Nerd my Nails!

This weekend is the DOTA 2 International Tournament. People from around the world has gathered here in Seattle and Bellevue, Washington to compete. The prize: $1,000,000!!!!

I will be attending the finals on Sunday and as a show of support for the Tournament, DOTA 2, and Valve (which my husband works for) I decided to geek out my nails!

I decided to showcase the DOTA 2 symbol on my thumb and ring finger. Luckily the symbol looked easy to paint on. I went through my collection and dug up some black (China Glaze Liquid Leather) and red (Ulta Plum Street) polish.

I started with two coats of base coat since red tends to stain my nails. Then two coats of red went on next. Originally I had black on the thumb and ring finger thinking I could paint red on top but the red wouldn't show up so then all ten fingers started with red. On the three fingers that would not have the logo, I sponged on black very lightly, layering more at the tips. Using a fine tip artist brush I carefully painted on the logo with black. I was so worried that I was going to mess up, especially when I was painting with my non-dominate hand. The black border was sponged on making sure to use a crisp edge on the makeup sponge. Now I got my red box. Finished off with top coat!

I think they turned out better than I expected!!!

Now I better learn how to play the game!

Here's an added shot with my badge. It was one long and crazy tournament!
Can't wait till next year!!!