Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Before & After: Splodgy Binx

Hello!

Today I'm moving away from skittles, and turning to splodges. I've loved the splodge look since I first saw it on The Crumpet, and I love it best with a word pattern over it. But I'm getting ahead of myself. :)

First, let's look at the base, Zoya Binx; this is one of the new 'holo glitters' from their Summer 2014 Tickled & Bubbly collection:

Zoya Binx
Zoya Binx

Zoya Binx
Zoya Binx

Zoya Binx
Zoya Binx

I have very mixed feelings about this polish. It's pretty for what it is, but I don't feel it's really what was advertised. It's a little more pink and a little less orchid than I expected it to be (their site actually says 'orchic', which I assumed was a typo, but maybe it's just a more pink form of orchid, lol :P ). Also, I found myself really underwhelmed with respect to the 'holo' aspect--I really didn't see any holo to speak of. It's shiny, for sure, but I didn't get any linear or scattered holo, unfortunately.

That said, I do love the mix of coral-gold glitter, blue-purple glitter, and pink. It's very visually appealing, and even though I'm not a pink lover, it's something I'll wear again because of the visual complexity. Also, I was very pleased that removal was fast and easy, despite the glitter. :)

To pick my splodge colors, I pulled out the colors in the polish itself. I used Sally Hansen Going Grape!, which is a blue-purple iridescent shimmer, and Orange Impulse, and orange creme that leans coralish. Then I stamped over the whole thing with Pueen 50 using Barry M Gold Foil:

Pueen 50
Splodgy Binx

Pueen 50
Splodgy Binx

I think this is a good example of how you can use different part of large images or collage-style plates to get a different look on each nail; take a look at the original image on the plate:



I love looks that have a random feel, and splodge is the queen of that! Hope you like it, and I hope your week is going well. :)

M.

10 comments:

  1. That stamping plate looks like such a fun one. Love seeing the before and after of the nails too.

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    1. Thank you thank you! I've been wondering if I should include pics of the plates in my post...what do you think?

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  2. Ooh, another fun mani! Love this look.

    (P.S.: are you doing some sort of "spot-the-thumb" game? :D)

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    1. ROFL!!!! I totally should! Have some sort of contest for it. Bonus points if you can find the nekkid shots, lol!

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  3. I am SO glad to hear that removal was not a PITA on this one. I have it on now and was kind of dreading removing it...

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  4. Oooo...this mani would make a great shirt! Me likey! <3

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    1. It would, wouldn't it? Or a skirt!!!

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    2. I second the motion. I would totally buy that skirt.

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    3. We could do a twin-post wearing it, lol!!

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