Light It Up Blue for Autism Speaks - Blogger Collaboration Manis ♥

Hello everyone! Today, April 2nd, is World Autism Awareness Day. 

For World Autism Awareness Day - Light It Up Blue/Autism Speaks some of my blogger friends and I decided to do blue manis to show our support. Click for more information on Light It Up Blue. (You can also see my post from last year here.)

The "logos" for this cause are puzzle piece(s) and a lightbulb. I attempted puzzle pieces last year so I decided to try a lightbulb this year - and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out!

Light It Up Blue Mani

I used Nails Inc. Baker Street as my base. The light bulb was done with Milani White on the Spot and A England Dorian Gray. I also used a tiny bit of Glitter Gal Lemon Fizz around the edges to create a "glowing" effect. It didn't translate so well in the photos though.

Light It Up Blue Mani

Light It Up Blue Mani

Just for fun I decided to add some glow in the dark polish (Ninja Polish Candy Corn) to the light bulb. If I had been thinking I would have used Howling Blue Moon to make it glow blue. There's always next time. ;)

Light It Up Blue Mani

Make sure to check out all of my friends' manis below!




Thanks for reading and happy polishing! ♥

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World Autism Awareness Day, Monday, April 2, 2012- Let's Wear Blue Polish!!

This coming Monday, April 2nd, is World Autism Awareness Day. This is a special cause for me because I know a VERY special little boy who happens to have autism. Those of us in the polish community have pulled together before for other causes and I fully believe we can do it again. 


On Monday make sure to paint your nails blue! It's as simple as that. Is it going to change anything? Maybe not. But it might just help raise awareness, even if it only opens one person's eyes, it's worth it.  Someone else suggested adding in puzzle pieces with the blue. I think this is a wonderful idea! I will attempt it, even though we all know how I fail at nail art. I want to see YOUR blue manis! If you paint your nails blue on Monday, with or without the puzzle pieces, I want you to upload a picture to my Facebook page. I will share it on Facebook, make sure to link your blog if you have one! 


From Autism Speaks: "Autism statistics from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) identify around 1 in 88 American children as on the autism spectrum–a ten-fold increase in prevalence in 40 years. Careful research shows that this increase is only partly explained by improved diagnosis and awareness. Studies also show that autism is three to four times more common among boys than girls. An estimated 1 out of 54 boys and 1 in 252 girls are diagnosed with autism in the United States."


For more information on Autism and Light it up Blue please visit Autism Speaks.