Spacey-Wacey Nailey-Shmailey

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Does it remind you of anything? If not, then go see my shoes, then come back:

This is my entry for the Nail Art Contest @ :#ArtHistoryProject: I'm sooo excited about it since I'm a self-confessed polish junkie and follow like a gazillion nail blogs.I just can't get enough of them pretty colours (and if you by any chance wish to gift me some, here's my wishlist! )

But nail art is really a wonderful thing. The term itself applies to anything from simple polka dots to miniature figurines glued onto the nails - so there's really something for everyone's tastes and needs. As for me, I do enjoy elaborate designs, but I love them wearable. And if possible, not very time and effort consuming, because chances are I'll grow bored of it the same day and everything will go down the acetone-saturated cotton pad.

So while brainstorming the design I was thinking something original, not overly complicated but still artsy. And one of the first ideas, which I eventually opted for, was...
...galaxy nails!!

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How freaking original, I hear you saying.
Welp. Yeah. But not quite.

The thing is, and here I'm going to sound like a bitch but deal with me, whenever I'd see a galaxy mani, I'd go "meh, I could make it like a million times better" in my head.
Until I've actually tried it...

Ughhhyeaaaah...not exactly what I expected. But the idea of having the PERFECT galaxy nails didn't leave me since then. So that's what I aimed for: a design which would be as close to the space photographs as possible. And...I think I have pretty much succeeded.

Unlike my first attempt, which was all done with polish, this time I painted with acrylics over two coats of my most favourite blue polish - Orly La Playa. Acrylic paint is a marvel for nail art - easier to work with and doesn't get smudged by top coat. I've actually done different hands on different days, and my dominant right hand (in pink) is not as intricately painted as the left one - but then again, I've spent three times less time on it, and my left hand is bit clumsy! I used a make-up sponge, a thin brush and some toothpicks for this mani.

Finally, to spice it up a bit (and because fanart would make me popular ), I added a a little cartoonish TARDIS to my left thumbnail! Isn't it adorable?? I just love it. Its body is painted with Essie Mesmerize and outlined with acrylics. I haven't done enough finger yoga to show all five nails in one pic, sorry.

As it usually happens, it looks even better in life, but only because these photos are taken with my macro lens, and you simply cannot see the brushstrokes with your naked eye. I'm going to write a blog entry on this mani, so I'll try to take a "distant" pic, too.

Anyway. Enough ramble, I hope you like it like I do. And I want to pull my nails out so I could keep it forever.
Cheers!

P.s. Boy I need to proof-read.

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