May Challenges - Blue and Purple for ME/CFS & Fibromyalgia Awareness

I joined a facebook event to help raise awareness of ME/CFS & Fibromyalgia - hosted by @acertainbeccaa and @fairytalesnails.
This was one of those events that truly humbles you when you have a fit healthy family and no real idea of the pain and suffering some people go through. Follow the link up to see more manis for this awareness day and read about some peoples experiences.
This was my contribution using EDK polishes with Born Pretty BP-26 over Voilet Rose PolishesAldeburgh Blue and Purple.
These Violet Rose Polishes are quite sheer so I started with a white base, and then used 2 coats. They are so pretty so it's worth the extra effort of a white or pale base.
Then I stamped with Esmaltes da Kelly Wendy and Tuco and Born Pretty BP-26.

Esmaltes da Kelly Wendy and Tuco
with Born Pretty BP-26
over Voilet Rose Polish Aldeburgh Blue and Purple

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40 Great Nail Art Ideas - Violet Swirls

The colour prompt was Violet this week and my pattern prompt was Swirls so I chose to use Pet'la Plate Curls over a gorgeous violet purple holo, Havens by Dark Metal Lacquer.
Havens is a lovely polish- it applied well and I was lucky enough to get some sunshine shots.
The slight problems with the stamping was that the base colour was a middlish sort of shade and so were my few purpley stamping polishes, not really enough contrast. I needed a good dark purple or something paler.
Anyway, there are people who say I have more than enough (Mr Knitty Nails) so I made do!
I started with Esmaltes da Kelly Tuco, it stamped nicely, if you like secret stamping!
I could see it in certain lights, really!!
I added a second, more successful layer with 2True Pro Metallica Artemis and a different image from the same plate. These were better and actually so pretty I am still wearing them, more than 24 hours later! They are subtle but sometimes that is nice :)

Dark Metal Lacquer Havens

 

Pet'la Curls and Esmaltes da Kelly Tuco

 

Pet'la Curls and 2 True Artemis

 

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October Challenges - Witches

The challenge on Saturday for #clairestelle8oct was Witches. I have no witchy plates so I have gone with witchy striped stockings and black cats - all witches have black cats!!!
I started with a base of Kaleidoscope Spring 09 - if I was a witch I'd be happy with these just as they are for witchy nails - it is a lovely bright green with a subtle blue glitter, almost a dust - stunning!!
Then I added stripes with Esmaltes da Kelly Tuco and Moyou London Pro XL 01. Blue is my favourite nail colour but when it comes to combos - green and purple every time! I love these stripes even if they look a bit weird on my curved nails!
Then I added the cats with A England Camelot and Messy Mansion MM50. These certainly looked better glossy but I took a matte shot too as photographing them was a challenge!

Kaleidoscope Spring 09

 

 

Moyou London Pro XL 01 and Esmalted da Kelly Tuco

 

Messy Mansion MM50

 

September Challenges - Jewel Tone, Dry Marbling and Orchid

Another combination post here combining 3 prompts, 2 for #30daysofcolourchallenge and one for #wnac2015.
The first #30daysofcolourchallenge prompt I did was Jewel Tone and I chose the gorgeous emerald green Claddagh from Smitten Polish. I have a feeling this might have been limited edition. It is just stunning, I really like Smitten polishes and this is no exception, the colour is perfect, the holo is gorgeous, application and coverage were good.
The #wnac2015 prompt was Dry Marbling with Jewel Tones. I used Smitten Claddagh and Kleancolor Metallic Yellow. I still haven't got the hang of this although it did look quite pretty in real life, especially in the sun. I tried doing it just on a bare nail, and also over a coat of polish but neither was very successful. I have since heard that it is worth trying to marble with a small brush rather than a cocktail stick so I might try again...
I'd planned the dry marbling as a base for another mani so when that failed I had to rethink - I used Smitten Claddagh stamped with Emily De Molly EDM16 and Kleancolor Metallic Yellow and then the same image with A England Proserpine - it was gorgeous in the sunshine but you need to see the shady shots to see the stamping a bit better!
The final prompt was Orchid for #30daysofcolourchallenge. I didn't even know orchid was a colour- I had to google it and found it is a purple, or pinky purple, but just to be sure I stamped an orchid-like image from Vivid Lacquer VL014 and used Esmaltes da Kelly Tuco and Chuoisco over my green base.

Smitten Claddagh

Dry marbling with Smitten Claddagh and
Kleancolor Metallic Yellow

Emily de Molly EDM16  with Kleancolor Metallic Yellow
and A England Proserpine

 

 

  

Vivid Lacquer VL014 and
Esmaltes da Kelly Tuco and Chuosico

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