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!