The Polished Bookworms: August 2015

 Purchased By Me / Giveaway Prize* 

Hey guys! I'm a few days late, but I finally have my TPB mani. I had lots of ideas on what to base my mani off of, but when the time came to do the nail art, I couldn't decide what to do. I've also been struggling with a bit of nail art block which made it even worse, so I'm glad I was able to come up with something.

So for the month of August, we read The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. I absolutely loved this book and I highly recommend it. I was instantly intrigued by the magical story of the circus. The author did a wonderful job of describing the circus in detail, it just made you feel like you were there. I took inspiration from the reveurs, which is why I used red in my mani. The swirly black and white nail represents the circus, tents and color scheme of the circus. The black nail with glitter was inspired by the dress Celia wore in her performance. It was described as a black gown with sparkling crystals. Lastly, the tear-shaped stud stands for one of my favorite tents, the Pool of Tears.

Holding Stardust Polish "Angry Angel":

To make the swirl design on my middle finger, I used some nail vinyls from Twinkled T. I first used white polish as my base color and then did a coat of top coat. I let the top coat dry for 15-20 minutes so the vinyls wouldn't lift up the polish. After that, I put down the vinyl and sponged on the black polish. I took off the vinyl when the polish was still wet and let that dry until I could top coat. On the rest of the nails, I just put down my base color and added the glitter/stud. The stud is from a stud wheel I purchased from the BornPrettyStore, it's item #7277 in case you're interested. Remember, you can use my code ANNYW10 for 10% off your purchase.

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Well I really hope you guys liked this mani as much as I did. Oh and you guys should check out The Night Circus, it's a great read. Now this month we'll be reading Yes, Please! by Amy Poehler. I'm still waiting on my copy from the library, so I hope I can get it in time. If you'd like to join the bookclub, I've added the links below.

The Polished Bookworms: Instagram - Facebook Group - Facebook Page

Thank you very much for stopping by, and until next time.
-Ana

Polishes Used:
Red: Stardust Polish "Angry Angel"
Black: Wet N Wild "Black Creme"
White: Sinful Colors "Snow Me White"
Glitter Topper: Wet N Wild "Kaleidoscope"
Top Coat: Glisten & Glow "HK Girl Glossy Top Coat"

*Twinkled T vinyls and HK Girl Glossy Top Coat were a giveaway prize

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