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Saturday, January 10, 2015

Before & After: Ice Princess

Hello!!

Today's theme in the Crumpet's Nail Tarts 31 Day Challenge is to do nail art over a glitter base. This is something I struggle with--both because I hate covering up gorgeous glitter polishes, and because it can be difficult to find a pattern or set of patterns that work with the beauty of the glitter and also show up well.

But every once in a while, something comes out the way you hope it would.

I started out with Windestine's Peacekeeper, a shimmery, glimmery, frostily delicious milky-based polish with silver and purple glitters:


Windestine Peacekeeper
Windestine Peacekeeper
 
Windestine Peacekeeper
Windestine Peacekeeper

Windestine Peacekeeper
Windestine Peacekeeper


Then I stamped my heart out with Pueen 49, using Finger Paints It's An Original!. Finally, I added some diamond-shaped glitters to the design:







What do you think? I think this is a beautiful winter look, and I love the way the art plays off the polish and comes together. If I had it to do over again, I think I'd put the diamond glitters on each of the nails. I love it, it has a mosiac-y, kaleidoscope-y feel, and made me feel like a beautiful snow princess!

Hope you're having a great weekend!
M.




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12 comments:

  1. Lisa N.January 10, 2015 at 9:33 AM

    The stamping looks awesome on top of that color. Kind of reminds me of a stain glass window too.

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    1. M.M. ChouinardJanuary 13, 2015 at 2:20 PM

      Yes!!!!! Like a really beautiful cathedral or something! :)

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  2. CindiJanuary 10, 2015 at 3:53 PM

    Beautiful!

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  3. Polish Those NailsJanuary 10, 2015 at 9:05 PM

    This is beautiful! I love the glitter that you started with and the stamp is so pretty!

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    1. M.M. ChouinardJanuary 13, 2015 at 2:21 PM

      It really is a beautiful glitter. I love the depth she got in it. :)

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  4. JessicaJanuary 11, 2015 at 12:57 PM

    Peacekeeper is so beautiful!

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    1. M.M. ChouinardJanuary 13, 2015 at 2:21 PM

      It so is. The perfect balance between the colors and the glitters in it. :)

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 11, 2015 at 7:19 PM

    Sp pretty! The diamond-shaped glitters really finish off the look!

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    1. M.M. ChouinardJanuary 13, 2015 at 2:22 PM

      Thank you so much! I wasn't sure at first if it was going to be too much, but loved how it came out. :)

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  6. Dina RamseJanuary 19, 2015 at 6:12 AM

    Let it snow, let it snow! *sings*
    Love the nails.

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    1. M.M. ChouinardJanuary 26, 2015 at 10:52 PM

      Oh, the weather outside is frightful...but the fire is so delightful...

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