My First Ever Nail Swatches!

Today is nostalgia day! These are my first ever nail polish swatches - and as you can see they're the lousiest possible swatches anyone could make. They're made on a paper towel, and these were a bunch of swatches made at the Nails Inc store, and I made them on a piece of tissue paper because that was all I had to swatch on, and I couldn't do it on my own nails because they were painted with something else at that point in time. LOL!

Here are the names by rows:

1st: Belgrave Place, Maddox St, Regents Palace, The Thames
2nd: The Serpentine, Kensington Palace, Bruton Street
3rd: Hanover Square, Jermyn Street, Berkeley Square
4th: Victoria Caviar, Victoria Gate, 80 Fulham Road
5th: Instyle Bare, New Bond Street, Belgravia
6th: Burlington Gardens, The Mall, Basil Street
7th: Dover Street, Hampstead Heath

I can't believe I started out making swatches like these, because they really are quite craptastic! I just posted them here for a laugh more than anything else, so I hope they've entertained you!

16 comments:

XOVINTAGELOVEMay 24, 2010 at 7:18 AM
Aww, we all gotta start somewhere though right? :D Plus they're still helpful!
UnknownMay 24, 2010 at 7:19 AM
awww, this is so cute!! I'm so sentimental/nostalgic; I love saving and seeing stuff like this!! Really cute :D
Oh to Be a MuseMay 24, 2010 at 7:22 AM
i've never done a swatch so this is still helpful for me. i like that hanover square!

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Jay Anne CosmeticsMay 24, 2010 at 9:45 AM
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paintedladyfingersMay 24, 2010 at 9:48 AM
This is adorable! It made me smile. It reminds me of when a pen friend and I would send nail polish swatches done on paper to each other.

Another way to go is to take a small piece of white cardboard/card stock, laminate with clear package sealing tape and swatch over the tape. The colors will appear true because the polish will not be able to absorb into the paper. :)
Dainty Darling DigitsMay 24, 2010 at 10:10 AM
I think it's cute! I used to do this on white printer paper so you aren't alone :)
RebeccaMay 24, 2010 at 10:53 AM
I like it! I've swatched on paper in a shop before.
AnonymousMay 24, 2010 at 1:33 PM
I know KarlaSugar swatched on tape? Maybe you could try tape, or tape on paper, just because of the finish, since I think napkins kind of soak up the polish, and it's harder to see the finish of the polish...

They still look pretty though! :)
lilooMay 24, 2010 at 2:41 PM
bless you, sweet heart, how freakin cute is that xxx
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Recalcitrant NailsMay 24, 2010 at 5:56 PM
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jbrobeckMay 24, 2010 at 8:07 PM
this is funny! i love that you posted this piece of your past!
.May 24, 2010 at 8:46 PM
Good effort! And super cute. n_n
FALCO VERONICAMay 25, 2010 at 1:33 AM
WOW!THIS BLOG IS SO PERFECT!!GOOD WORK!

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SilhouetteScreamsMay 25, 2010 at 2:24 AM
LOL this is so adorable
SimoneMay 25, 2010 at 5:06 AM
Haha, sometimes I'm so tempted to do something like this for nail swatches. It's easier than using my own nails XD
AnonymousJune 4, 2010 at 8:15 AM
Nice to reminisce :) I love your Nails Inc collection though! Pining over some of those shades myself. I've got a Nails Inc obsession and it's so hard to get them from where I am!

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