It's been a really long time since I've done a He Picks challenge. The last one was in November and my husband took it really easy on me choosing black, white and pink. I told him this time not to hold back- pick anything he wanted. I'm not surprised that two out of the three colors are ones he's picked out and given to me as gifts. Does he remember or is it just a coincidence?? Maybe he's noticed that I don't wear these much and he's trying to help me use my forgotten polishes. Of course the first thing I though of (and blurted out) was "Barney colors?" His inspiration was so much better than mine. He was looking at the plants in the window- spider plants with long green leaves and white edges and African violets. Since that was ten times better than anything I would have thought of, I decided to go with it.
The polishes he picked:
LA Colors- Energy Source (white)
LA Colors- Current (green)
Pure Ice- Purple Rain
I started with two coats of white. I used a sponge to create a vertical gradient blending the green out from the center. I painted on the violets with a small nail art brush and dotted Sally Hansen's Expres-so Yellow in the middle of the flowers using the same tiny brush.
As far as these nails go... not my favorite. I don't think I realized how much I paint my nails for me- the colors and designs I want- even though I'm writing my blog for others.
It came out totally cute, but this is definitely not something I would choose for myself.
It came out totally cute, but this is definitely not something I would choose for myself.
If you're curious to see what crazy color combinations the other "hes" picked out check out the links below.
These are SO pretty! I love how you positioned the delicate little flowers over those bright green lines! Very well designed. And I love his inspiration for the colors too :) Glad you joined in this round. xo
ReplyDeletePerfect spring manicure!
ReplyDeleteThis looks great!! Fun color combo!
ReplyDeleteGreat mani! Cute wee flowers. I really like that purple too!
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