TrailerHood Chic: To Sunset or Not To Sunset?

Thursday, June 9, 2011

To Sunset or Not To Sunset?

During a recent "lets see what I can do" playing day, I came up with this mani. There are a few things I would change, but I can't classify this into my Fail Friday posts.

First I started off with a base of Sinful Colors Base Coat x1 and Zoya Areej x1.

Then I sponged Zoya Kieko about halfway down the nail as I originally just wanted to do a pink & purple look.

I should've just stopped here, but I was playing and just couldn't. So, I grabbed China Glaze Electra Magenta to add to the tips.

I couldn't just leave this alone either. The OCD got to me, and I saw more pink than any other color. I was kind of reminded of some of the beachy sunset looks that I've seen some of the bloggers & YouTubers do. So, I grabbed Zoya Rica to sponge on the base (top part of the nail in the pics).

This is where my fail comes in. I forgot how much Rica was a pain to get off the skin for clean-up when I had it on my toes. Sponging it on made it get all over my skin & cuticles, which was darn near impossible to clean it all off. SO, please excuse the mess on my skin with this one.

I think if I did this one again, I'd start with Rica, then Areej, then Electra Magenta, and finish with Kieko. That way I'd also be alternating sparkle & cream.

Of course, I couldn't just leave this alone either. I grabbed Black Shatter and went to town. On my Index finger, I kinda drew an "S" with the brush down the nail and with my thumb I went diagonally.