NOTD & Tutorial: Jeweled Icicles (Dixie Plates Nail Gems 01 + Shinespark Polish Snowfall)

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Hello!


Today I have a NOTD that features a little bit of 3D nail art featuring Dixie Plates Nail Gems 01, which as I showed you here is a plate designed to help create fun 3D art.


I wanted to do something wintery and snowy, so I started with Shinespark Polish Snowfall, a thermal polish that goes from looking like a day snowy sky to an evening snowy sky. Then I stamped my image with Messy Mansion Sterling, and then added my gems on top. Finally, I drew on my other icicles with Sterling.


Here's how the icicles look during the day:

Dixie Plates Nail Gems 01 over Shinespark Polish Snowfall--cold look 

Dixie Plates Nail Gems 01 over Shinespark Polish Snowfall--cold look 

Here's how it looks when the polish is changing:

Dixie Plates Nail Gems 01 over Shinespark Polish Snowfall--transition look

Dixie Plates Nail Gems 01 over Shinespark Polish Snowfall--transition look

And here's how the sky looks at night!

Dixie Plates Nail Gems 01 over Shinespark Polish Snowfall--hot look

I made a tutorial illustrating how to make this mani, including a tip for keeping all of the gems in place if you don't want to use nail glue:

I love how this look came out--it has a little bit of the blingy 3D look, but isn't too over the top, and I love how the glitters in the polish make it look like there's a gentle snowfall in the background.


Happy stamping!
M. xoxo