February 8, 2013

31 Day Challenge - Day 19: Galaxy Nails


- Glittery Galaxy Nails -

One of the best things about this ongoing challenge is all the new things that I am learning! I have always been a fan of Galaxy nails, but I honestly had no idea that they were so easy!
Galaxy Nails
Polishes used: Orly - Liquid Vinyl & Sweet Peacock, China Glaze - Laced Up, White On White, Fairy Dust & Techno, OPI - I Have A Herring Problem
This was spectacularly easy to create! The only additional tools I used to create this look were a makeup wedge and a small dotting tool.  

While I was working on this design, one of the things that I learned is that you will definitely have better luck with wet makeup wedge than with a dry one. If the sponge is too dry, you may end up with tiny sponge pieces on your nails, which are a pain to pick off! 

The first step is to paint the nails with one coat of black polish. Once dry, I used the wet makeup wedge to begin sponging on a very tiny amount of the blue polish in random areas.
 
There is no need to wait for the blue polish to dry, just go ahead and sponge on a tiny amount of lighter blue/gray polish over the first. You want to keep a light hand with this, or you will cover your original splotches. 

Now it's time to add the pink. You want barely any polish at all on your wet sponge for this, it's only meant to give your galaxy a hint of pink. 

Once all the polish is dry, it's time to add the sparkle. This is where the magic really happens, and each nail begins to look like a real galaxy! I used a very thin layer of fairy dust and was amazed at how good it looked. I also hand placed the glitter from Techo in random areas to look like bright stars in the night sky. I finished off by using my smallest dotting tool dipped in white polish to add one or two randomly placed VERY tiny dots to each nail, which gave a bit more dimension to the finished look.

Topped off with a nice coat of Seche Vite, I've got a super shiny galaxy on each nail! 
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10 comments:

  1. Omg these are amazing, I can't love this anymore than I do

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    1. Thanks! I found myself staring at my nails all day long!

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  2. Stunning! I love the color combo... lots of depth. :)

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  3. Beautiful galaxy nails! I will have to try these soon!

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    1. They are so much easier than I anticipated! As long as you have a makeup wedge and light hand, you can't go wrong! :)

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  4. These are some of the best galaxy nails I've seen! Fantastic!

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  5. Gorgeous! Love the color palette and I can't wait to try this technique!

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  6. This is a really pretty Galaxy Mani! I did the 31 day challenge a while back and PHEW it was some work! It was fun but I felt like I was constantly painting!

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