Manicure Monday (48): Sea Glass
Well it looks like Monday has come around again. It seems to do that quite often. :) Today’s Manicure Monday is Sea Glass by Maria V. Snyder. This was a part of the series of manicures I did to celebrate the release of Snyder’s new book Taste of Darkness. I am currently reading an ARC that doesn’t have a cover so I thought I’d show you guys this one. It was pretty simple to do with fun results.
First, I painted 2 coats of Sephora by OPI Mermaid to Order on all of my nails. Mermaid to Order is a very pretty metallic blue-green shade that reminds me of, you guessed it, the ocean.
Then, using a small nail brush, I painted a starfish on my middle finger with CND Silver Chrome. To create the bumpy, sand-like texture I wanted to go for, I used two textured polishes. (Side note: In case you don’t know, textured polishes are a somewhat recent trend in nail polishes and refers to polishes that are meant to be work without top coat and dry to a gritty, sand-like texture).. The two polishes I used were Julie G Sleigh Ride (blue texture) and Julie G Silver Bells (silver texture). I used a makeup sponge to sponge the blue and silver onto my nails to create a textured surface that I hope mimicked the look of sand and ocean. I used a nail brush with the same textured polishes to create texture and depth on the starfish.
This is the finished look. I am not sure why my fingers looks so skinny here, but they do. This was a super easy look to do and it would be really easy to re-create on your non-dominant hand as well.
I hope you all liked today’s manicure. Let me know what you think in the comments below. Have a fantastic week!
