Nope. Life tried very hard to conspire against it -- but with determination, I present to you the second installment!
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| Hello Sunshine!! |
This design was my entry for the previous When Colours Collide collaboration (the group is just about to publish the next round). It is pretty obvious that the color prompts were Blue and Yellow - huh?
I have some awesome photos in this post - including a prop never before seen on a nail blog!!
But first thing's first. Here is the collaboration collage:
Pretty fabulous looking group of nail art!! I really, really enjoy these challenges. I hope to keep doing more of them.
Did you find my nails?
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| My group entry photo |
Both of these polish colors really sing to my soul!! It was love at first sight. They had to be mine!
And, just like in Part One's post...I want you to see the look of these in different lighting situations. All of these were taken outdoors with my cell-phone.
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| Top row: indirect sun mid-day ~ shady spot mid-afternoon Bottom Row: direct sun mid-day ~ shady spot mid-day ~ direct sun late afternoon |
Also - guess what? The name of the yellow polish is #hellosunshine!! Couldn't be more on point for this design, no?? (I have a giant Cheshire cat grin on my silly face as I wrote this paragraph...)
Design Details
Because #hellosunshine is a jelly based holographic polish, I chose to wear my favorite off-white undies as a base. |
| Good undies are there, but not seen |
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| Summer yellow sun and bold blue sky |
Polish Palette:
- Base Color (Undies): Birthday Suit by Polish My Life
- Yellow: #hellosunshine by il e'tait un vernis
- Blue: Bohai Sea by Elevation Polish
- Sun vinyls by Virtuous Polish
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| #hellosunshine in all her glory (2 coats over off-white creme) |
Just like in Sunshine Nails - Part One, I painted the main color and top-coat onto my nails the day before applying the sun shaped vinyls.
The blue polish was very opaque. After positioning the vinyls, I just applied a nice thick coat over the nails and vinyls. Although made by the same company, these vinyls were easier to use because they didn't have all those triangle cut-outs...but they still had to be removed carefully to keep the rays edges crisp.
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| The scattered holographic nature of these polishes lent well to this subject matter |
At the risk of sounding like a broken record - I really enjoy wearing half-moon designs. I can't quite put my finger on the reason, but I do.
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| The skyline is reflecting on my nails |
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It is going to be more and more evident how much I enjoyed wearing these as I finish this post with more and more photos...If I recall correctly, they span a 14 hour window from first taken in the morning to even some taken at night.
What does a nail art addict do when she can't sleep....
She gets out of bed, goes in the bathroom, and takes more pictures of her nails, of course!!
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| Speaking of reflections...can you see the third reflections in the nails reflected in the mirror? |
Nail-somnia is a real condition folks!! I've stayed away from the tempting glow-in-the-dark polishes for a reason!!
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We are now in the part of my post where it has become customary to show you my nails and my flowers...
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| For my garden knowledgeable readers - yes, these photos (blooms) came before the coral nails - the posts are out of sequence. |
Those hibiscus blooms are just so amazing!! I have three bushes just bursting with blooms. It's very impressive that all of these plants are doing well this year given the outdoor construction (remember the underground drainage project) and our weather this summer - HOT and without much rain. My theory is they enjoy showing off for all these pictures!!
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OK - now, it is time to show you the rare sighting of....drumroll.....
MY NAILS AND MY DRONE
Yup. Not an everyday sight. But you're seeing it here on Kimett Kolor because I'm not an everyday kind of nail blogger. Or gal, for that matter. ;) |
| This was such a fun evening! |
It turns out, Mr. Kimett is quite the pilot!!
UPDATE: 8/12/16 - In case you are curious about getting a drone for photography or have one already, here is some information regarding FAA rules and registration.
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Well, what do you think? Was this a fun post or what?
I hope it was worth the wait. I certainly had fun putting it all together. The added activities made up for a simple nail art design I think!!
Thank you for reading!! And if you have a moment, I'd love to hear from you in the comments...
Till next time,
Kimett
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