Showing posts with label Lorelei Lacquers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lorelei Lacquers. Show all posts

Friday, August 12, 2016

Before & After: UberChic Beauty 11-02 over Lorelei Lacquer Sticky Popsicle Fingers

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Hello!


I said I'd be back with sample manis from each of the UberChic Beauty collection 11 plates, and today's the first! Although I'm starting with plate 11-02, so not strictly in order, lol.


Here's the video I made for collection 11, in case you missed it:



For my base polish I used Lorelei Lacquer's Sticky Popsicle Fingers (now defunct, sadly):

Lorelei Lacquer's Sticky Popsicle Fingers
Lorelei Lacquer's Sticky Popsicle Fingers


Then I used the infinite image from the bottom right corner of 11-02:

UberChic Beauty 11-02
UberChic Beauty 11-02


In my videos I talk a lot about how you can use an image like this one in several ways; for example, you can pick just the spiky flower in the middle and put that on all your fingers for one sort of mani, or use one of the lacier flowers for a completely different mani. Or, you can use different parts of the image on different fingers to get a different look on each nail, but still maintain a cohesive style.


To demonstrate what I mean, I chose to center the spikey flower on my accent nail, so you can see how that would look all on its own, but then surround it will the leafy parts of the image so you can see how well the different parts of the image can work together, even when each nail is different.


I stamped with Messy Mansion Hydrangea Blue (also available on Amazon); here's how it came out:


UberChic Beauty 11-02 over Lorelei Lacquer Sticky Popsicle Fingers, stamped with Messy Mansion Hydrangea Blue
UberChic Beauty 11-02 over Lorelei Lacquer Sticky Popsicle Fingers, stamped with Messy Mansion Hydrangea Blue

UberChic Beauty 11-02 over Lorelei Lacquer Sticky Popsicle Fingers, stamped with Messy Mansion Hydrangea Blue
UberChic Beauty 11-02 over Lorelei Lacquer Sticky Popsicle Fingers, stamped with Messy Mansion Hydrangea Blue


Can I just say how much I love that clear stampers allow you to do things like perfectly center a flower around a glitter in your polish? SO COOL. And I love how the spiky flower centers the manicure while the other flower and the leafy part frame it. Soft, sweet, feminine. :)


Happy stamping!
M.

Thursday, April 21, 2016

Before & After (sorta): Sticky Popsicle skittle (with Lorelei Lacquer Sticky Popsicle Fingers + Messy Mansion Symetrika 05)

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Hello!


Today I have a quick, fun, happy little skittle mani for you, with a teensy bit of a before-and-after element...

I started with a skittle of Lorelei Lacquer Sticky Popsicle Fingers, a sweet springy/summery glitter, Color Club Endless Summer, a blue jelly-like polish with a wax finish, and Zoya Hudson, a frosty lilac:



Sticky Popsicle Skittle
Sticky Popsicle Skittle


The I stamped the two accent nails with an image from Messy Mansion Symetrika 05, using Hit The Bottle Polish Pool Party:


Stamped Sticky Popsicle Skittle
Stamped Sticky Popsicle Skittle

Stamped Sticky Popsicle Skittle
Stamped Sticky Popsicle Skittle

I love how easy clear stampers make it to get your image exactly where you want it, so my flowers look centered and not all janky hanging off the sides (lol). I think this crosses the boundaries between spring and summer and has a light, happy feel to it. :)

Happy stamping!
M.