Cherish Matte

 Began with OPI Thanks So Muchness! then layered Nfu Oh 52 over it…

 It actually had a strong green tinted shimmer, but the camera insisted on picking up blue. Pretty though 😀

Stamped China Glaze Cherish, a green chrome, with a Konad m64 plate. Then mattified the whole thing down with China Glaze Matte Magic.

Lessons learned? While painting Seche Vite over the flakies so it would dry faster for the stamping, that particular layer has shrunk over time and last night it was verging on just plain gross. It was pulling up so we would see red-orange around the cuticles, and it looked downright grotesque, even with a shimmer so it looked legit! Eww.

Cherish Matte

 Began with OPI Thanks So Muchness! then layered Nfu Oh 52 over it…

 It actually had a strong green tinted shimmer, but the camera insisted on picking up blue. Pretty though 😀

Stamped China Glaze Cherish, a green chrome, with a Konad m64 plate. Then mattified the whole thing down with China Glaze Matte Magic.

Lessons learned? While painting Seche Vite over the flakies so it would dry faster for the stamping, that particular layer has shrunk over time and last night it was verging on just plain gross. It was pulling up so we would see red-orange around the cuticles, and it looked downright grotesque, even with a shimmer so it looked legit! Eww.

another one of my creative processes…

 I began with Color Club’s Where’s the Soiree, which is a GREAT one-coater black. I originally tried out Orly Liquid Vinyl and it was horrid– it split apart when it dried, wtf? It was also brownish black, eww. I am also not sure why the quality is so crap in this photo.

 Layered the black with Jesse’s Girl in Confetti, I think the effect is similar to RBL’s Scrangie– it definitely reminds me of beetle wings, but a lot more purple. It looks rough, highly textured and cray cray in the picture but I promise you everything was smooth.

 Layered over this is China Glaze’s Cracked Concrete, from their Crackle collection 🙂

Right hand. Topped with Seche Vite, I feel this helps the shimmer show through while the matte effect kind of quietens things down.

OFF TOPIC, sorta: I ordered two half pearl wheels from Born Pretty, and there is SOOO much static cling in them! The pearls literally fly out when they’re turned. How do I reduce the amount of static that’s built up in them? Swipe a dryer sheet over it??

another one of my creative processes…

 I began with Color Club’s Where’s the Soiree, which is a GREAT one-coater black. I originally tried out Orly Liquid Vinyl and it was horrid– it split apart when it dried, wtf? It was also brownish black, eww. I am also not sure why the quality is so crap in this photo.

 Layered the black with Jesse’s Girl in Confetti, I think the effect is similar to RBL’s Scrangie– it definitely reminds me of beetle wings, but a lot more purple. It looks rough, highly textured and cray cray in the picture but I promise you everything was smooth.

 Layered over this is China Glaze’s Cracked Concrete, from their Crackle collection 🙂

Right hand. Topped with Seche Vite, I feel this helps the shimmer show through while the matte effect kind of quietens things down.

OFF TOPIC, sorta: I ordered two half pearl wheels from Born Pretty, and there is SOOO much static cling in them! The pearls literally fly out when they’re turned. How do I reduce the amount of static that’s built up in them? Swipe a dryer sheet over it??

Eye sorcher ;)

Paired Color Club’s What A Shock! with China Glaze Broken Hearted over it. Why? ‘Cause I can!

Neon green and pink? Yes, indeed. This only stayed on a few hours because the topcoat I used is pretty much almost out, and because of this it’s really goopy and causing mad shrinkage as you can see on my ring finger up there. And shrinkage BUUUUUUGS me.

Eye sorcher ;)

Paired Color Club’s What A Shock! with China Glaze Broken Hearted over it. Why? ‘Cause I can!

Neon green and pink? Yes, indeed. This only stayed on a few hours because the topcoat I used is pretty much almost out, and because of this it’s really goopy and causing mad shrinkage as you can see on my ring finger up there. And shrinkage BUUUUUUGS me.

Eye sorcher ;)

Paired Color Club’s What A Shock! with China Glaze Broken Hearted over it. Why? ‘Cause I can!

Neon green and pink? Yes, indeed. This only stayed on a few hours because the topcoat I used is pretty much almost out, and because of this it’s really goopy and causing mad shrinkage as you can see on my ring finger up there. And shrinkage BUUUUUUGS me.

Sailor stripes

 Started off with OPI Ski Teal We Drop (which stained my hands horribly btw this is why I rarely wear teals/blues!!)

 A layer of OPI Paris Couture For Sure glitter topcoat, which I LOVE. It doesn’t behave like an actual glitter and by that I mean it doesn’t stick on like barnacles to your nail bed, and then get in everywhere– your face, your hair, your hands, arms, bra… It comes right off 😀

 Taped off the sections for the blue stripes.

I like this a lot, so shiny 😀

Sailor stripes

 Started off with OPI Ski Teal We Drop (which stained my hands horribly btw this is why I rarely wear teals/blues!!)

 A layer of OPI Paris Couture For Sure glitter topcoat, which I LOVE. It doesn’t behave like an actual glitter and by that I mean it doesn’t stick on like barnacles to your nail bed, and then get in everywhere– your face, your hair, your hands, arms, bra… It comes right off 😀

 Taped off the sections for the blue stripes.

I like this a lot, so shiny 😀

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Didn’t start off the day too good– insomnia then woke up with like the worst back pain ever D: But I had pretty nails.

 Kisses! I’ve had this idea for Valentine’s day for ever, and it took a lot of restraint to wait until today to be able to slap it on.

Base color is Zoya Jolene, layered with Nubar Sugar. Stamped on is China Glaze Snow for the white lips, and Zoya Sarah for the red lips 🙂

smooches to all of you 🙂