notd: nye to nyd mani
hey-hey! happy new year! today is 1/1/11, all aces, pretty neat 
i went out last night and this night, so i didn’t have the time to post what i did for my nails for the end of the year festivities. i originally wanted something glitzy and sophisticated with glitter, but i didn’t want to wear full-on glitter because it can be a real pain to remove in my experience.
first, i painted my nails in opi “russian navy,” a dark shimmery navy blue. it has a very nice application. this is two coats:
then i painted glitter french tips with pure ice “spitfire.” i just dabbed three coats to make it as dense as possible (in hindsight, i would have been better off using loose glitter.)
on the ring fingers, the french tip and half moons are done using 1 and 2 mm rhinestones. and i also applied rhinestones at the base of the other nails. the inspiration for the design came from a japanese nail art mag. i love japanese nail art, even though some of the designs are a little too impractical for my lifestyle.
this might be my favorite nail design i’ve done in a while. thanks for looking, and again HAPPY NEW YEAR! 
