Red vs white

I went for something a little different this week, a pattern I had never tried before. I got the idea last week when I was painting my nails, because on one finger I managed to quarter my nail with four different colours. It looked good, but it wasn't the effect that I was going for so I had to paint over it. But I liked it so much that I wanted to try it again, and I thought it would look even better in red and white.

I don't know where the idea came from, but I went with it, using Vancouvered in Snow and You Rock-Apulco Red.

As I hadn't tried it before, I used two separate methods to paint each hand. On my left (and therefore easier hand to paint) I painted 2 white bits and 2 red bits. On my right, I painted two coats of white, and then when they had dried, painted in the red quarters. I think, generally, my right hand looks better, as there is fairly even polish coverage over my nails.But it's possible the colour is slightly better on my left - however, there are bits with no colour at all. Admittedly, they're about a millimetre thick, if that, but it does mean they don't work *quite* as well. Still, it's up to you to decide.

And of course, the picture quality really isn't good enough for you to be able to tell. I wish I could say it was a clever ploy on my part, but I've never been great with cameras.