Archives: Playing with Shatter

I got a bunch of OPI shatters, including their blue collection and played around with them 😀

Base color: Orly Blue Collar
OPI Silver Shatter
I love this effect– I really love the silver shatter over a blue base, it just looks wonderful like that.

Pure Ice Crimson, with OPI Navy Shatter over it. It just looks black here, but I adore this effect. It looks just like cooling lava!

Pure Ice Crimson, with OPI Blue Shatter over it. Spiderman! XD

It was really interesting to look at. It looked almost multichromatic from afar due to insufficient contrast, and people thought they were like a chameleon. XD

Archives: Playing with Shatter

I got a bunch of OPI shatters, including their blue collection and played around with them 😀

Base color: Orly Blue Collar
OPI Silver Shatter
I love this effect– I really love the silver shatter over a blue base, it just looks wonderful like that.

Pure Ice Crimson, with OPI Navy Shatter over it. It just looks black here, but I adore this effect. It looks just like cooling lava!

Pure Ice Crimson, with OPI Blue Shatter over it. Spiderman! XD

It was really interesting to look at. It looked almost multichromatic from afar due to insufficient contrast, and people thought they were like a chameleon. XD

A Challenge From Nick

Create a manicure based on this!

Challenge accepted, I said:

Here it is! 😉 But to keep the authenticity of the inspiration, I mattified it all down and the final product (viz., what I have on my nails now) would be this:

Base: Orly Cashmere Cardigan (it pulls too blue in this picture though, it’s a lot more periwinkle and purpley)
Black: Color Club Where’s the Soiree? freehanded
Stamp: Konad M64 with Icing by Claire’s Sterling Silver

A Challenge From Nick

Create a manicure based on this!

Challenge accepted, I said:

Here it is! 😉 But to keep the authenticity of the inspiration, I mattified it all down and the final product (viz., what I have on my nails now) would be this:

Base: Orly Cashmere Cardigan (it pulls too blue in this picture though, it’s a lot more periwinkle and purpley)
Black: Color Club Where’s the Soiree? freehanded
Stamp: Konad M64 with Icing by Claire’s Sterling Silver

spam

I’ve been back from Florida (which has been great to me, by the way) since Saturday and have gone a bit crazy switching my manis out. So I bring to you a spam of pictures and manicures that I’ve done.

 Base: Rimmel Night Before

Stamped: Pure Ice Outrageous
Bundle Monster plate

 Base: Milani 3D (holographic collection)

Checkers: Zoya Savita

I wasn’t nuts about this one. You Just Wait would make a nice base for a muted down french, but I couldn’t get the french tip stamp to cooperate with me.. See how they all kind of lopside?

 Base: Sinful Colors You Just Wait
Stamped: Color Club Where’s the Soiree?
Bundle Monster plate

 Base: Essie Nice is Nice (From their Spring 2011 collection)

Stamped: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri in Jumpin’ Jade
Konad

I bring to you my official favorite yellow as of now. Needs about three coats as it is streaky, but evens out and builds up nicely. Also looked great on me.

Avon Sunshine

What I have on now. Nummy. 

Avon Powerful Pink with Nfu Oh 48 layered over.

spam

I’ve been back from Florida (which has been great to me, by the way) since Saturday and have gone a bit crazy switching my manis out. So I bring to you a spam of pictures and manicures that I’ve done.

 Base: Rimmel Night Before

Stamped: Pure Ice Outrageous
Bundle Monster plate

 Base: Milani 3D (holographic collection)

Checkers: Zoya Savita

I wasn’t nuts about this one. You Just Wait would make a nice base for a muted down french, but I couldn’t get the french tip stamp to cooperate with me.. See how they all kind of lopside?

 Base: Sinful Colors You Just Wait
Stamped: Color Club Where’s the Soiree?
Bundle Monster plate

 Base: Essie Nice is Nice (From their Spring 2011 collection)

Stamped: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri in Jumpin’ Jade
Konad

I bring to you my official favorite yellow as of now. Needs about three coats as it is streaky, but evens out and builds up nicely. Also looked great on me.

Avon Sunshine

What I have on now. Nummy. 

Avon Powerful Pink with Nfu Oh 48 layered over.

The One that Got Away

 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 🙂

The One that Got Away

 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 🙂

Burgundy Argyle

I don’t know… Something about the argyle stamp just doesn’t like me.

Base- Essie Velvet Voyeur, and Pure Ice Sterling Silver for stamping.
While we’re here at it, here’s a swatch of Essie Velvet Voyeur:

 I didn’t clean up to show you the formula is kind of runny, and especially with vampy shades like this it’s v. easy to make a holy mess. D: But the color is gorgeous, it’s a deep chocolaty burgundy.

Burgundy Argyle

I don’t know… Something about the argyle stamp just doesn’t like me.

Base- Essie Velvet Voyeur, and Pure Ice Sterling Silver for stamping.
While we’re here at it, here’s a swatch of Essie Velvet Voyeur:

 I didn’t clean up to show you the formula is kind of runny, and especially with vampy shades like this it’s v. easy to make a holy mess. D: But the color is gorgeous, it’s a deep chocolaty burgundy.