Summer Challenge Day 11 - Pink and Blue

Hi Goddesses

It was back to work today and ugh was that difficult.  Not fun after 7 working days off.  Good job I am home now with my nails to distract me, and also a very special piece of nail mail which I will be saving for later in the month :)

Today's nails are very depressing.  Today in England it's like it's autumn - rain, thunder, clouds in every shade of grey you can imagine ... and then look at these photos, taken last week - all that glorious sunshine and natural light.  Grrrrrr.

For pink and blue I decided to revisit my mosaic nails technique which I first posted here, back at the beginning of April.  It's a super easy and versatile technique and it's an instant winner if you're a bit low on inspiration.

I used the following polishes, and as always, used the palest as my base -

OPI Steady As She Rose

Zoya Moxie

Hungry Asian I Hate Pink

CG Secret Peri-wink-le

CG Sexy In The City

Milani 3D Cyberspace

Unlike most of the other mosaics I've done, I didn't use a black or white striper and went with a navy one - a good choice I think.

I especially love how Secret Peri-wink-le stands out in the sunshine - what a perfect summer colour!

Make sure you check out the other lovely Purple Crumpet Fairies and enjoy xx :)

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Milani 3D innnnnn Cyberspace

Nails I Love

MILANI 3D - Cyberspace

Hi Goddesses

I am on a holographic odyssey at the moment, and just can’t get enough of the twinkly twinkly stuff.  This is another Milani, relatively cheap, and relatively fabulous.

Cyberspace is a lovely delicate scattered holo, in tones of grey, silver and baby blue.  The first coat goes on very sheer (might make a great top coat) and even after 3 coats here, I still had a couple of patches.

The Milanis remind me most of coloured sugar or sherbert.  There’s a coarseness or graininess to the holo that you don’t get with the more expensive brands, which makes this look like little tiny grains of sand.

The holo in this is very subtle and was almost impossible to photograph.  There is a smidge of golden twinkling, but it is very subtle, and it’s almost over-powered by the silvery tones of the polish.

This is a nice subtle one for the collection, lovely and gentle, shy yet showy and a great change of pace, and maybe – just maybe – a great layering polish too.

Enjoy xx J

Top Tip – if you’re ever unsure what a nail colour looks like, go to Google images, which will give you plenty of contrasts and compares.