The Polished Bookworms: May 2015

Happy Monday guys, I know I'm late, but it's time for another TPB post. May's book choice was The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. I haven't finished the book yet, and unfortunately, I'm not enjoying it very much. Nevertheless, I do plan on finishing it when I find some time. Who knows, maybe it'll get better.

For my mani, I decided to do a New York skyline because the story is set in New York. So I started off with a coat of white polish to make the sunset gradient for my background. I used all polish for the gradient, and this time I changed my technique. I didn't get many pieces of the sponge stuck to my nail this time, which is an improvement. I didn't dab the sponge on, I rolled it from one side to the other on my nail. Not sure if it makes sense, but it was kind of like when people stamp on a design. Well I did that with the sponge, and it was still very messy, but the end result was decent. The one thing I did not like was that the colors didn't really blend the best. I just need to keep practicing. Well anyways, I topped off the gradient with top coat to blend the colors a bit better and to seal in the gradient. I painted the skyline with black acrylic paint and a brush. Once it all dried, I added a coat of top coat to seal it all in.

Glossy:

Matte:

Glossy:

Matte:

With the Book Cover:

So what do you guys think? I'm actually very proud because the bridge and statue of liberty were pretty hard to do since the details were tiny. It's not perfect, but it looks okay. If you'd like to join this wonderful group, the links are below.

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Thanks for stopping by everyone, I hope you enjoyed this short post. Stay tuned for this month's read, The Giver by Lois Lowry. Until next time.

-Ana

Polishes Used:
White: Wet N Wild "French White Creme"
Yellow: NYC "Copabanana"
Yellow-Orange: Wet N Wild "Sunny Side Up"
Orange: NYC "Times Square Tangerine Creme"
Top Coat: LACC Beauty "2013 Top Coat"
Matte Top Coat: Wet N Wild "Matte Top Coat"

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Return of the Rainbow Collab

Hey guys, Happy Sunday. Today I bring you a beautiful rainbow! A rainbow mani, that is. Lol. So, Amber from nailslikelace on Instagram, hosted a nail art collaboration. The theme was rainbow. 54 people participated and Amber put this colorful collage together.

Collage by Amber:

Amber said we could do anything we wanted with the theme. We could use pastels, neons, the regular rainbow colors, etc. I decided to stick with the regular colors for my mani. I wasn't sure what to do, but I thought about recreating a mani I did last year with rainbow colors. I ended up doing something completely different because I wanted to blobbicure a second time. Apart from the blobbicure, I also wanted to incorporate a gradient. So that's what I did, check it out.

For the blobbicure, I first did a coat of white polish. Once dry, I added the second coat and added the blobs of colorful polish while the white polish was still wet. I did this, one nail at a time. I waited a while before finally adding top coat, but unfortunately, the polish still smeared. For the gradient, I first applied a coat of white polish so the colors would pop more. Then, I did the gradient with acrylic paints and topped it off with a glitter topper. Everything was sealed with a top coat. This mani was so colorful, fun and sparkly. I just loved it! Even though it smeared, it still looked pretty cool.

Rainbow Blobbicure Close-Up:

Rainbow Gradient Close-Up:

Well thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed the post. Until next time.
-Ana

Polishes Used:
White: Wet N Wild (Wild Shine) "French White Creme"
Red: Daily Hues Nail Lacquer "Carol"
Orange: Sally Hansen (Complete Salon Manicure) "Hot Lava"
Yellow: NYC "Copabanana"
Green: Daily Hues Nail Lacquer "Holly"
Blue: Wet N Wild (Wild Shine) "Blue Moon"
Purple: Avon (Nailwear Pro+) "Night Violet"
Top Coat: LACC "2013 Top Coat"