Greetings Earthlings

*in which Haleigh still avoids doing galaxy nails*

Space! One of my favorite things. Space absolutely fascinates me. If being an astronaut didn't require so much math I totally would have wanted to be one. Weightlessness? Getting to see Earth from an arial view? Yes please! I even have an app from howmanypeopleareinspacerightnow.com on my phone. Space is wicked cool.

I am a firm believer of us not being alone. The universe is so spacious (hehe space pun), I'm sure that theres plenty of planets in the Goldilocks Zone of their sun. They may not be small and green, but hopefully they would still come in peace! I used new nail art brushes from Born Pretty that I am in love with, they're sooo much better than the ones I bought from Amazon. Great for small details and letter writing.

I used:

Maybelline Onyx Rush

Revlon Posh

Revlon First Class

Revlon Red

NYC Sidewalkers

NYC French Tip White

Julep  Rebel

I'm not ashamed to admit that while I was wearing these I occasionally made spaceship sounds while texting. It looked like a spaceship flying over my keyboard and I am an inner five year old.

Mark of Athena

Athens! The city where the Parthenon perches atop the Acropolis! Since I'm and art nerd you know I can't help put put some art history in here, so skip over this to the nail art if it doesn't interest you :). The city of Athens was named after the Greek goddess Athena, as many people know. Athena was the goddess of wisdom and military tactics. She was also an eternal maiden, meaning she remained a virgin. When she had children they were literally a brain child, they came out of her head (like how she came out of Zeus's head) as a gift to the men she admired. This earned her the name Athena Parthenos: Virgin Athena. The Athenians held modesty and virginity as important traits in a woman, so this is why they not only named their city after her (which in mythology was a scorn on Poseidon and is why Poseidon and Athena hate each other) but the Parthenon gets it's name from her too. It is a temple to her, after all. The Parthenon used to have a large marble and gold gilded statue of Athena, but it was stolen by the Romans and lost forever. In mythology it is called the Mark of Athena, and is considered when the power of the west shifted from the Greeks to the Romans. It is said that Athena in her Greek and Roman form (Minerva) would task her demigod children with finding her lost mark to regain her powers (the Romans had made her much less powerful and admired). They always ended up dying in some way or getting lost forever, because what's a Greek Tragedy without the tragedy? Another symbol for Athena was the owl, characterized for it's wisdom. So that is what I have painted on my nails.

This owl was actually inspired by the sweater made by Evelina Barry, one of my favorite Youtubers. You can check out her diy video here.

I used:

Maybelline Onyx Rush

Sally Hansen Brisk Blue

Sally Hansen Cobalt Blue 

Essie In  the Cab-ana

Venique Rolling Tides

Colossal

So my brother went to my grandparent's cabin (same place I'm going next week)... and took my camera with him. Which kinda makes it hard to run a nail art blog. But now he's back, and I yet again have access to a camera. So it's time to get caught up with things!

I used a stamping plate from Wistonia to get the colosseum nails, I'lll be posting more on those later. I chose to keep it really simple, with just black and gold colors. I also like having it traveling from one nail to the next, I'll have to do that with more stamps.

I used:

Maybelline Onyx Rush

Maybelline Bold Gold

W114

German Montana

Today we visit Berlin, another city that is high on my places-to-go list. I was inspired by the end-to-end graffiti on the Berlin Wall for my nail art look.

I tried my hand at making a graffitiesque style. I think I could definitely use some practice, the design in theory has a lot of potential.

I used:

Sally Hansen Brisk Blue

Clair's Black and White Nail Art Pens

Essie In the Cab-ana

Acrylic Paint

Don't forget about the giveaway here!

y=-(sin(x^(1.7/6)+4)+(1/x))+10

Whee moar challenges! I swear I'll finish them all. Someday. Possibly.

This new challenge is I <3 Nerds, which I'm totally psyched for because I am a huge nerd. Today's topic isn't my favorite though. Math xP. My absolute worst subject. I guess it at least makes some pretty cute nail art!

I used:

Pure Ice Magic Platinum Base Coat

Clair's Black, Pink, and Blue Nail Art Pens

Anybody know the origins of this post's title? WITHOUT Googleing it?

Sunshine Award ☀

Hi guys! Today I have been nominated for the Sunshine award by My Adventures in Nail Art. She has some really great freehand work (and the best photos, like, ever). I would highly suggest checking out her blog here!

These are the rules for the Sunshine Award:

1. Thank the person who nominated you

2. Post the award logo on your blog

3. Share 7 facts about yourself

4. Nominate 5 or more other blogs that inspire you

Ok sooo seven facts:

1. I used to want to be an Egyptologist.

2. My favorite book genre is Sci-Fi

3. I have a functioning antique rotary phone on my desk. It's gold and has a castle on the wheel.

4. I named my dog after Prince Eric's dog from the Little Mermaid. (Max)

5. If I were to gain a billion dollars right now I would use it to explore space.

6. If I were to be a fairy tale creature I'd want to be a mermaid.

7. My favorite magazines are Readers Digest, National Geographic, and Glamour.

I nominate:

One Nail to Rule Them All- Alice does really great detail work, and she created the fantastic Seven Sins Challenge!

Manicurator- Victorias designs are allways pristine and well-executed.

Varnished Valkyrie- These girl's not onky have some rad nails, but a wicked sense of humor too.

Chalkboard Nails- Sarah's gradients are to-die-for *swoon*

Work Play Polish- You have to check out her Mani Cave!

Thanks again to My Adventures in Nail Art for the nomination!

I'm Looking for a Blonde in a Union Jack.

A specific one, mind, I din't just wake up this morning with a craving.

My friend Jessica is currently back home in England, not in London though. She's from Nottingham. I asked her to bring me back the crown jewels, but since she's not willing to commit theft I settled for some chocolate Penguins instead. 

I used:

Pure Ice Platinum White Magic Basecoat

Revlon Red

Clair's Blue Nail Art Pen

Blick White Acrylic Paint

Don't forget to enter the giveaway!