NOTD: Mix and Match

Man, I really need to get going with this blog thing. Classes have been kicking my ass haha. ONE DAY.

To procrastinate on my art history paper last Monday, I did these nails! They're majorly inspired by some of my favorite nail artists, being El Salonsito, Disco-Nail, and AstroWifey. I don't often paint my nails, but I've been doing it more and more lately to help keep my nails from chipping all the time. I also only did one hand, since my left hand is...anti-dexterous? Is that even a thing?

I did the galaxy nail using lots and lots of layers of dabbing with a makeup sponge. For the middle, ring, and thumb I used an old super-thin watercolor paintbrush to outline the shapes and then filled them in, and  I used the "stem" of a q-tip that I cut in half for the dots on the ying-yang. For the pinky, I made messy dots with the brush of the nail polish, then added little dots and lines with the watercolor brush.

But this was a super fun mani! It wasn't as time consuming as I thought, but maybe in the future I'll do that "accent nail" thing. Who knows.

Product list:

• Chanel in Black Pearl, Graphite, Paradoxal, and Peridot
• Revlon in Minted
• Essie in Bobbing for Baubles
• Sephora by OPI in Metro-Chic, Nonfat Soy Half Caff, Social Climber
• American Apparel Nail Lacquer in Rose Bowl
• NailTek Ridge-Filling Base Coat in Foundation II
• Seche Vite Top Coat