Deadly in Love

Hello Everyone!

It's been so long since I've written anything on the blog, but I do hope you will like this nail art that I've created recently.

Have you ever been so madly in love that you felt like your heart would beat out of your chest and that you'll just fall dead from cardiac arrest?  Then, you also can't eat, can't sleep, can't do the normal things that you do, that you might just as well be a zombie for that fellow? Well, I think that's what you call DEADLY IN LOVE!!

This design was actually inspired by a necklace a dear friend and I saw while shopping together.  I spotted a dainty looking necklace that had a skull for a pendant.  Quite unique, right? Rock, but still sweet.  When she saw it, she instantly associated it with Glamtastic, one of the colors from Dazzle Dry's Fall 2013 collection.  She suggested I do a skull nail art with it, and I thought it was a fabulous idea!

Here is what I made:

I call this art Deadly in Love.  I originally thought I would put skulls with bows on them, but I soon realized it was a common design.  So I thought, why not put a girl on one hand, and a boy on the other? Then, I can put hearts to make them look like they're in love.  So, skulls in love = Deadly in Love.  I think those of you who understand Filipino will also find it funny that this can be an illustration of the phrase patay na patay, which I think is the most literal translation of "deadly in love".

Like most of my freehand nail arts, I used acrylic paint to make the details of this design.  I find that acrylic paint is the most controllable medium when doing nail art because artists can achieve specific shades by blending different colors.  Also, mistakes can be erased with a piece of cotton dampened with water as long as top coat has not been applied.

I would also like to show you a picture of Glamtastic without the nail art:

Isn't it beautiful?? I think it was too pretty not to be included in this post.  This is probably one of the most photogenic polishes I have, but it is still way lovelier in person!  As you can see, Glamtastic will show different hues, depending on how light reflects on it.  I predominantly see purple, with touches of copper and green.

The picture above shows three generous coats.  I had to use three coats because Glamtastic is actually made of a very sheer greenish-grey base with lots of fine glitter.  The first coat actually worried me because it made my hands look sickly, but the succeeding coats brought out the beauty of the color.  The number of coats was no problem at all though, as Dazzle Dry dries almost instantly (no exaggeration, I promise!) and does not feel thick at all even with multiple coats.  Application was a breeze :)

So there you have it, my little love-struck nail art!

Thanks for reading!