Week 3- Colorblock manicure

So, I wasn't sure what a colorblock manicure was, I had to look it up.

Here are the polishes that I used:

From left to right is: Finger Paints: Sketch N Etch, Cerulean Seascape, Art You Wondering, and Sally Hansen Super Shine.

First I painted my nails with Sketch N Etch and my ring finger with Art You Wondering and a layer of top coat:


And then I taped down all my fingers, except my ring finger:


And then I painted on Cerulean Seascape:


Took the tape off carefully:


I forgot to take pictures of putting down Art You Wondering?, but it is the same process as putting on Cerulean Seascape.

Here is the final nail:


And all together:


Originally I was going to place the colors in this order: Sketch N Etch, Art You Wondering?, and last Cerulean Seascape. After I swatched Art you Wondering and realized that it was not opaque I switched the order with Cerulean Seascape and placed Art You Wondering? last. I'm not sure that I made the right decision. You can see that this manicure became thick, with all the layers it is no wonder (3 layers of Sketch N Etch, 1 top coat, 3 layers Cerulean Seascape, 1 top coat, 4 layers of Art You Wondering? and 2 layers of top coat= 14 layers of nail polish.)

Needless to say, this manicure didn't last long. I took it off right after taking the pictures, I just couldn't stand the thick/lumpy tips.

I don't think I would do this style of manicure again, it took a long time for me to do (3 days!) and I didn't like the lumpy tips.

These products were bought with my own money for review by myself.

Finger Paints: Art You Wondering? swatch

FingerPaints: Art You Wondering is a teal/green micro glitter in a clear base.

So I started off with clean nails:


One coat:


Two coats:


Three coats:


Four coats, at this point my camera started having problems with the glitter even though I was taking pictures indoors:


My first attempt trying to capture Art You Wondering? outside in the sunshine:


There were many pictures like that, this one is a little better:


This one is the best out of all the outdoor pictures I took. Four coats and two layers of top coat:


It's hard to tell from the pictures but there are two different colored glitters, one is teal and it is the majority of the glitter, the other is a bright green. This polish does dry very rough, so you need a top coat, unless you don't mind the roughness. I used two coats of Sally Hansen Super Shine to smooth out the glitter.

I really liked the color and used it in the upcoming Week 3- Colorblock manicure challenge.

This product was bought with my own money for review by myself.