Silver Sparkly Slick

Hello, Fireflies!

Today's mani just happened when I was playing around.  I started with Nailtini Caviar Cocktail.  This might be just one coat, I can't remember.  This came in one of my Ipsy bags, I believe, and before I got to try it, everyone who had was complaining about getting *another* silver. 

Well, I have a lot of silver polishes, and yet, I have nothing like this one.  There's something very rich about this one.  It's not fully silver, more gunmetal, I think.  I plan on using it for stamping, too, because it's so thick. 

I played around making different shapes with my white striper, and then filled in the gaps with Paris Sparkles Oil Slick, a purple-tinted holographic glitter.

I do have a soft spot for scattered holographic glitters.  I really like how they add just a little sparkle to the grey.

Bottle shot:  Nailtini Caviar Cocktail, Paris Sparkles Oil Slick, and white striper.

Are you over silver/gunmetal polish?  What's your favorite one? 

Priti Sparkling Leaves

Hello, Fireflies!

I know, Autumn is way over, and most of the country is shivering under sleet and snow.. and it's even cold here in Florida.. though some of the trees are starting to push new buds through, and there are signs of Spring.

But, when I saw this The Polish Playground Glittery Autumn Leaves design, I knew I wanted to do my own version, 'traditional' Fall colors be damned.  Let's buck tradition, shan't we? Because this is too cool and pretty to wait.

I started with Priti NYC Lady Killer Crocus, a shimmery brown, and Paris Sparkles Chataigne, a bronze/brown/gold glitter - opaque on its own with a couple of coats.  It's almost too sparkly to photograph!

I used striping tape to make two colorful leaves and one gold one.  The two hardest things about using striping tape are: 1) getting it to stick only where you want, and no where else and 2) getting it to stay down once you have it where you want.

If you've ever seen a precise colorblocked mani, they probably used striping tape.  And, you probably weren't looking at my blog.

I love how the glitter peeks through the colors! I used some more of the Priti NYC Lady Killer Crocus, OPI DS Tapestry, and Pahlish The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come for the colorblocked leaves.

On my thumb, I did the same leaf design, but just put Paris Sparkles Chataigne on top.  It wasn't the best choice, though - you can't really see the leaf definition.  It just looks sparkly... which is okay, I guess, just not what I was going for which is exactly what I wanted to do.  Yeah, that's right.  You wouldn't know the difference if I hadn't told you.

Bottle shot:  Priti NYC Lady Killer Crocus, Paris Sparkles Chataigne, OPI DS Tapestry, and Pahlish The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come.

So, there are two lessons for you today, Fireflies! 1) Striping tape is cool. 2) There are no mistakes in nail art - it's just different from what you originally envisioned!