Things That Are Stuck In My Head: 2NE1

I've had this song, I Am The Best by 2NE1, stuck in my head for days. It's used in a Microsoft Surface tablet commercial and I can't get it out. The rational thing to do was to look up who sings it and then watch the music video so many times that it burns out in my brain. Take that brain. 

Seriously though, the video is cool. It reminds me of the olden days when I was a teenager and Spice Girls were a thing. KPOP is just a slightly less intelligible version of Brit-Pop, and so catchy. The video was also great inspiration for nails.

You know you want to watch it...

 I grabbed screen shots from the video to show the parts that inspired these nails.

I started out with two coats of Sinful Colors, Black on Black. I hand painted the diamond using Orly, Mirrorball.

I used spikes that I got from Miss A to mimic the outfits the girls wear. And boy do they wear a lot of spikes. I attached these with super glue. They stayed stuck for a full three days until one popped off. If you're feeling adventurous try living three days with giant spikes on your index finger. I wonder how many spike-related injuries they had on set that day. 

For my pyramid nail I used holographic glitters that I got from Born Pretty. I used a toothpick dipped in wax to place them in lines on the nail.

This one is my favorite. I started with a white base here- Sinful Colors, Snow Me White. The bright purple is Sinful Colors, Dream On and the dark purple is Orly, Saturated. I mixed blobs of the colors with blobs of clear polish to water them down a bit and then used a flat wide brush to paint them on, swirling the colors together on the nail. I also added a bit more white polish this way and the end effect was very soft like water colors. Last, I painted a black border to tie this nail together with the rest.

My last nail is the stud covered globe-chair thing. I attached mini studs with clear polish in staggered lines. No way was I going to be able fit a whole continent on my pinkie.

I love the way this manicure turned out. It was fun, if not a bit challenging, to wear and it definitely got some attention.

I'm kind of liking this whole KPOP thing too. I'm not really familiar with it yet, so if you have any favorites let me know so I can check them out.