Friday 20 May 2011

NOTD: PotC/Mermaid sponging mani

Hello lovelies!

I'm pretty wiped, so it's just a quick post from me tonight.

I went to see Pirates of the Caribbean tonight and got all excited every time Geoffrey Rush was on the screen so naturally I wanted to do a pretty mani for it. I wasn't too  sure what to do, but I've wanted to wear OPI Mermaid's Tears and I also wanted to try sponging. This is what happened.



I wanted to go for a sort of mermaid/sea theme. This was my first attempt at sponging and I think it turned out pretty decent. Not perfect, that's for sure! But I'm fairly pleased with it. Although if I were to do with again I'd probably do it slightly different. Pratice makes perfect, eh? :)

What I used for this:


[Left to right: OPI Mermaid's Tears, p2 jetset, Essence Choose Me!, China Glaze Atlantis.]


  • 3 coats of Mermaid's Tears
  • jetset sponged over about a third-half of the nail
  • Choose Me! sponged over about two thirds of the nail
  • Atlantis dabbed onto the tips with the brush

Like I said, first attempt at sponging so it's definitely not perfect. This did teach me a lot about which polishes work in what way for sponging and I think I'll be giving this another shot very soon.

That's it from me for tonight. Going to head to bed soon. Good night, pretties! What do you think about this mani?

3 comments:

  1. Fantastic for a first attempt. It looks wonderful. Love the colour combo's.

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  2. @Cat: Thank you! I'm glad you liked it! xx

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  3. Nice gradient! I have all but the p2 but am sure I have something close. If/when I recreate this look I'll be sure to give you a shout out... :)

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