Mani-Monday { Black Sand }

I’ve gathered quite the collection of nail polishes. In fact, it feels like there aren’t enough days in a week to enjoy all of them, since I keep a mani for 4-6 days, and then wait a few days to give a break to my nails. But because there are still so many colors and appliqués that I haven’t tried yet, I’ve been creating manicures around the ones that I want to try.

In the custom-made Birchbox that I received for my birthday, there was a set of three small OPI polishes from the Mariah Carey collection with a sandy effect. As you might have noticed, I’ve been on a bit of a black & white kick lately, so I paired simple white nails, with a few nails with the black sand, called ‘Emotions’. Although I loved how the effect looked (it looks like asphalt on your nail), it did take me a few tries to get it right. I wouldn’t recommend using a base color under it, but simply a base coat (I put white under it and it took AGES to dry…drove me nuts).

What do you think of this effect? Have you ever tried it? Do you like it?

[ Photo credit Saba Sabati ]