February Nail Art Challenge Day 2 - Half Moon Nails

Day 2 of Erica's Nails and More February Nail Art Challenge and the theme is Half moon nails! I tried loads of different ways of doing half moons as I'm not really a fan of the look and was trying really hard to find a way of putting a spin on it. Last time around I made the half moons out of little rhinestone crystals and I was happy with them but was lacking a little inspiration this time...

Sooooooo, what does Sammy do when she lacks inspiration - LEOPARD PRINT!!! If in doubt, I cover it in leopard print. Works for me - clothes, nails, whatever... (plus its my birthday so I wanted leopard print!) 

So, I used a base of Sally Hansen Whirlwind White, and added half moons and leopard print in Barry M Gelly Paints Pomegranate (which I never use!) and Color Club Rebel Spirit, with a top coat of Seche Vite.

You may have noticed that the little handwritten sign I hold for the pic is written in pencil and doesn't show up well - there is a method in my madness!!! I played with a lot of different colours and tried with felt tip, standard ballpoint and marker (I've put way too much thought into this), because I noticed that the camera perceived the nails differently if the writing on the card was darker - the contrast was off even using the macro setting to focus in on the nails. Using and HB pencil (albeit a Disney Princess one borrowed from Scarlett) meant that the camera focused on the important bit :)

I loved looking at all the other Galaxy entries - so exciting to see so many people taking part. Really enjoying being part of it :) See you next time for Glitter Loaded nails...