If there is one thing that you ought to know about me, it is that I am an adult child. I thought I would let you know just in case having a blog devoted to nail ornamentation didn't give it away.
I'm the kind of girl who would rather spend her money on Gummi treats than Gucci bags. The kind of girl who, on her 21st birthday, woke to her hearts desire: A 1/12th scale Doll House (Australian Colonial, in heritage colours, obviously). The kind of girl who can't go twenty-four hours without repainting her nails.
But really, can you expect much from the daughter of a woman who believes in fairies and insists that I am not a child born of man, but a creation of our Lord and Saviour, Xavier Roberts? Or who's father runs around the house excitedly shouting the lyrics to 'Spasticus Autisticus'? I come, it seems, from a long line of eternal children.
You must understand though, I am not alone in my nightmarish Toy's 'R Us like existence. My significant other, who shall go by his chosen alias 'Kurt Rascal', is also of the eternal child persuasion. I can no longer access the 'coat department' of my closet due to the lego Death Star that now occupies a significant portion of the room, nor do I have any surface area left thanks to an army of Star Craft and Star Wars figurines.
But I digress. Everything I have just said boils down to the theme of this post (and one of my and Señor Rascal's favourite past times), children's craft activities.
Remember these?:
Mmmmm... colourful
You would spend hours upon hours colouring a piece of paper with multi-coloured pencils, layer it with black crayon and then scratch out your design. I'm pretty sure my efforts as a child mostly consisted of well endowed Mermaids and Art Nouveau swirlery. Yes, swirlery is a word - I just used it, so it must be.
Well, this is what inspired my latest artistic venture with OPI's Black Shatter.
Dolly Hands!
I achieved this look by painting green, yellow, purple, pink and blue polish on my nails in random blobs, waiting for them to dry, going over them once with Black Shatter and then sealing with OPI Top Coat. They were a great hit with my friends and check out girls at several shops, which, as everyone knows, is the true measure of greatness.
The polishes I used are: OPI The It Colour (Yellow), OPI Ogre The Top Blue (Blue), BYS Fluoro Green (Green), Maybelline Mini Colorama in Dark Plum (purple) and Sally Hansen High Definition Nail Colour in Digital (Pink).
I am still madly in love with Black Shatter and would paint it on my face if I could. I did however release one bottle from my nuclear apocalypse stock pile to give to a very deserving nail loving friend.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go. Tetris is not going to play itself.
Ok, bai!
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