Northern lights nail art with OPI Sheer Tints

The next rainbowy nail art with the OPI Sheer Tints is inspired by Northern lights.

I have never had the possibility to witness it in real life but as from pictures, paintings and art I have to believe it's beautiful.

I found it very hard to translate this beauty into a nail art but I tried my best.

 

After the basecoat I applied two coats of Maybelline 650 Midnight Blue:

 

 

Then I gave two nails Picture Polish Gravity and two nails Picture Polish Aurora.

 

Picture Polish Gravity over Maybelline Midnight Blue:

 

 

 

This picture doesn't do the polish any justice. The silver sparkles that you see are actually holographic but it wasn't sunny here :(

 

Picture Polish Aurora over Maybelline Midnight Blue:

 

 

I then took a detail brush and white acrylic paint to set out the Northern lights on the nails:

 

 

After some drying time I randomly placed the OPI Sheer Tints:

 

 

If I had to do this nail art again I would have made it more subtle taking less space of the nails but I'm pretty happy with this first go :D

 

Day 321) Nail art star and moon

Today I just want to show one of my favourite glitter polishes for the Holidays (read: any Holiday).
Therefore the nail art is secondary but still tried to make something cute though.

China Glaze - Marry a Millionaire (3 coats)

Marry a Millionaire is a clear polish richly filled with different glitters.
There are purple and pink microglitter and a lot of multicolor/holo bar glitters.
This mix constantly changes in every different light, room, environment and you get totally lost in it...as does my camera ;P
Applying is quite easy as it spreads evenly and you don't have to fish for glitter.
Opaque wise it needs at least 3 coats (see picture above) but 4 is the best.
If you leave some drying time in between the coats (few minutes) you'll get the best outcome and easiest way for applying.
This nail polish is very suitable for a party or Holidays!!

Day 320) Bright December moon is beaming...

Today Sinterklaas had his arrival to the Netherlands.
We've been watching a bit on TV and went to town to see his arrival there as well.
I couldn't go without Sinterklaas nails.
So here is another Sinterklaas nail art.
This one is inspired by a Sinterklaas song the children sing.

I have a quite literal translation of this song in English:

See the moon shines through the trees,
Mates, stop your wild roars.
The delightful evening has arrived.
the evening of Sinterklaas.
Full with expectations beats our heart,
who'll gets the cake, who'll gets the whisk.
Full with expectations beats our heart,
who'll gets the cake, who'll gets the whisk.

But a more correct translation would be (according to an English digital school):

Bright December moon is beaming
Boys and girls now stop your play!
For tonight’s the wondrous evening,
Eve of good St Nicholas Day.
O’er the roofs his horse unshod
Bring us gifts or else the rod.
O’er the roofs his horse unshod
Bring us gifts or else the rod.

Well, enough about the song.
I've painted an evening with moon and tree and houses.
This is simular to the images that go with the song.