March Challenges - Rainbow glitter placement

Rainbow glitter placement for #wnac2016 - I think I should have gone with my first instinct which was to skip this one! I didn't have any loose glitter or any polishes with large enough glitter to move around so I decided maybe I could get away with using nail stencils to control where the glitter went.

I used Smart Nail Stencils P053, because it looks a bit like a rainbow and Glam Polishes Tickled Pink, Which Witch? and Patty O'Green.

I decided, perhaps not that wisely, to make decals ahead of time to make it easier ... ?? maybe not.

Anyway, I painted my nails black, and applied the decals. They were too brittle so they did not apply particularly well and no amount of top coat would make them sit nicely.

The pictures look passable but they felt awful - I really need to work out where I am going wrong with these.

(and because I took a picture of the sorry little things, you get to see them before they went on my nails - looking all innocent in their box!)

rainbow glitter!

 

 

January Challenges - New Year

New Year for #wnac2016 - we went to my sister's for New Year, passing Stonehenge and Glastonbury on the way - so these are my druidy/celtic nails! Messy Mansion Symetrika 03 and Colour Alike Kind of Black over Glam Polish Patty O'Green.
Glam Polish Patty O'Green was a store exclusive from Rainbow Connection and it is a gorgeous mix of green glitters. It also contains a lot of other colours and in some lights you can see a lot of blue - just stunning. It applied well but I did use 3 coats to ensure completely full coverage and it seems to take a long time to dry enough that you don't dent it.
I stamped using one of the new Messy Mansion Symetrika plates that I bought from Nail Artisan. These are wonderful plates and I chose a celtic style of image to go over my green glitter. I love the contrast of the crisp black stamping over the glitter and I am so pleased to have more plates with celtic style images.

Glam Polish Patty O'Green

 

 

Messy Mansion Symetrika 03