Well, this was a tricky one - I wasn't entirely sure what Anti -Valentines was all about but I decided I'd go with a standard Valentines mani and switch the colours. Traditionally red and white would be the most typical colours so I went for opposites, with green and black.
I started with a base of 'Ard As Nails Missy, a gorgeous khaki green creme. As usual with these polishes it applied beautifully, and if you spot any blemishes it's where I still haven't mastered the art of applying a gel base properly!
I went for quite a simple design, having decided to do black on darkish green. Anything more complex would have been lost. As it is, the end result is quite subtle but that's OK, I really wasn't in the mood for bright and colourful - understated is fine!
I used A England King Cophetua, a delicate black holo, described on the website as a blackened green and I think it went beautifully with the khaki base.
Although I do have some newer plates, I chose a plate I have had for a while but really not used enough, Apipila Super Plate B as I thought this pretty heart image was solid enough to stamp in holo black over green.
I was really pleased with how these turned out.
!['Ard As Nails Missy 'Ard As Nails Missy](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_uQx_HC-PZQ/WJ9Zy78JhMI/AAAAAAAA6bM/MXxHgzSsMM8-QP-eWS79vnoBUcAEOipvQCEw/s320/%2527Ard%2Bas%2BNails%2BMissy%2B%25285%2529.jpg) |
'Ard As Nails Missy |
![A England King Cophetua and Apipila Super Plate B A England King Cophetua and Apipila Super Plate B](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SOQ8VLg8gvU/WJ9Z3YbP2yI/AAAAAAAA6bQ/YW99TXg9AgErPUyE6YHrsPv4TaONpFYcQCEw/s320/Apipila%2BSuper%2BB%2Band%2BAE%2BKing%2BC%2B%25284%2529.jpg) |
A England King Cophetua and Apipila Super Plate B |