Surfs Up Mani w/ Ballast Pointâs Pale Ale
Nails:Â Took me a while to figure out exactly what I wanted to do here, as I sure as hell wasnât about to paint a fish on my fingers. I thought Iâd paint the background blue and and do a white moon with rays, but that would just look like Saritaâs mani. So, I opted for a little bit more depth. I painted 2 coats of Sally Hansenâs Blue It and then I used some yellow acrylic paint in the bottom far corner of each nail to mimic the sun shining through the water:
Next, I painted 1 coat of Dashing Divaâs Water Taxi on top so the blue wasnât so harsh:
Then I took on my handy-dandy fan brush to work on the âwaves.â I love this brush for many reasons, but itâs so perfect for getting a fun swipe on your nails:
As you can see above, I mixed some white and blue together for a light blue color to start and I simply laid the brush flat and swiped from the bottom, far corner to the top near corner on each nail:
This light blue color is the base shade of the wave, so you can make this stroke a bit longer so it will peak through the next color. Next up was white (I waited until the light blue was completely dry). Same placement and motion, but a smaller stroke:
Those bottom corners where all the paint is were a bit sloppy, so I took a small-tipped brush and filled them in with white to make them clean, topped them off with Seche Vite and we were off to the beach! (I wish):
Most people who saw this mentioned right away that it looked like a wave, so my job here is done. You can do this in so many other fun color combos too. I just love the swipe method. Also, did you notice my new nail shape? Iâm trying out the almond shape here a bit, as my nails are now long enough to do it. Not sure I like itâŠdefinitely feel like my grandma. Maybe itâll grow on me.
Ale:Â Never had me a Ballast Point brew before (from San Diego), but they really love their fishies. All sorts of different ones on the label:
What is this guy? A yellowtail? I think so. Anyway, the beer wasnât up my alley. It poured a cloudy yellow with minimal head. The taste of bitter dough and yeast were overwhelming. No traces of hops. I am definitely willing to try a different Ballast brew, but this one was not for me. I give it a 3 out of 10 nails.
Sorry this post was so short! Iâm heading out the door right now to go to the Newport Folk Fest and ambush Newport Storm Brewery with my nails. Special edition post coming your way next week!
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