Nail Art Dare: Iced Melon

Kirsten at The Dutch Nail Blog dared me to do nail art and the theme was "Food".  Now, nail art is not my thing, I haven't ventured into the Konad world...yet, so nail art is  virgin territory for me.  I love to see it, but I've never tried it....especially free hand...sans Konad.  

However, I love a dare, so my first thought was "grapefruits", I love them soo much..but when I tried them on my nail, it turned out looking like sections of pastel wagon wheels from the 1800's...no bueno!

So then I decided on a very appropriate food for summer and Memorial Day and that is "Watermelon".

I used:

Nina Ultra Pro "Tutti Fruitti"

China Glaze "Watermelon Rind"

Diamond Cosmetics "Starry Night"

Zoya "Snow White"

Double header nail art brush (other side is a dotting tool) and an eyeliner brush I picked up at TJ Maxx.

2 coats of Tutti Fruitti, then I used my eyeliner brush dipped in acetone and dug out the entire tip for the green. Added 2 coats of the green, and used the nail art brush for the white and also for the seeds. 

I could have done better on the seeds, but not too bad for my first nail art, No? I liked using all sparkly polishes, it added a nice "ice cold" shimmer to my watermelons...LOL

Have you ever tried doing nail art, without Konad? How did it go?

I walked into a Sally's today...

...needing ONLY remover, and then I discovered I had a 15% coupon in my wallet and there was a free offer with the purchase of 2 China Glaze polishes.......and then this happened...

CG Pool Party, Towel Boy Toy and Fast Forward Top Coat.

The Sally's deal was for another Fast Dry Top Coat, but my Sally's was out of it and they decided to replace it with the China Glaze top coat. SCORE!

Flip Flop Fantasy, Sun Worshipper, and another Fast Forward Top Coat :):)

Nina Ultra Pro Tutti Frutti and a much needed sharpener that has 4 different sized holes

Oh and the remover with some thinner....and then I come home and there is freshly baked banana bread waiting (my mom loves to bake) :P:P.......yummy! :P

Also after I purchased all this .....the lovely computer at Sally's spit out another 15% off coupon..SCORE!

Has anyone tried the China Glaze Fast Forward Top Coat?