So my first nail art challenge recently came to a close, and I was a bit sad by that. But I am not the sort to mope, oh no! So I joined me another challenge, and I'm on my way to fun and excitement!
Some ladies in my CNT group decided to start another group, Llama Nails, and we're starting the inaugural challenge: an ABC challenge. Every week on Wednesday, we will present a manicure that in some way touches on the letter for that week--and of course we will go for 26 weeks, A to Z.
Today we begin with A...and my A is for a-England! I have yet to find a polish by a-England that I don't love, so I decided to give Perceval a try. See, red is my favorite color, and I'm picky about my red. I have a lot of them, and I don't need another just-run-of-the-mill red. So I fought it.
But finally, I gave in:
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| a-England Perceval |
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| a-England Perceval in full sun |
Perceval is rich, and deep. It shimmers and glows; it's regal and has that fiery lit-from-within quality that I love so much. I wanted to do something simple but bold with it; here's what I came up with:
I used Konad plate S6 for this, and stamped the full pattern on my ring finger, while stamping only part of the pattern on the other nails. Of course I used China Glaze Passion for the stamping polish--this is my new favorite go-to stamping polish. I love how this image makes the nail almost feel like a piece of inlaid enamel jewelry. :)
Thanks for coming by to take a look...Next wednesday we'll be looking at the letter 'B'. In the meantime, please check out the 'A's done by my fellow bloggers, linked below. :)
M.
Really beautiful! I don't have any A England, but every swatch I see is just gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI haven't hit one of theirs yet that wasn't beautiful, and with excellent formula. I watch for the sales and snap them up. Since she just put out a new line, maybe her other ones will go on sale again soon...hee hee hee :)
DeleteI'm so excited for this challenge. It is going to be fun, I can already tell. This is such a beautiful red and I love your stamping!
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited too! Thanks for the compliment, as soon as I'm done here I'm going to go run and look at everyone else's As...:)
DeleteHoly crap, that is gorgeous! I love that red!
ReplyDeleteI know, right? When you come see Neo, maybe I'll think about letting you use it...hee hee hee :P
DeleteIsn't Perceval amazing! It has to be up there with one of the best reds, I think. The stamping is gorgeous too!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely! They know what they're doing over at a-England, lol. :)
DeleteOMG love the design of your nails and the Konad plate!!!! We looked at your blog and we really like your style! We are following you :) Xoxo!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, I'm glad to have you as followers! Hope to hear more from you. :)
DeleteThis is awesome!! I want to go home to my stamping plates now.. Being on a holiday, and I miss doing my nails.
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean...I went to Napa for just two days and I had to make an 'away' kit for my nails with a plate and scraper, lol...:)
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