Hello Everyone!
Are we all ready for another instalment of the Girly Girl Challenge? I can't believe it's more than halfway done now. :( It's going too fast! Hey Lindsey? How about adding a second round?
So for today, let's check our handy dandy chart...
Day 5 : Gotta Love Chick Flicks! - We just CAN'T resist! Wear a mani inspired by your favourite chick flick.
Alrighty, so I must admit... I'm actually not much of a fan of chick flicks in general, with one exception. I love cheesy dance movies! I'm a total sucker for those big-talent-and-a-dream type of movies. Now for me, I think the King of dance movies is Dirty Dancing.
A scene that always stuck out for me was when Baby, in an attempt to make conversation with Johnny, told him she carried a watermelon. It always struck me as amusing and truthful. Sometimes we just don't sound as cool as we'd like to.
In honour of Baby, who can still catch her man, no matter how awkward she is, I give you my, "I carried a watermelon?" manicure.
So, I have seen several people do variations on this manicure and I don't know where it originated. I googled for pics and found one I liked to used as inspiration which I found
here. However, she was only using it as her inspiration too and doesn't cite where it came from.
Unfortunately this turned out to be a bit of a fail for me. I was doing so well. The base colour was on. I'd freehanded the green tips and despite the extremeness of their colour, the line was smooth and even. I made the little black seeds and they actually managed to look like seeds! Then, I went to do the little white highlights on the seeds and my hand got the jitters. What were meant to be delicate little highlights turned into big white blobs. And it kept happening! Oh well. Sometimes we learn more from the fails than the wins, right?
Anyways, this was Orly - Retro Red from the Plastix collection for the base colour. The green tip is China Glaze - Watermelon Rind (Appropriate!) and acrylic paint for the black, white and green highlights.
I'll be checking out what my fellow challengers did when I get home from work, but you should check them out right now! ;)
'Til next time,
Amanda
Challenge Creator: Lindsey of
Neverland Nail Blog
Ashley of
Follow The Yellow Polish Road
Stephanie of
A Little Polish
Kelly of
Devilish Polish
Jodi of
Captivating Claws
Danielle of
Polish. Glitter. Rock & Roll!
Elly of
Polishable
Olivia of
Unprofessional Nails
Kate of
This Charming Kate
Bethany of
A Plethora of Nails
Lizzy of
The Do It Yourself Lady
Eugenia of
Talon-ted
Johanna of
Neues vom Kellerkind
Ashley of
Smashley Sparkles
Sarah of
See Sarah Swatch
Emily of
The Lacquerologist
Jess of
LuvMyLacquer
Tressa of
O' Natur Nail
CR of
Color Me Silly
Amanda of
Berry Polished
Robin, Erin, and Anna of
Polished Cousins
Taylor of
REJOICE!
Jess of
Nearly Natural Nails
