Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Before & After: Silent Snowfall

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Hello!

Today's theme in the Challenge Your Nail Art's 12 days of Christmas challenge is 'ice blue and white colors'.  That gives me a perfect excuse to show you a beautiful textured glitter, Orly's Aqua Pixel:


Orly's Aqua Pixel
Orly's Aqua Pixel

Orly's Aqua Pixel
Orly's Aqua Pixel

Orly's Aqua Pixel
Orly's Aqua Pixel


Then I added a coat of InDecisive Nail Lacquer's White Speckled, to add some white sparkle:



InDecisive Nail Lacquer White Speckled over Orly Aqua Pixel
InDecisive Nail Lacquer White Speckled over Orly Aqua Pixel

InDecisive Nail Lacquer White Speckled over Orly Aqua Pixel


Finally, I  used some snowflake stickers I've had for a while and been wanting to try; I put a layer of topcoat over them to make sure they stayed put:



Great day for a snowstorm!





As a stamper, stickers feel a bit like cheating sometimes...but they're fast and fun, and I say why not! I love the way the light plays on this manicure, and it definitely has an icy feel to my eyes. :)


Hugs. :)
M.

13 comments:

  1. Oh dangit. I wish I'd had Aqua Pixel when I did my blue/white camo design! It's beautiful and perfect for your snowflake stamping!

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    1. Thank you so much! I love that polish, it's so much more versatile than you might think. Very fun!

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  2. Pretty snowflake manicure. That base color from Orly goes so well with the snowflake stamping.

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    1. Thank you! But I have to admit...>.>....the snowflakes are decals!

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  3. Beautiful shade and manicure! Very cute!

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  4. The snowflake stickers look great with this polish!

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    1. Thank you! I think sometimes stickers get a bit of a bad rap, but I think they definitely have their place. :)

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  5. Ahh, cute. And hey, stickers are an awesome way to jazz up a mani for us nonstampers! :)

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    1. Completely agree. They're underrated and underused, I think. :)

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