Good morning! Today I'm showing you guys nails I sported yesterday. 6th of December is Finland's Independence Day and for a long while I battled whether or not to do nails suitable for this theme. Most of the day went by studying for the Swedish exam (I'm having it right now, as this is timed ,eek) but I couldn't stop thinking of suitable manicure... So of course I had to do it.
Huomenta! Tänään näytän teille tuoreet kynnet eiliseltä. Alunpitäen mulla ei ollut pienintäkään tarkoitusta juhlistaa itsenäisyyspäivää lakkauksilla, sillä tarkoituksena oli lukea ruotsinkokeeseen (joka on käynnissä parhaillaan ajastuksen aikoihin). Aamupäivän jaksoin päntätä ihan hyvin ja sitten alkoi mielessä kummitella erilaiset variaatiot mitä kynsille voisi sinivalkoisena tehdä.
Imo, Finnish flag is quite... Boring. The colors are blue and white, just a blue cross on white base. I wanted to stay true to the flag so I kept the manicure simple, but added some bling on it to make it stand out a bit more. I think this came out classic and simple, suitable for the image of this country. :) And as a small, one-woman rebellion, I decided to wear this to the Swedish exam!
Ehkä oon paha ihminen, mutta mun mielestä suomenlippu nyt on vaan tylsä. Värit eivät anna paljon varaa (toisin kuin esim. Iso-Britannian lippu), joten mulla oli hieman ongelmia sen suhteen. Tästä huolimatta halusin kunnioittaa lipun yksinkertaisuutta, joten pidin lakkauksen ihan yhtä yksinkertaisena, lisäsin ainoastaan vähän blingiä, jotta lakkauksessa on jotain mielenkiintoista. Tämä ei ole ehkä kekseliäin lakkaus, mutta klassisen kaunis ja mun mielestä tää nyt sopii kuvaamaan suomalaisuutta aika hyvin. :) Yhden naisen kapinana päätin myös mennä ruotsin kokeeseen näillä kynsillä!
Basecoat: "Nail Envy" by OPI
White: "Snow White" by Models Own
Blue: "Prussian Blue" by Models Own
Topcoat: Seche Vite
Do you tend to celebrate Independence Day with suitable nails?
Onko sinulla tapana juhlistaa itsenäisyyspäivää sopivilla kynsillä?
I really like these colors on you! I hope the Swedish exam was not too hard :)
ReplyDeleteHyvää itsenäisyyspäivää! I was in Helsinki for the 6th last year, so I was bummed that I had to be back in Canada for school term this time. Watched Halonen enter via YLE's live stream, though. :)
ReplyDeletelooks cool!
ReplyDeleteThis looks fabulous! Understated but chic.
ReplyDeleteIf I can help it I prefer not to celebrate our national day in any way. Long story short I don't feel proud of my country, I don't even call it 'home country'. To me it's just the country I live in. Home is where the heart is and my heart has chosen a different country as its home long ago.
And yes, I envy those that feel pride for their country.
Lovely manicure! I have to say that I quite like the Finnish flag! ^-^
ReplyDeleteGorgeous, and love the gemstone flag! x
ReplyDeleteSo cool!
ReplyDeleteI love this mani!
Kivat kynnet :)
ReplyDeleteALY: Thank you! Blue is one of the colors that actually look good on me. The exam was quite easy, I think I passed it. :)
ReplyDeleteH: Thank you! It amazes me how many people know our little, humble country. I watched the Independence Day celebration as well, this time on Swedish channel!
Shannara: Thank you!
Chester: Thank you so much for your comment. :) There are many things in this country I'm not proud of, yet in the end, I can't imagine calling any other country as my home. I love the four seasons and my family and those are what make a country feel like home to me.
Ashesela: Thanks! Finnish flag suits to Finland, I gotta say that... But it's not very challenging manicure wise. ;)
Nicole - Top To Toe: Thank you!
rock-or-not: Thank you so much!
Rose: Kiitos :)
How did I miss this post of yours!?
ReplyDeleteI am LOOOOVING half-moon manicures lately but I cannot, for the life of me do them freehand,... nor does the binder reinforcement way work... I ALWAYS get "leaking under" :(
this loooks PERFECT!