Golden Oldie Thursday - Something Tropical

Hi all!

I'll confess right away, I accidentally used a polish I've had since probably September 2013... so not a real oldie... But RIOT@♥ was the perfect shade of violet... and I didn't realise until I had already painted my base. The others are older! Anyways, my inspiration comes from this image of a tropical sunset. This image attracted me because of the unusual colours, and well... purple.

From left to right:

• Essence - LE BE LOUD! - 01 RIOT@♥
• Essence - 106 Free hugs
• Catrice - 01 Orange-Utan
• Catrice - 865 Yellow Sub-Mandarin
• Catrice - LE Glamazona - C04 Lime Heart Is Beating Like A Jungle Drum
• Essence - Stampy polish black
• Essence - Stampy polish white

My base is two coats of RIOT@♥ (yes, the name actually includes the @ and ♥), this colour is gorgeous and bright and rather unique in my collection of purples. I'm sure you can agree this fits the inspiration image perfectly in colour. I sponged a sunset with the other colours and a tiny piece of make up sponge. Some colours were blended to create a bit of gradient. I used a nail art brush to add the yellow though. The black beach, palmtrees and birds were all freehanded with the black polish and two nail art brushes (both of them had the amount of bristles reduced using nail clippers). It's sealed in with top coat.

I really enjoyed making this, I love the colours and am rather proud this looks so good.

More tropical nails in the Inlinkz below! Give those girls some love!