08 May 2013

Seven Deadly Sins Challenge, Day 5: Greed

Hi everyone! I'm still standing when it comes to this challenge, sort of! ;) Yesterday was a big day blogging wise, so I decided to take it easy for today's challenge. Here's the prompt for day five: "Go wild and use your most expensive and precious polish."


Simple damask design nail art

For today's challenge I went with a base of Dior Diva 901 from the Grand Bal 2012 Holiday collection. It's not my most expensive polish, but it's one of my more precious polishes. I'll be the first to admit that I bought this for the packaging and the luxurious look of the product.

Dior Diva 901
Dior Diva 901

Diva is a warm-toned black with a micro-shimmer that appears to have a slight olive and rose tint - it's a very unique combination. I needed three coats for full coverage. Formula-wise it went on fairly smooth, although it had a bit of a gritty texture - perhaps because of the shimmer? Unfortunately, the shimmer that is so prominent and enticing in the bottle gets lost on the nails. I wouldn't say it's my favourite black, but it holds a special place in my collection for that gorgeous bottle!



On top I did some freehand simple damask patterns using Chanel Diwali. Again, not my most expensive polish, but definitely one of my most precious - it was a birthday gift from my mother and step-father (thanks guys!). Poor them, little do they know that I've already started compiling my birthday wish-list for this year, and I'm a December baby! Lol! :P

Simple damask design nail art

Simple damask design nail art

I really love Diwali, and I should probably show a swatch of this sometime. It's a beautiful, shimmery gold with great coverage. I love that, for a gold, it's not very yellow in tone. Unfortunately both Diva and Diwali were limited edition and no longer available, so eBay would be your best bet for finding these.

Now that I've rambled on plenty, I will wrap up this blog post. I didn't use my most expensive polish, and I don't know if I went wild with this design, but somehow I think I fulfilled today's challenge.

What do you think of today's design? How would you take on the theme of greed? :)

11 comments:

  1. This is beautiful! I love the simplicity of it, yet it's complex at the same time. The black with gold shimmer and the gold Chanel polish go together perfectly

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    1. Polished Prescription thanks so much for the nice words and feedback! :)

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  2. Love love love!
    The gold on black with that pattern also make your nails look expensive. :-)
    I've always loved that Dior bottle, I don't know why I didn't buy it. It's such a beautiful black too, and I only have one black polish. :O

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    1. Thanks Chantal, now that you put it that way, I guess it does fit the prompt more!

      As for blacks, if you only have one, I would recommend Zoya Storm from the holiday collection. It's so awesome!!

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    2. Good to know about that black, thanks! :-)

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  3. I fell in love with this mani on instagram, the freehand design is sooooo beautiful!
    And holy crap that bottle is awesome!!

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    1. Thanks Lisa Me!! I never know if people on Instagram ever check out my blog so it's interesting to know that. And I'm happy to hear that you liked my design.

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  4. Hi Meghan, I just love how elegantly you interpreted greed. I also splurged on the Dior polish and was deeply disappointed by its final look, meanwhile it found a new home with a lovely friend of mine and Divali is awesome!!!

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    1. Thanks so much Christine. Yes, I too expected more out of the Dior, but I'm not ready to let it go. ;) I hope your friend is enjoying it though.

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    1. Awww... thanks sooo much Lena! :D

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