Today's post is my very first Harry Potter mani. I have dozens of Harry Potter designs sketched in my nail art book, but I've never felt confident enough to complete any. So, when I was completely stumped on what to do with my nails last week I figured it was past time to do something Harry Potter.
I went through all my sketches and realized I didn't want to do any of them. I thought briefly about doing something for each book but there are seven books ... too many for one hand and too few for both. I could have also done something for my favorite parts of the books but ... well, I have too many. :)
I finally settled on Quidditch as my inspiration. When I think of a Quidditch uniform all I can think of is stripes. I'm not sure why, but I think it has something to do with the Hogwarts striped ties. I tend to imagine the house colors as stripes now. And as all the muddy Quidditch training in the books tells us Quidditch is a dirty job! With this in mind I sponged on some deep brown over the uniforms to create a muddy, dirtied look.
Last but not least ... what Quidditch game is complete without the Golden Snitch??
Polish Used
Hufflepuff: Pure Ice Excuse Me & Beauty Concepts unnamed shimmery black
Slytherin: Sally Hansen Emerald City & Sally Hansen Celeb City
Gryffindor: Maybelline Bold Gold & Wet n Wild I Red a Good Book
Ravenclaw: Bon Bon Blue & Petites Bronze Baby
Snitch: Revlon Blue Lagoon, LA Colors White, Maybelline Bold Gold, Wet n Wild Goldmine, Funky Fingers Platinum Record, and a mix of black and white to create the gray used for outlining the wings.
Before beginning this mani I used 2 coats of white polish on all my nails so I could get the brightest colors possible.
The one who does a Harry Potter mani is the one who owns my heart! This is brilliant! I also linked your blog in my most recent post on galaxy nails as I got my inspiration from your amazing Dr Who nails! Here's the post: http://secretsofawannabecharlotte.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/notd-galaxy-nails.html :D
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Yay, a heart! ♥ I love hearts. :) You can totally have my heart too for doing such a stunning galaxy nail and for the link back!
DeleteFantastic and creative!
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Cheers!
W.A.
Thank you so, so much!!
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