Allo polish Pals!
How are you all doing today? Did you
have a lovely long weekend off work for the Easter weekend? Whatever
you got up to I always love to know how you are doing.
I've got a little good news.. If you
followed me the last couple of months you'll know I had a temporary
job which I absolutely loved – things went slightly wrong, I was
promised a permanent role..but I never got to go back. Recently a
friend who worked there ran into some family issues so I went back to
cover her shifts while she's abroad... well.. I've now been
offered a permanent role there! I'm still on cosmetics/fragrance
for now but when my friend returns they wont just get rid of me
(hurrah!) it may mean I'll be moved onto a different department such
as woman's wear, accessories etc.. but that's fine with me!I'm really happy about it :)
Today's design is a tribute to the ORLY
Pastel City collection which came out recently for spring, I loved
those polishes so much, they were a beautiful collection. I wanted to
use all of the nail polishes in this design but I
reigned in a little self control and only used three.
For this design I began by applying my
Nail Envy base coat by OPI and once dry applied two coats of Cyber
Peach two my thumb and pinkie and two coats of Power Pastel on my
remaining fingers, both of these polishes are by Orly.
Once dry I applied a thin coat of my
Pro-FX top coat (this poor top coat is now riddled with bubbles and
has seen better days...smh) I then moved in with my acrylic paints to
paint an ORLY nail polish bottle and added a little of the 'Lilac
City' polish inside the bottle and along my other nails to make it
look as if it was spilling out. I added the hashtag 'Love Your Nails'
to my thumb and pinky. I sealed in the design with another lick of
top coat and eventually added my Barry M matte top coat.
In hindsight (darn you, hindsight!) I
wish I had made the bottle a little fatter as it looks rather thin to
be an ORLY polish bottle – and perhaps I should have used a darker
shade behind the bottle to make it stand out more...All in all it was
a fun one to paint though!
What do you guys think of this
design? Have you done nail polish inspired nail art before?
Have a wonderful Monday, thank you so
much for visiting. I'll see you again on Wednesday for an unusual 3D
design!
Love,
Ithi
I am really pleased to hear you have a permanent job there now, so pleased for you! Another great nail art today, I really like this pale peach colour!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your permanent job. It is such a relief isn't it? Also, Love Love Love these shades of pale peach/pink. Your nail art is always so pretty and intricate :)
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I am seriously amazed at your work! You are a genius at nail art and inspire a person like me who doesn’t like nail paints.. just beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely love this design! You're very talented keep up the awesome work!
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy for you Ithi, that's really great news. Hope your friends okay though and that the family issues get sorted out. Love the pastel nail colors BTW, so soft and feminine and I adore the way you painted your thumb. Really cool
ReplyDeleteI am so happy for you Ithfifi. I really hope everything will go fantastic with the permanent job! The mani is so pleasant with the pale colors!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on finding a permanent job. That’s awesome. I love the color of your nails. You just reminded me to reapply a new, fresh coat. Thanks. Hapoy Tuesday to you.
ReplyDeleteThis is such an adorable design! I love the softer colours that you've chosen to paint them. :)
ReplyDeleteI love Orly polishes! Your work looks more simple than your usual one but it looks so romantic and pretty. I absolutely love it!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the permanent job! I know that’s a huge weight off your shoulders. I was in Atlanta for part of Easter because I had been with my sister & our friends for baseball. We went to brunch before driving back. We made it home just before 8 PM. I really like this design! What a cool way to pay homage to a brand!
ReplyDeleteThat's a lovely one. I have never tried nail polish inspired nail art but will definitely try in future at least once. ;-)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your permanent job, that is such great news. Nail polish inspired nail art, I have not done it but you always inspire me try nail art. This one looks so beautiful,love the color and details, so perfect for spring and summer.
ReplyDeleteTook me a while to get this as I am constantly overthinking things. But I love it. Great post.
ReplyDeleteFirst, Congratulations on finding your permanent job. and your nail art looks really lovely. You are so creative and talented. you really impressed me.
ReplyDeleteIthi I'm sooooo happy for you! Congratulations on your permanent job!!
ReplyDeleteI love pastel colours, especially this time of the year and this mani is so beautiful! I really need to try the OP nail envy base coat, my nails have been brittle lately!
You are extremely talented! And I am so happy for you that you now have a permanent position. It sounds like you love you place of work so that's awesome
ReplyDeleteThis so cool . I'm not a nail person but it makes me want to go out and get my nails creatively done.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!! *uncrossing fingers now*
ReplyDeleteYour design is, again, beautiful and I really have to figure out where to buy Orly over here as I definitely want to get my hands on those peach colors... and the metallics... who am I kidding, I want the entire collection :)