Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up. ~Pablo Picasso
What did you do this Mother’s Day, girlfriend? Fab friend JUDI COGEN gathered up the GirlChild and a friend and created some Nail Art magic. What are your ideas for creative, Street Art nails? We’d love to see the photos!
The GirlChild (a teenager) was thrilled when I suggested that she join me in a sponsored post for Collective Bias® for Sally Hansen Nail Art and Walgreens. I love spending time with her, but often when I suggest something she rolls her eyes and dives back into her cell phone. I was delighted that she was so excited to try a Street Style look.
Supplies. We headed to Walgreens to investigate the new Sally Hansen products, chatting the whole way about different possible designs and color combinations.
The first thing we discovered was that there are choices. A LOT of choices. A lot of delicious, wonderful, colorful, inventive choices. Choices that made it difficult to actually make decisions. I was glad we’d had a discussion about limits before we went shopping!
Walgeens had a great display, highlighting Sally Hansen nail products. Even better, the fab person at the cosmetics counter had coupons (be still my happy heart) so the whole trip became much more affordable. Add in all the points I got on my Walgreens card and the trip practically paid for itself. (Ok, not quite, but you get the point.)
We invited Friend of GirlChild, Anna, over for some nail art fun. While we got everything ready, we brainstormed for ideas. We looked all over the web for inspiration. The GirlChild got her inspiration from her room and Anna got her inspiration from Pinterest. I was inspired by the teenage girls and turned my toes over to them.
The GirlChild's room is inspiration for #IHeartMyNailArt
What we used:
- Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear in Breezy Blue, Blue Me Away, Lacey Lilac, and Mint Sorbet
- Sally Hansen Insta-Dri in Snappy Sorbet and Acceler-Grape!
- Sally Hansen Nail Art Pen in black and turquoise
- Sally Hansen Gem Crush in Lady Luck
- Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure in Jungle Gem
What we did:
Once we decided on the colors and patterns we each wanted, we got to work. First a base coat, then two coats of color for a foundation. We found it worked a lot better when we painted each other’s nails.
Anna paints my toes...
After the base coats of color, we started working on the accents. We all loved using the Nail Art Pens to create lines. I think it would be fun to try flowers or some other shapes too. We used a combination of planning and spontaneous designs (it was better when we planned a little). We found the pens so easy to use we were able to create the designs on our own nails. We all wished we had more artistic talent, but we were comfortable drawing lines and using some of the brighter polishes to create tips on the edges of our toenails.
A topcoat is really important with the Nail Pens to keep the design. Those of us who didn’t want to wait for a top coat to dry found that a lot of the design came off the very next day.
Fact: Feet are very hard to photograph (especially if the photographer is 15 and giggling). We did our best to show you the results.
Fact: Fingers are easier to photograph (especially if the photographer isn’t 15).
That’s the technical part. The real part is that we laughed a lot. We laughed so hard we spilled nailpolish (which wasn’t that big a catastrophe because I put down a big towel before we started. I’ve met us before.) We told stories and caught up on Important Girl Stuff.
Then we headed for snacks and a movie.
Perfect.
JUDI COGEN is the Chief of Insanely Brilliant Ideas here at Girlfriendology.com. She is the mother of the BoyChild and the GirlChild. She can usually be found on twitter @JudiCogen or on her new blog, Dear Kid Love Mom, letters to college kids.
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