"Licorice Whip" Galaxy Mani

 Press Sample / Purchased By Me / Gift / Giveaway Prize 

Hi guys! Just like I promised, here is my galaxy mani post. Like I said on my last post, Melody from Envy Lacquer wanted to host a contest where some of us ladies would create a galaxy mani featuring her polish Licorice Whip as a base. This polish makes a great base for a galaxy mani, but that doesn't mean it can't be worn on its own.

Holding Envy Lacquer "Licorice Whip":

I used many polishes in this mani apart from Licorice Whip. I started off with sponging on a pattern across my nails with white polish, and little by little added the colors over the white. I used a variety of blues, purples and pinks mostly. In order for the colors to blend well and make a nice transition, I had to go over them a few times, kind of like you'd do a gradient. Once I was happy with it I let it dry, and then sponged on a tiny bit of Wet N Wild Kaleidoscope and Black Label Nails' Frosty's Mistress over some parts of the galaxy. Frosty's Mistress gave it an iridescent sheen which looked great on the galaxy. Some of the little stars were done with polish, but I finished them off with acrylic paint because the polish was getting stringy, and I also used paint to do the larger stars. To finish off, I added top coat.

Side View:

Close-Ups:

I really like how my galaxy mani came out, I didn't think it would look ok. I'm always a bit nervous when attempting to do a galaxy mani, especially since I only used polishes.

Anyways, I hope you liked the mani. Thanks for stopping by and until next time.
-Ana

Polishes Used:
Envy Lacquer "Licorice Whip"
Sinful Colors "Snow Me White"
Wet N Wild "Kaleidoscope"
Black Label Nails "Frosty's Mistress"
Wet N Wild "Bijou Blue"
Wet N Wild "Blue Moon"
Sinful Colors "Keira Blu"
Lavish Polish "Hydrangeas"
Bonita Colors "Ocean's Eleven"
Lavish Polish "Wisteria"
Lavish Polish "Tulips"
Bonita Colors "Hydrangeas Are My Fav"
Beauty Concepts "No Name"
Charlotte Russe "No Name"
Glisten & Glow "HK Girl Glossy Top Coat"

*Black Label Nails "Frosty's Mistress"; Lavish Polish "Hydrangeas", "Wisteria", "Tulips"; and Glisten & Glow "HK Girl" were all giveaway prizes, Envy Lacquer "Licorice Whip" was sent to me to use on this galaxy mani

The Polished Bookworms: April 2015

Hey guys, it's time for another TPB mani. This month's read was The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. Confession time: I didn't read the book this month. *Gasp!* I only read a chapter or so, and never finished it. But, I didn't want to completely fail so I went ahead and did a mani inspired by the book cover. Lol. Therefore, I must ask you guys not to spoil it for me. Well anyways, this doesn't mean I won't be reading it. It'll be a challenge but I'm going to try to read April's and May's book choices this coming month. I don't want to miss out on any of the books, even if I have to read them all late. So, since I have no idea what the book is about, I used the book cover as inspiration for my mani. I like how they turned out, especially because they're galaxy nails.

For this mani, I first put on my trusty diy glue peel off base coat. I then did a coat of Wet N Wild "Bijou Blue", I waited until it dried and then added blobs of different shades of blue on my nail. I cut up some pieces from a plastic baggy to place over the blobs of polish and pressed down so they could blend together. I'm not sure what the technique is called, but Claire from @practise_makes_perfect on Instagram recently posted about it, and she called it the saran wrap technique. So I did that and once blended, I removed the plastic and it left a pretty cool blend of blues. I let that dry and sponged on white across all my nails, and sponged on WNW "Bijou Blue" and Black Label Nails "Frosty's Mistress" over so it wouldn't be too white. After that, I added a coat of WNW "Kaleidoscope" for the sparkly stars. The acrylic paints came next, I used a toothbrush and the white paint to splatter on some stars, and also added some with a toothpick. Then, I began to paint the little planets. First with white so the colors would pop more, and once I had the shape painted on, I added the colors. I let it all dry and added top coat.

With the Book:

I loved how the galaxy mani came out on its own, check it out, here it is without the planets and stars.

Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this post. If you'd like to follow and join our Book Club, I have the links below.

The Polished Bookworms: Instagram, Facebook Group, Facebook Page

Thanks for stopping by, and stay tuned for next month's book: The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. Until next time.
-Ana

Polishes Used:
Wet N Wild (Wild Shine) "Blue Moon"
Wet N Wild (Wild Shine) "Bijou Blue"
Frankenpolish I made with different polishes I named "Elsa"
Wet N Wild (Wild Shine) "French White Creme"
Wet N Wild (Wild Shine) "Kaleidoscope"
Black Label Nails "Frosty's Mistress"
Wet N Wild (Wild Shine) "Matte Top Coat"
LACC "2013 Top Coat"

Acrylic Paints Used:
Apple Barrel White
Apple Barrel Lime Tree
Craftsmart Grey
Craftsmart Holiday Red
Craftsmart Pool Blue
Craftsmart Plum

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