Where in the world - Australia

Finally!! Finally I got my chance to complete my Australian inspired manicure for the Where In The World challenge. My initial idea was a Koala.  But when I tried I figured I better not. My Koala looked more like an alien with a burnt-out match for a nose. So I went with something completely different: The Aboriginal art.

I started with Essie - Meet Me At Sunset, a gorgeous deep orange with a texture that's not exactly creme and not exactly gelly. Somewhere in between. Sorbet maybe? Squeeshy and fun. Applied like a dream with the perfect consistency and the best brush. It's wide enough and soft enough to cover the entire nail in just one stroke. The only nail that needed two strokes was my thumb. This is a super win quality in my book!
Pigmentation of this polish was not as good though, and I needed 3 coats and it still did not give me complete opacity, but for this ease of application - I totally don't mind. Drying time was also perfectly quick and I believe this polish will find its way out of my drawer many more times again.

Essie - Meet Me At Sunset, artificial lighting indoors

Essie - Meet Me At Sunset, direct sunlight

As for the rest of the design - I used Milani White on the spot and China Glaze Sunshine Pop and I used a safety pin to draw. I can't say I had much success with the safety pin, but I did try... I think I need a real small brush. The one I have apparently is not small enough.

And this is the original Aboriginal art.