Lit from Within: If At First You Don't Succeed, Keep On Stampin' 'Till You Do Succeed

Saturday, September 13, 2014

If At First You Don't Succeed, Keep On Stampin' 'Till You Do Succeed

Hello, Fireflies!

Last month, as part of the Nail Challenge Collaborative Tea Party challenge, I saw this nude lace mani from Doctor Crafty that I absolutely fell in love with. I wanted to try and do a similar version, but it was harder than I thought it would be!

First, I had to find a nude polish I liked. I tried ELF Nude, but it kinda reads 'grandma' to me. There's just something about it that feels old..er than I want to be perceived!

I didn't have the same stamp as Doctor Crafty, but I found this swirly stamp on Cici & Sisi 10 (though I'm loving that tribal-esque mask stamp!)

Fail. I've stamped with Revlon Spirit before, but I couldn't get the stamp to work, no matter what. What a mess.

Bottle shot: ELF Nude, and Revlon Spirit.

Next, I tried OPI My Vampire is Buff, a cream nude. Hmm. Compared to ELF Nude, it's crazy light. I really liked it, though. Somehow I managed to forget to get a picture of just the OPI, though. Pretend you don't see the stamp yet, so it'll be a surprise when you scroll down.

I thought this butterfly pattern would read more lacy with such a subtle difference between the Revlon Spirit white and the OPI cream, but, uh, yeah, it still looks like butterflies.