#52weeknailchallenge - week 33: Houndstooth

Hi everyone,

this week's prompt is Houndstooth, or (as we call it) Pied-de-Poule. I actually knew what it was because my mother used to have a suit, consisting of a jacket and a pencil skirt, in this pattern. The twist was that her jacket had a fuchsia pink lining, so this manicure is based on my memory of what she looked like: the black-n-white pattern, the pink lining and the silver watch she wore (and still wears btw ;)

I started by painting my thumb and index with two thin coats of KIKO 313 Heather Pink, a beautiful purplish pink that really only needs one coat if you're not messing up as I did.

My pinky received two thin coats of Catrice ICONails 20 Black to the Routes, a black creme with a nice formula (but no one coater) and my middle finger was done in two thin coats of Cirque Colors Sani, a silver foil with a linear holographic finish that looks mostly mottled silver in normal light, but oh wow, when the sun hits it, you're totally dazzled!

And last but not least, my ring finger. I painted two coats of essence Wild White Ways, that behaved way nicer now that the temperature isn't off the charts, and when that had dried I stamped the houndstooth from Born Pretty BPL-041 using Hit the Bottle As Black As Night, followed by a coat of Seche Vite on all nails.

These are the polishes I used:

Catrice ICONails 20 Black to the Routes, KIKO 313 Heather Pink, Cirque Colors Sani, essence Wild White Ways,
Hit the Bottle As Black As Night

I wonder if my mom still has this outfit. I would love to see if the lining is actually as bright and colorful as I remember. I guess I have to go through her wardrobe again, like I did when I was a little girl and was looking for pretty clothes to play dress-up with... although I don't think I'll fit them anymore (as I've grown almost a head taller than my mom by now ;) Do you remember outfits your parents wore when you were small?