Monday, August 29, 2011

SLU Spirit Splatter

I'm at college now! I can hardly believe it yet...maybe it'll sink in soon. Probably when I get my first homework assignment. Anyway, I wanted to show you all the manicure I did for the spirit competition we had at the soccer game Saturday night. It has, sadly, chipped by now (college life is so far bad for my polish's staying power), but I enjoyed the design so much I wanted to share it anyway. Since SLU's colors are blue and white, I decided to do a splatter manicure with Revlon Royal (best blue ever, by the way) and Wet 'n' Wild White Creme.

sunlight

I only have one picture because I'm still trying to figure out the best way to get good lighting - the desk lamp I'm using isn't the best for nail pictures, though it works fine for normal uses, so I took this picture out the window. Maybe once I feel more at home, I won't feel like a loony if I wander around outside taking pictures of my hand. ;)

If you don't know how to do the splatter technique or have simply never tried it, I encourage you to find a tutorial. I find it quite easy compared to water marbling, so it's a good place to start, especially as all you'll need besides nail polish are a few household objects. Especially for a college student like myself, it's nice when you don't have to buy anything extra to do some cool nail art. 

I had better post this and log off now, as I have Arabic at 1:10, and I don't want to be late on the first day! Hopefully I'll have time to post again soon.

8 comments:

  1. Looks awesome! How does your roomate feel about your polish addiction? ;)

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  2. Very nice! I love these colors together!!

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  3. She's okay with it - and Aly of Aly Loves Lacquer lives in my dorm (though on a different floor), which is pretty much the best housing-related coincidence ever. 

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  4. very pretty! Love it! Have fun at college!

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  5. You are going to love college! Esp w your nails (they ROCK!).  I'm going to have to try it (but I have to use red myself...umd girl!)

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  6. Thank you! You should totally try a spirit splatter mani. :)

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