Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome is a really shitty disease. It's an invisible illness, meaning that you can't really "tell" a person is afflicted with it by looking at them (the way you can tell that someone has, for example, a broken leg or the flu). A chronic pain disorder with no cure and very little treatment sounds like a shit card to be dealt in life. My Yiayia had severe rheumatoid arthritis, which is another chronic pain disorder, so I can sympathize with EDS sufferers sort of by osmosis.
Anyway, EDS isn't talked about very much, not even in the medical research community. So Dani of Dazzlings, who suffers from EDS herself, is hosting a giveaway to spread awareness and the entry requirement is a zebra manicure. (In the medical community, a "zebra" is a rare or little-known disease.) This giveaway is open until Friday, November 28, so there's still time to get your manis in if you're interested! I'm not sure what the prize is yet, but I'm guessing it will be a good one as there are so many sponsors. And it's worth noting that the winner will be chosen randomly, not based on their artistic talent!
I decided to go Classic Kate and paint my nails to match my purse!
To answer the age-old question: it's white with black stripes. China Glaze White on White with Finger Paints Ch-Art-Coal Black stripes, that is! ;) The blue is Essie Strut Your Stuff, and the silver dots are Sally Hansen CSM Hi Ho Silver.
Fun story: I ended up doing the zebra mani twice for this! The first time I did it, I forgot to hold a piece of paper with the required hashtag. And I painted this on a very busy swatching day, so I removed the mani almost immediately after taking the pictures! But I wanted to show it to you anyway, because it was my very first-ever zebra mani and I was very proud of it.
I've got to hand it to Julep - their bottle shape may be awkward for a normal swatch picture, but they're great for showing off thumbs!
The darker purple is Julep Elle (which has a surprisingly wonderful formula for Julep!), the lighter stripes and accent nails are Zoya Malia (with a coat of Zoya Sparkle Gloss), and the background on my pointer finer is Sally Hansen CSM Trouble Maker.
Which color scheme do you like best? Let me know in the comments!
Wow! The dark purple zebra pattern on the pointer finger is really cool - the pattern is more subtle but I think it looks great.
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