Ok, so for most of you it is Sunday, but the great advantage of living on the West Coast of the United States is that we are way behind everyone else! I still have four hours left to post this. :-) I am not going to lie, I am very pleased with how this turned out. Are you getting curious? Good!
Today's mani comes from two things. I brain stormed this mani this morning with the assistance of Google. I did a search for 50's fashion and stumble upon Marilyn Monroe. I'm sure most of you know she is from the 50's and I hate to admit that I had no idea. I didn't even know she was an actress until I saw a video at my girlfriends house the other day, (that of course I can not find on YouTube for the life of me right now! (I had a very sheltered childhood. )) In 1953 Marilyn played in Gentleman Prefer Blonds. In this movie she preforms the song, "Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend" in a beautiful yet shocking (for the times) pink dress. This is where the inspiration for the pink half moons came.
I then remembered the first Robin Moses video I saw. In this video Robin shows us how to do a beautiful Marilyn manicure. When I saw this for the first time I thought there would never be a day that I would be able to do something like this. Well, Robin's advice of practice, practice, practice paid off.
I am a little dissapointed with the bubbling that occured. My top coat is basically gone and I tried to be a cheapskate and get the last little bit out. I wish I would have just opened my new bottle. Does anyone know why polish companies don't let the brushed extend further into the bottle? I feel like it is such a waste of polish once you get half way through the bottle.
Base coat: Sally Hansen Diamond Strength Hardener
Pink: Lavendar Pearlescent from Wet N' Wild Wild Shine - 3 coats
White: White on the Spot from Milani - 1 coat
Marilyn: Black acrylic paint
Top coat: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Anti-Chip Top Coat
Well, what do you think?
If you want to check out some more 50's inspired manicures, check out these other blogs!
