Monday, July 02, 2012

Manicure Experiments

When I'm getting ready to take my nail polish off, I like to play around with my nails. I'm about to take it off anyway, no harm done if I mess it up. I decided to do a quick experiment with my existing manicure on Friday. I had seen people using scotch tape to do some pretty nifty designs on their nails. Chloe's Nails has an excellent tutorial. I did a very simple wedge shape using two straight tape edges. I actually think it looks quite spiffy, especially for my first try. This is also my first "accent nail." I did it on both hands. Not sure that's how it's supposed to be, but they're my nails! LOL



I also swatched some of my newer polishes, since I was in "take the polish off" mode. And I'm posting pictures just for Cheryl, since she asked about them last time! LOL I didn't bother cleaning these up, since they were "just to see" so excuse the mess on my fingers.


Thumb: Orly Synchro (love it! great duochrome, pink base changes to orange and purple), Pointer: Nina Ultra Pro Molten Copper (also duochrome, golden base changes to orange and green), Middle: Nina Ultra Pro Purple-Xing (holo glitter), Ring: Confetti Glam'd Up, Pinky: Confetti Tahitian Turquoise


These Sally Hansen HDs were on clearance at CVS. Thumb: Spectrum, Pointer: Laser, Middle: DVD (love it!), Ring: Byte, Pinky: LCD (super sheer, but less orange IRL than it appears here, more bubble gum pink)

Now, the earlier experiment wasn't "just because" either. I had an idea! Given how well the tape worked, I put my plan into action Sunday night. I "auditioned" 5 blues and 5 reds (no pics, sorry), and went with the two I liked best. (I would have guessed correctly on which red to use, but the winning blue was a bit of a surprise.) So, here are the results of last night's efforts. It's not perfect by any means, but I am pleased as punch! Even DH commented (completely unprompted) that it looks nice.



Full details: one coat Seche Clear, two coats color (Milani Bet on Red or Orly Stone Cold), stripe is Milani Silver Stilettos, two coats Seche Vite on top (the tape pulled up a couple of small spots of the color polish when removed, so I used two coats to try and seal it down super well).

Currently feeling: just a little bit proud of myself

4 comments:

  1. I love your super hero polish. It's GREAT! I also love, love, love the purple glittery polish on your middle finger. What do you do to clean up your edges. I'm always trying to be perfect but I can see maybe your technique works better. Put on the polish, then clean up the edges!

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  2. Very cool!! Looks great too!

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  3. OMG! I MUST acquire that Orly Synchro!!!! Complete love and adoration. Thanks for showing your live swatches. Inquiring minds need enabling you know!

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  4. Very festive for the Fourth!! Love 'em! Thanks for posting the tutorial link...I'd been thinking about doing something like that on my toes with a raspberry solid and a raspberry/blue glitter polish I found, but I was convinced it'd look crappy if I tried to stripe it myself!

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