Fancy Fridays: The Universe at My Fingertips

What you'll need, also have a make up wedge cut into small pieces, also have a tweezer and precision q-tips on hand. As for the nail polish selection, it doesn't have to be the same exact ones: 

• A Base Coat - Sally Hansen Hard As Nails

Start off with a base coat to protect your nails. Whatever you prefer or have should work just as fine. 

• A Dark Color Base - OPI My Private Jet

Then, add your first layer of your dark color base. For me, it'll be My Private Jet. Once it dries, add a second layer to get a darker hue. Let it sit for a bit. *If you don't have a polish like this, an alternative would be to grab a very fine glitter polish and lightly put one coat.

• Q-Tip, Tweezer & Dabbers 

While you wait for it to dry, you can choose to clean off the excess nail polish with a precision q-tip. Once that's complete, use your tweezer to grab your dabber (small pieces of the make up wedge) and dab away. You'll need multiple ones for your different accent colors. If you'd like, you can prep your accent colors by having a few drops on a piece of paper to quicker access to the polish.

• First Accent Color - China Glaze Solar Power

For my first accent color, I started off with the brightest and boldest color, Solar Power. Start off by just lightly dabbing on different parts of your nail. No need for perfection, just what intensity, shape, and size you prefer. *Make sure to imagine all your fingers as one canvas. 

• Second Accent Color - China Glaze Snow

As my second accent color, I chose white, Snow. It'll blend out some of the intensity of Solar Power and allow lighter colors to show up more. *You don't need a lot of polish on your dabbers, a little goes a long way. It's more on controlling your dabbing. If you start to notice it drying or removing color (this does happen, don't freak out) just add a little more color and let it dry. 

• Third Accent Color - Maybelline Firefly 

The third accent color I chose was a more opaque one, Firefly. Once again, just like Snow, it's opaqueness gives more control on the color outcome. Not only will it appear brighter over the white but it'll blend into the dark background. Be a little bit more generous with these types of finishes. Let it set for a little bit. *Remember, you can choose as many colors as you'd like. Have fun with it. 

• Glitter Finish - China Glaze Techno 

Having a glitter finish like Techno will give your nail design more dimension, the different sizes of the glitter will be your interpretation of the "Stars" and/or "Planets" in your "Universe". *Now if you have a plain dark background, having a glitter finish will make your nail more lively. So don't be shy, you can finish it off with a bang, as much as you'd like, just space it out. 

• A Top Coat - Seche Vite 

Finally once you're content with the outcome. Place top coat on your finished product!

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