Lazy 15: Day 5- Galaxy

Yes, yes, I know I said I'd put up the water marble yesterday, and I didn't. I'm very sorry, and I do hope to do it sometime soon. But in order to not get too far behind, I have today's theme, which is galaxy nails!

 For starters, I just have to say that I LOVE galaxy nails. They looks soooo pretty when done well, and I always like to see people's individual twist on this design. I tried galaxy nails once before here, and I think I actually like those better, although I was pleased with these as well. :)

 Anyway, one great thing with this technique is that it's so simple to do!! You just start with a black base polish, then sponge on any colors you like to make the "galaxy/nebulae" look. And to finish everything off, I freehanded some stars.

What do you think? Have you ever tried galaxy nails, and do you like them?

I'm starting to get excited for Friday's post, feminine nails! That's actually my birthday, and I have some fun nail art to try out! Woo hoo, can't wait!! :)

Until next time, happy polishing!!!

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P.S. To check out the other fabulous participants in the Lazy 15 challenge, please check out my previous post for the inlinkz.

LDTTWC: Day 3- I Remember When

 Today's manicure I have been anticipating since before the challenge even started! The idea for the day is, "I Remember When,": design a manicure based on a historical event- well-known or personal. I'm pretty sure this one would fall under the VERY well-known category. :) So in case you couldn't tell, I chose the Apollo 11 landing on the moon. Unfortunately, I was too young to witness it, but I've definitely heard about! And space stuff has always thrilled me.

Here is a "nail by nail blow" of this mani. :)

• First Finger: "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Most people have heard these famous words, so in honor of Neil Armstrong (who very coincidentally just passed away a week ago), I painted a small step and a giant leap.
• Middle Finger: We have the Apollo rocket sailing through space surrounded by the stars; how exciting!
• Ring Finger: On this finger, I painted the number eleven to look like the moon too.
• Pinky Finger: And since all of the Apollo 11 astronauts were earthlings, I had to paint the Blue Marble somewhere! :) I even tried to make it look a little bit like North America as well as Central America. LOL :)

 And on this finger, I painted a half moon proudly displaying the American flag. I think I will call this design, "The Nail Armstrong" in honor of the first man on the moon.

 Now, I'm left-handed, so it is often VERY challenging to paint with my right hand. I knew to do this manicure while painting with my non-dominant hand would be a disaster so I tried out a galaxy nail design with stars on these nails.

I think the design is awesome, but it was so simple to do with a cosmetic sponge! I then added stars and streaks with a dotter and fine tip brush.

If you would like to try this design out yourself, here's a link to the tutorial that I used from, The Daily Nail: http://www.thedailynailblog.com/2012/08/galaxy-nails-nail-art-tutorial.html

Well this mani sure used a TON of polishes, so here they are:

• Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Black Out (black)
• Sally Hansen Insta-Dri in Lightening (yellow)
• Sinful Colors Nail Art in Sour Apple (green) and Hey Dear! (blue for flag and earth)
• NYC Long Wearing in Times Square in Tangerine Creme (orange)
• Wet n Wild Fast Dry in Teal or No Teal (blue for galaxy nails)
• Wet n Wild in French White Creme (white)
• Wet n Wild Wild Shine in Metallica (gray/silver)
• L'Oreal Creme in Infrared (red)

I hope you like this, "out of this world," manicure! And be sure to check out all of the other great designs!
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