Bee Polished: goldeneye

One life ends, another begins

Here is my original design for today's Geek Week challenge with the Digital Dozen! These are a little abstract but I thought they came out pretty nice. They're meant to represent Avatar! I resisted seeing this film for SO long because of all the hype surrounding it. When I finally did see it I was blown away. I loved it! I'm very into environmental things and even though this is touted as a Fern Gully for adults (which by the way, I also love!) I felt it was very well done. It's definitely got a message but it doesn't feel like they're throwing it at you. The movie has a great plot behind the message. Or in front of it maybe! Anyway these nails are meant to represent the Na'vi. They have golden eyes, hence the golden base and then their skin is this really pretty blue but sort of shifty in the light. It also has blue stripes and then there are little luminescent spots on their faces. The nails were so much prettier in person, they really looked like a foil they were so shiny and sparkly! I hope I did them some justice! Don't forget to check out the other ladies designs for today!

Colors Used:

Orly Hayley's Comet

OPI Goldeneye

Models Own Champagne

Funky Fingers Teal Scales

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The Goldeneye of the storm...

007

For the last few months or so I've been really unimpressed with the new collections. The holiday collections are very same-y to me and even the things which are upcoming aren't really catching my eye. I skipped OPI's Germany Collection, only snagged one from the China Glaze Safari Collection and wasn't really interested much in the new OPI Skyfall line for the new James Bond film. Still I decided to make a store run and check it out in person, just 'cause, you never know. I ended up buying four of these. I got this golden fleck one called Goldeneye, the dark green shimmer you see in the picture called Live and Let Die, and two others: You Only Live Twice and The World is Not Enough. I'm going to probably be swatching them all here over the next few days but for now, here's a little teaser. One thing I love about the colors I got is that they make really amazing suedes. Once I matted this green there was no going back. It's just stunning. I really love this gold too because it's shimmery, sparkly, and looks really rich on my nails. I used butter LONDON's matte topcoat on this and it did a very nice job. My go-to matte, Essie, is cheaper so I doubt I'll switch but I do love that the Butter London comes in a bigger bottle and has a longer brush. Did you get any Bond colors?