An Abundance of Katherines // Nail Art

Colin has a thing for girls named Katherine, just like I have a thing for awesome books and fun nail polish. So I have to be honest, this post was a blast to work on! I love the simple, white cover of John Green's An Abundance of Katherines, and the seemingly hand-drawn images and words gave me so many fun ideas for what to paint on my nails. 

I love a bright, white nail, so I was happily inspired by the novel's cover. Other than the heart, I wasn't too keen on the idea of having any of the little drawings (especially a parabola!) from the cover on my nails, so I knew I needed a couple of other fun images to use. I loved the use of footnotes throughout the book, so that was definitely something I wanted to incorporate on my nails. Also, Colin continuously refers to his heartbreaker as Katherine XIX, which gave me another cute idea for my nails.

As far as actual products I used for these nails, the white base is L'Oreal I Will, with accents of Ciate Mistress for the heart and Twilight for the numbers. The consistency of I Will is a bit hard to work with, as most bright whites are. It definitely takes a couple coats to get it smooth and without streaks. And like always, I love my Ciate mini polishes, so those are always a blast to use.

I'm on a John Green kick, so get ready for a review for An Abundance of Katherines soon! Happy reading!

Looking For A.... Perfect Manicure

I adore John Green! He is a wonderfully talented writer who creates stories that wrap you up in a perfectly constructed quilt of complex characters and heartbreaking romances. I couldn't pass up the opportunity to use the very intriguing cover artwork of Green's first novel, Looking for Alaska, as inspiration for my first manicure to be featured on Novels and Nail Polish. 

 

You'll come to learn I have a few certain brands of nail polish that I love to use, and one is Ciate nail polish! I used Vintage, a rich shade of asphalt grey, for the base color. It applies very smooth and only takes two coats to become completely opaque.

My review of Green's first novel is on its way soon. Happy reading!