14 Days Of Achtung Baby: Acrobat

Hello lovelies! Happy Wednesday :) Again, not a pink one, but I'm so excited about this post! This mani turned out so much better than I anticipated - it might just be my favourite so far!

Acrobat

"in dreams begin responsibilities"

Acrobat... I don't really know how to even describe this song. It includes some of my favourite lyrics and is definitely one of my favourite U2 songs, and not just for the Yeats reference! I can really only recommend that you listen to it. (I keep saying that, I know, but it's SUCH a good album!)

For this I took my inspiration from my favourite line in the song: "You can dream, so dream out loud, and don't let the bastards grind you down." I'm surprised how much I ended up liking the result, I literally just made it up as I went!

What do you guys think? Also, tomorrow will be a "special" mani, because it's my birthday. :)

Products I used:
Kiko 265
Rimmel Disco Ball
China Glaze Polar Ice
+ white striper polish, she stylezone nail crystals and topcoat

14 Days Of Achtung Baby: Ultraviolet (Light My Way)

Hello lovelies! Happy Tuesday! I'm going to jump straight into day ten (!!!) of my Achtung Baby nail art...

Ultraviolet (Light My Way)

"when I was all messed up and I had opera in my head, your love was a lightbulb hanging over my bed"

Ultraviolet, the song that rings in the last three of the album, which are something of a holy trinity in my mind. Ultraviolet, Acrobat and Love Is Blindness just belong together. They're arguably the heaviest songs on the album. Ultraviolet especially always struck a chord with me, the lyrics, the melody, the way it makes you jump and dance and sing your heart out when it's played live.

I figured I'd keep it nice and simple for this one. I didn't really want to use a lot of colour, because the song does paint a rather desolate picture, so this is what I came up with. I did freehand all of this, so it's not as neat as could be.

Products I used:
OPI Planks A Lot
China Glaze Liquid Leather
Rimmel Ultra Violet (how could I not?!)
Paris Memories #253 (at least that's what I think...)
Catrice London Weather Forecast
+ artist brushes, white striper polish and topcoat

14 Days Of Achtung Baby: Even Better Than The Real Thing

Happy Monday, lovelies! Today is day two of my Achtung Baby project...

Even Better Than The Real Thing

"my heart is where it's always been, my head is somewhere in between"

Even Better Than The Real Thing is the second song on Achtung Baby and, if you ask me, beats Mysterious Ways in terms of sexiness any day. Or maybe not. It's cheaper, and dirtier than Mysterious Ways, which is exactly why I love it.

My main inspiration for this mani was the fact that the title is something of a pun on the 90's Coca Cola ad proclaiming it "the real thing" (as opposed to Pepsi and the like). I was thinking dirty billboards, grimy, faded neon signs, telling us to buy things we don't really need and can't afford.

Products I used:
Barry M crackle polish in black
p2 drama
Barry M Tangerine
Rimmel Ultra Violet
Rimmel Green Grass
Barry M Cobalt Blue
Eyeko Punk Polish
Dior Rock Coat
+artist brushes and regular topcoat