I'm sure I'm not the first person to think of this, but I've wanted to reserve some of my painting time for skittle manis. I started out doing skittles because, if you know me it will be no surprise to you that I couldn't pick just one color or polish...so why not all!? Time for "Sunday Skittles"!

Spring has truly sprung here on the east coast, and pla is are getting their early BLOOM on. I love the colors of hydrangeas, and I also love how you can change them soil chemistry.  Want deep blue or indigo blooms? More acidic soil will do that. Want vibrant and deep fuchsia? Get your soil more neutral to mildly alkaline. Most soil will be somewhere between, giving you light shades and mixed hues. Stunning! Also...but hydrangeas take water into their flowers more efficiently as well as plug their stems when cut, so if you've got wilting cut hydrangeas, submerge them in a bowl of water and those fuckers will perk back up! I wanted a mixed formula skittle for this one, and went with more of the cool "acidic" tones.  Crashing Out was one of the only flakies I hadn't used yet from that collection and its pink and purple flakies were the perfect mix for the flowers, while the soft pearl from Punkish and the shine from the glitter helped bring out the lighter tones. This green shimmer in a cooler deeper base was the perfect "leaf" foil for the flowers and LOVE how it came out. I was going to pose with the flowers I got for my mom today...but I went with PINK hydrangeas...so there goes that 🤪

🖌 Lacquer on natural nail.

💪 @findingfeatherslacquer ... Balanced Bond Base Coat

🪻 @punkishpolish ... "Higher"

💙 @holotaco ... "Crashing Out"

🪻 @holotaco ... "Lo-fi Lavender"

🌿 @findingfeatherslacquer ... "Borealis Bliss"

💪 @glistenandglow1 Quick Dry Top Coat 🐐

🪻💙Sunday Skittles🪻🌿