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Sunday, February 1, 2015

The Polished Bookworms: Nail Art Inspired by Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

In addition to my love of nail polish, I love reading. Many of you know this about me. I recently joined a book club which combines the two called The Polished Bookworms! The book for January was Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty. The plot took many unexpected turns, and was definitely a drama. One of the things I really appreciated about the book was that she covered some darker issues that some people may not want to think about at all. I appreciated that most. The group will be doing nail art at the end of each month that is inspired by the book we have read. Here are mine:







One of the central locations in the book is a coffee shop called Blue Blues, I drew my color inspiration from the shop. It is a safe and cozy place for the characters to just relax. I was also inspired by the ocean, as they live next to it, and also by the mystery and murkiness that surrounds all of the secrets they keep. I used Rimmel Blue Eyed Girl, Essie Aruba Blue, and Julie G Santorini. I used the plastic bag method to swirl the colors while they were all still wet to get the murky effect. I love how it turned out!

If you are interested in reading Big Little Lies, I highly recommend it. You can read reviews and summaries on Goodreads.com. Thanks for reading! Hope you liked this post.


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12 comments:

  1. MonicaFebruary 1, 2015 at 6:41 PM

    This is so pretty!! Beautiful effect!

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  2. Handtastic IntentionsFebruary 1, 2015 at 8:27 PM

    Thanks Monica!

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  3. Deborah - Love VarnishFebruary 2, 2015 at 10:27 AM

    Lovely effect! Very smoky and mysterious.

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  4. Jenny GilmoreFebruary 2, 2015 at 10:42 AM

    This is fricking beautiful! I love the colors you chose and the effect so much!

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  5. craftynailFebruary 3, 2015 at 11:26 AM

    looks gorgeous!

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  6. CheyenneFebruary 4, 2015 at 8:37 AM

    Cool effect! Wish I had time to read a book monthly! I miss reading all the time

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  7. catFebruary 6, 2015 at 1:29 PM

    Hi Andrea, I'm SO JEALOUS of your nail polish book club!!!!!!!!!! I can't tell you how long I've been trying to either join or start up a book club, and then do mani's that somehow symbolize or relate to the book and its themes. Are your members local so you can meet in person? I love your nails today and will also go check out "Big Little Lies." Thanks for the inspiration you've given me! <3

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  8. Handtastic IntentionsFebruary 12, 2015 at 9:28 PM

    Thank you! It is very mysterious!

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  9. Handtastic IntentionsFebruary 12, 2015 at 9:28 PM

    I love blues!

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  10. Handtastic IntentionsFebruary 12, 2015 at 9:28 PM

    Reading makes me happy :)

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  11. Handtastic IntentionsFebruary 12, 2015 at 9:30 PM

    It is a book club on Facebook called The Polished Bookworms. You can join here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583273218555526/. It is fun and you can be as active as you want! We are reading The Maze Runner in February.

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  12. catFebruary 13, 2015 at 7:24 AM

    Andrea, thanks so much for following up on this with me. =) I actually am not on Facebook (and don't really want to join up for various reasons...), but I do so appreciate you filling me in on this great idea. Thanks, as always, for all the inspiration you give me with your blog! <3

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