Are We Green Yet?

This mani is definitely one from the odd combos department.

The base is three coats of OPI Are We There Yet? Usually OPI polishes are two coaters for me. I don't know if it was the formula or my application, which made it a little patchy after two coats this time. Third thin coat solved the problem, though.

For some unknown reason I chose Konad light green special polish for stamping. Maybe just because one should sometimes try out silly things just to get some exercise in failing - so a "real" fail won't hurt that bad. A bit like they do rehearse falling down in figure skating classes.

Speaking of figures, the french design is from BM218 and whole nail design for the accent finger from BM201.

As if the mani wasn't odd enough, I added some green micropearls / bullion beads to the accent finger.

That's it today. Something more normal next time, promise.

Lace and Pearls

Better to confess straight away: this is a copycat mani with inspiration from the wonderful Emily's Nail files. You can awe her mani here. Emily stamped her flowers, but I decided to paint them using a dotting tool and Konad black special polish.

As the base I've got Models Own Peach Puff. Application was awful, the polish chalky and pasty. This is three painful, though quick drying coats. Why oh why did I buy the whole range of their pastels?!  Maybe I'll try adding some thinner...

 As I said wrote, the "flowers" were painted with a dotting tool, and the fishnet is from Bundle Monster plate BM209. I also added some half pearls bought from eBay. There are two pink ones and one white, though the difference in thei colour might not be visible in the pics. Top coat is Mavala Minute Quick-Finish, which goes well with konading.

These two pictures feature my favourite classy pink heels, which have led me through some intimidating steps on my career and to some precious friends.

Now that my nails are shorter, the new whole nail images really cover my whole nail, which is a new sensation. I'm going to experiment with some more of them soon, until my nails grow out of them again. I'm also going to compare some quick-dry topcoats, so stay tuned!