Hello my sweeties! Did you stay up late watching the Oscars last night? I definitely did! I always like watching award shows… the husband and I love going to movies, so it’s nice to see what the experts think of our favorites. Also, I thought Neil Patrick Harris was a great host didn’t you? Anyways, onto my manicure of the day!
In the vein of recent award shows, I decided I needed some glitz and glam on my nails. I picked out some older polishes that haven’t gotten love in a real long time and added a PixieDust to offset the shiny sparkle.
Since the base color for my index & middle fingers is so shimmery, it was difficult to capture the contrast of the purple glitter. I had painted a vertical half moon, and in most lighting it’s very subtle. Here’s a pic at a different angle so you can see it better:
And a closeup of the purple glitter accent:
Polishes used:
- Index & middle fingers:
- Base color: Sally Hansen Black Diamond… a VERY old polish of mine. This is a black polish with a million silver shimmery particles that gives it an almost charcoal look.
- Accent: Deborah Lippmann Razzle Dazzle… Pink-purple microglitter in a blackened jelly base. This beauty is full coverage in 2 coats! This is another really old polish of mine – I think I bought it about 4 years ago.
- Ring finger & thumb: Deborah Lippmann Razzle Dazzle
- Pinky: Zoya Dahlia… thisย blackย PixieDust is another that I recently picked up when I heard Zoya was discontinuing the line. I love this one! I love how the silver sparkle pops despite the matte textured finish.
What do you think? Too much sparkle? Or is that even possible? ๐ Did you watch the Oscars? If so, did your favorites win?
Never too much sparkle! ๐ I didn’t watch the Oscars, mainly because I can’t stand celebrities (for the most part). I do love NPH though!
I agree, I can never have too much sparkle! And I understand – award shows can be very self-congratulatory, but NPH made it amazing ๐
These are so edgy!
Ooh, yeah like rockstar sparkle!
Razzle Dazzle is totally gorgeous!
Thank you! I’m glad I finally used it again… it’s been sitting unloved for awhile!
Ohhh, this is gorgeous! I’m loving these colors together!
Thank you!! I’m glad they ended up working well together ๐
I could actually see this being very award show chic speaking of the Oscars! Love it!
I would have loved to see something like this on the red carpet! They always stick with neutrals. Thanks ๐
This is beautiful!
Thank you!
Beautiful color combinations.
Thank you! I like that it matches, but is a really subtle difference ๐
Pretty! No such thing as too much sparkle imo. ๐
Thanks! I agree – bring on the sparkle!
Beautiful color combination! Love the design!
Thank you! I like how simple it is yet still edgy with the colors ๐
Too much sparkle is never possible lol. I love the combination, it’s gorgeous.
Thank you!! I’m glad everyone is in agreement – the more sparkle, the better!
Your side swept french is just perfection – love the color combo too!
Thank you! I like that name for it – I was just calling it a vertical half-moon. Yours sounds much more elegant ๐
I love the colour combo! And there’s no thing such as too much sparkle!
Thank you! Glad you agree ๐
Oh! This combo is magical!
Thank you so much ๐
There’s no such thing as too much sparkle! I didnt watch the Oscars, Im not a big awards show person. I usually watch the performances online the next day though.
Thanks – I agree… bring on the sparkle! It was a pretty decent awards show, as shows go. I did enjoy the musical performances too ๐