a starfish. Previously, I'd have tried to draw a star - unsuccessfully probably - but thanks to Sarah, this is how it's done -
Since then, I'd seen versions of this in more traditional colours, and I loved the vibrant clash of the turquoise and coral, so that's what I aimed for.
The night I did this, it wasn't my plan to at all, but the minute KBShimmer Proud Peacock landed on my nails, my head couldn't think of anything other than a seabed.
Proud Peacock is a gorgeous aqua blue jelly, laden with multi-blue coloured glitters. I think I used 2 coats here, and I loved how at that moment, it had blueness, but also transparency, just like exotic seas.
So, then I did my starfish, using Sarah's simplified shape-building and Barry M Coral. There's something about coral on blue that just POPS. The lighter dots were done with Models Own Fuzzy Peach.
Overall, I really love this mani. No, the starfish aren't perfect, but overall the colours work and the theme works. So thanks Sarah for breaking it down to a level even a splodger like me can understand!
Enjoy xx :)
