Base color- OPI The One That Got Away; top glitter- OPI Teenage Dream; Stamp- Pure Ice Sterling Silver.
Decided to matte it down with Essie’s Matte About You. Then added Seche Vite over the stamp pattern only.
Comparison of matte vs glitter/shiny topcoat. I think the matte brings out the sparkles a little more, somehow.
This is another one for the Valentine’s theme week 🙂
Base color, OPI La Paz-itively Hot, in matte. I have a few things to say about this polish/formula but eh.
Stamped with a BM plate, with my staple, Wet N Wild Black Creme.
Didn’t like it matte that much, so added a top coat!
Base color, OPI La Paz-itively Hot, in matte. I have a few things to say about this polish/formula but eh.
Stamped with a BM plate, with my staple, Wet N Wild Black Creme.
Didn’t like it matte that much, so added a top coat!
Here it is, right after completion.
Then I felt it still needed some jazzing… So I added french tips.
I’m a little clumsy with the BM stripe stamp, and didn’t line this one up well at all LOL
Sparkly base: Nubar Hyacinth Sparkle; Stamped stripes: OPI Rumple’s Wiggin; French tip: OPI Purple With a Passion (pictured above with the bottle)
Here it is, right after completion.
Then I felt it still needed some jazzing… So I added french tips.
I’m a little clumsy with the BM stripe stamp, and didn’t line this one up well at all LOL
Sparkly base: Nubar Hyacinth Sparkle; Stamped stripes: OPI Rumple’s Wiggin; French tip: OPI Purple With a Passion (pictured above with the bottle)
The next day after my OPI’s Do You Lilac It? with Shatter, I felt it was boring and needed pizzazz. So I added glitter, naturally.
My Nubar haul also came in coincidentally, so what we have on top is Nubar Purple Fire. The name is very misleading– it isn’t purple. Just an explosion of glitter 🙂
Check out the colors standing out!
The next day after my OPI’s Do You Lilac It? with Shatter, I felt it was boring and needed pizzazz. So I added glitter, naturally.
My Nubar haul also came in coincidentally, so what we have on top is Nubar Purple Fire. The name is very misleading– it isn’t purple. Just an explosion of glitter 🙂
Check out the colors standing out!
Hehe attempt at punning… Let’s see how it goes? Stretching it? Eh, maybe. Ok.
We have OPI Do You Lilac It? here. Which is a very light lilac, more of pink actually to me, under OPI Shatter. I experimented with thickness and direction of the brush strokes, and as you can see it does create a very different look.
Pardon the chop job hehe 😀
The pinky is the thickest layer I ever did, and horizontal– you can see how chunky it really is.
Yes I felt the need for a million pictures. Thoughts? Do you like horizontal or vertical strokes?
Also, you know– It seems that Shatter doesn’t work on everyone, or over any polish? My roomie begged to borrow it and… It didn’t work for her! It just dried matte and clumpy on the top of her toenails. She did choose a Sinful Colors polish, but I doubt that Shatter would have refused to work over a certain polish? Weird. 😛
China Glaze is releasing a Crackle collection, which will have different crackle colors!! I am SO ordering that when it comes out! 😀
Hehe attempt at punning… Let’s see how it goes? Stretching it? Eh, maybe. Ok.
We have OPI Do You Lilac It? here. Which is a very light lilac, more of pink actually to me, under OPI Shatter. I experimented with thickness and direction of the brush strokes, and as you can see it does create a very different look.
Pardon the chop job hehe 😀
The pinky is the thickest layer I ever did, and horizontal– you can see how chunky it really is.
Yes I felt the need for a million pictures. Thoughts? Do you like horizontal or vertical strokes?
Also, you know– It seems that Shatter doesn’t work on everyone, or over any polish? My roomie begged to borrow it and… It didn’t work for her! It just dried matte and clumpy on the top of her toenails. She did choose a Sinful Colors polish, but I doubt that Shatter would have refused to work over a certain polish? Weird. 😛
China Glaze is releasing a Crackle collection, which will have different crackle colors!! I am SO ordering that when it comes out! 😀
Sorry ’bout the lobster hands. Something about this color combined with my artificial lamp made my camera go “Oh hell naw.”
This is OPI’s Here Today… Aragon Tomorrow in Suede finish, with Wet N Wild Black Creme for the dots. I had an idea of the military jacket, with the buttons on the side and when I completed it it came out just the way I envisioned… Scary! When I showed it to Nick, he said “I like it! It reminds me of a army jacket, maybe a peacoat with buttons…” I love how his vocabulary has grown by dating me.
Slightly more accurate color swatch, if you’re interested, and a close up to help you get an idea of the suede finish.
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