World Lupus Awareness Day (May 10) - Illamasqua Baptiste & One Stroke Butterfly

Hi everyone. Today I'm showing you a manicure for a particular cause. Today, May 10 2013, is world Lupus Awareness Day. I have a friend who suffers from Lupus and this is for her and to raise awareness of this disease. I for one did not know much at all about Lupus before learning about it from Michelle. 

Illamasqua Baptiste

Lupus is a chronic, autoimmune disease that can damage any part of the body (skin, joints, and/or organs inside the body). Lupus affects more than 5 million people worldwide. 
Here is a great website about World Lupus Awareness Day with more information. 

Purple is the colour for Lupus Awareness and the symbol is a butterfly. For my mani, I chose to wear Illamasqua Baptiste with a one-stroke butterfly design. 

I used 2 coats of Baptiste which applies really smoothly. The formula is wonderful and this is one of those polishes which just seems to glow from within. Definitely a must-have purple in my opinion. 

Illamasqua Baptiste

For the butterfly I used acrylic paints to paint a one-stroke butterfly and used a dotting tool to add darker dots on the wings and white dots for stylised antennae. 

Illamasqua Baptiste

Illamasqua Baptiste

What do you think of this mani? 

Be sure to check out the other bloggers wearing purple today!