26 Great Nail Art Ideas - Red and Pink (circles)

This week's prompt for 26 Great Nail Art Ideas was Red and Pink. This co-incided with Clairestelle8's January challenge of Circles so I combined them.
I started with bases of Itsy Nails Drop Red Gorgeous and Itsy Nails Ooh La La, and then used Colour Alike Red Dragon and Colour Alike Sweetheart with Loja BBF 46 and Dixie Plate DP04 to stamp some rather retro looking circles.
I love both these images which is why I used both! I just couldn't decide which one!!
I couldn't get a shot without reflections so I added a coat of Freckles You Make Me So Matte.
I wouldn't generally put red and pink together but I was quite pleased with how these turned out.

 Loja BBF 46 and Dixie Plate DP04

 

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26 Great Nail Art Ideas - Black Base and some Gothic Stamping

This weeks's challenge was Black Base which rather conveniently coincided with #clairestelle8nov prompt of Gothic.
So, I started with a black base... of A England Camelot.
Then I stamped a lacy pattern with Colour Alike Venus and Dixie Plate DP 01.
Then I added a rather Gothic image from DP 04 using Colour Alike Supernova.
These two Colour Alike polishes are gorgeous duo chromes: I don't think Venus had much of a chance to do its magic with the pattern I stamped but I loved how Supernova looked and was delighted to see the camera catch the browny gold and the pinky red.
Finally I added a matte top coat.

A England Camelot

Dixie DP01 and Colour Alike Venus

Dixie DP04 and Colour Alike Supernova

Dixie DP04 and Colour Alike Supernova - matte

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