So the last week I've been pretty quiet online because I was pushing really hard to finish an editing job. I've learned more about Norse mythology over the past 6 weeks than I ever really cared to know. If it tells you anything, I didn't even change my nail polish for a WHOLE WEEK! Crazy. Suffice it to say, I finished up the book and turned it in, so I had a bit of free time to do a pink mani for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is of course, October.
Now, I'm not a fan of pink. In fact, I kind of loathe it. I actually had a hard time when I started doing this mani because I didn't have much selection of pink polish with which to work. However, the cause is dear to my heart, because my mother is a breast cancer survivor of over 15 years. I've also seen several friends' mothers go through the process, and it's not pretty. In the past year, a friend was diagnosed, and she is even younger than me, so it really hit home. However, she's doing really well since her surgery and we're all hoping for a full recovery. I'm not going to preach on it, but ladies, please check your tatas and get mammograms on the regs. Early detection is key.
Either way, I knew that I wasn't going to be content with just slapping on some pink polish with some ribbons, so I decided to do go holo and add pink french tips. I also have an abundance of pink rhinestones that I will probably never use during any other month than October, so I plopped those on as well. Did some underlining detail with a hot pink striper, and a white accent nail with a single pink ribbon in the same pink striper.
Born Pretty Holo Effect #1
Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear White On
Kiss Nail Artist Paint in Beach Pink (from the MDK07 Kit)
I'm pretty happy with this mani, though it's fairly simple. I'll be wearing it for a few days, anyway, or at least until I get my hands of a certain cache of new polishes. Expect lots of swatches to happen over the next month (including another pink polish - oh well, can't win 'em all).