Hi Goddesses
Today's mani links 3 of this week's manis. It's the base for tomorrow's mani; it expands on the leaves in yesterday's mani; and it also nods at the notion that inspired Monday's post - what is autumn? is it the colours or the pattern?
So basically today is a giant dotticure, again tracking the autumnal shift of colour across the nails. Again, I used about 20 colours here!
The autumn explosion of colour is just something that fills me with a deep joy. I hate the days growing shorter, but you cannot deny that the leaves before they fall is one of Mother Nature's greatest achievements.
Don't forget to check out what the other ladies are up to!
Hi Goddesses
Although I love the brightening that Spring brings, my soul leaps in autumn. It's the colours. I love seeing nature put on this show for us, where everyday the colours are slightly different, and some days they are just downright epic.
I decided to do a mani showing the autumn colour shift, and based it on my Heather's tree mani which I did for last month's Digit-al Dozen.
I used about 20 polishes to do this mani, so I am not going to list them all here, but again, the base was OPI Be There In A Prosecco and I used acrylic brown for the trees.
I love the colour shifts here and the progression across the nails, and yes, I AM proud to have used so many polishes at once lol!
Don't forget to check out the other DD ladies.
Hi Goddesses
One of the things I love most about the Digit-al Dozen, is how each month it encourages me to be more adventurous and less lazy than I normally am. Today is a relatively epic mani, and normally, I wouldn't spend so much time on a mani. I'm glad I did though, as I loved this one sooooo much.
This mani used far too many polishes to list, and a lot of them are polishes I only keep to use at this time of year! The base is OPI Be There In A Prosecco.
I was lucky enough to be sent the UberChic Halloween 01 plate a couple of weeks ago, and I used my UberMat to make these amazing decals.
This time, the decals were MUCH easier, as I cut them down to size before applying them to each nail. I also cut my UberMat in half to help it fit on my desk better but sssssh, don't tell anyone!
I was sent this plate by UberChic for my honest review, and as ever, the etching was perfect for effortless stamping. UberChic will now be stocked in the UK by She Sells Seashells, which is great news.
Now, when you look at what the other ladies did, pay special attention to Laurie from Dressed Up Digits. Laurie couldn't believe we'd done pretty much the same mani as usually we have very different tastes lol. Hers rocks, so be sure to check it out.
Hi Goddesses
And welcome to one of my favourite DD weeks EVERRRRR!!! I've had such a blast doing this week's manis and do you know what - there's not a dud amongst them. To my eyes, anyway. It's rare I love all 5 DD manis but this week I do I do I do.
I'm very much obsessed at the moment with what makes something what it is - is it the colour, or the pattern? - and this week I got to play around with that notion.
Today's mani is an autumnal pattern, in very non-traditional colours, based on my gorgeous new Cath Kidston key ring. I was lucky enough to visit a real life CK store a few weeks ago, and yes, I *was* that weird woman taking photos of all the patterns lol.
I really love this design, primarily I think because of it's unusual muted pastel colour scheme. I love that it is and isn't autumnal, all at the same time.
I also think I did a pretty decent job of translating it, and it's not often I say that. The base is OPI Be There In A Prosecco, which is a tad yellow for my skin, but looks oh so perfect for this type of nail art.
Don't forget to check out the other lovely ladies of the DD.
