Pins I Like: Rose Gold French Manicure
(A pretty manicure from Nails Always Polished, via Lisa Butler on Pinterest.)
I use Pinterest mostly for inspiring images and ideas, as opposed to searching for things like recipes and DIY tutorials. When I’m tired or stressed, I enjoy looking at pretty pictures or photography, so that’s what fills my feed. But as I’m perusing, I’ll often Like pins I see that I don’t add to my own collection.
I scrolled through my Likes recently and found a few things I’d forgotten, including the beautiful rose gold manicure above. I had a little time Thursday evening after the boys went to bed, so I dug out some nail polish in similar shades and did my own version. It took a few tries to get it right and my left hand (my dominant one) was much messier than my right, but that’s how nail art goes, I suppose. The whole time I was painting my nails, I kept thinking, “I can’t believe I found this on Pinterest,” because that is something I literally never say. It was fun to be inspired to create something, even if it’s as fleeting as a manicure that lasted about two days. I almost never paint my fingernails, so I guess I was doubly inspired by that pretty image.
I’m trying to remember to check my Likes on a regular basis as I’m browsing online, because who knows what will spark my creativity next! Do you use the Like feature on Pinterest?
It’s such a pretty manicure! (She says as she looks at her nails that are covered in garden dirt…). I go through phases of actively using Pinterest, and when I do, I use the like button to grab at anything that seems interesting. Later on I’ll go through and actually ‘file’ the things I like, if there’s an applicable place to put them. I have a hard time remembering to actually do anything that I found on Pinterest, though.
I never paint my nails, so this was kind of fun. It’s just easier not to mess with them right now.