BANZAI! Don't ask me where that came from... lol Anyhoo, today I'm showing you guys a manicure I hace such mixed feelings about. I had such a clear vision of this manicure but I didn't quite get there. I took my inspiration from my lovely necklace which has this gorgeous gradient
Now that I look at the nails, it's easy to notice I should've added orange to it as well! The slide from yellow to green is way too long and it would've needed some more oomph to it. The green to purple looks great to me as it is. As I didn't want to waste the work I did on the nails, I went for my go-to manicure salvation, aka crackle polish. And suddenly - this manicure looks good! I'm absolutely in love how the colors peek through the black polish. Love, love, love.

Basecoat: "Nail Envy" by OPI
Yellow base: "Solar Power" & "Lighthouse" by China Glaze
Green to blue: "Green Flash" & "Peacock Green" by Models Own, "Untamed Luxury" by Color Club
Purple: "Grape Juice" by China Glaze, "Wild at Heart" by Color Club
Crackle: "Black Mesh" by China Glaze
Topcoat: Seche Vite
What is your go-to last minute "manicure salvation" when you're running out of time and need to fix the manicure? :)
Mikä on sinun manikyyri-pelastuksesi, kun paniikki iskee ja aikaa uuteen ei ole? :)
Huomenta! Tänään on vuorossa kynnet, jotka herättää aika ristiriitaisia tuntemuksia. Minulla oli selkeä kuva mielessäni millaiset kynnet haluaisin tehdä ja kuten usein, mielikuva ei vastaa todellisuutta. Inspiraatio lähti liikkeelle kaulakorusta, jossa on mitä ihanin gradient-efekti upotettuna lasiin. Värit liukuvat kauniisti keltaisesta aivan tummaan violettiin ja koru on aivan ihana!
Now that I look at the nails, it's easy to notice I should've added orange to it as well! The slide from yellow to green is way too long and it would've needed some more oomph to it. The green to purple looks great to me as it is. As I didn't want to waste the work I did on the nails, I went for my go-to manicure salvation, aka crackle polish. And suddenly - this manicure looks good! I'm absolutely in love how the colors peek through the black polish. Love, love, love.
Jälkeenpäin voin sanoa, että kynnet olisivat ehkä kaivanneet myös oranssin gradientin mukaan, siirtymä keltaisesta vihreään näyttää aivan liian pitkälle ja tuohon välille olisi voinut lisätä jotakin. Vihreä-violetti siirtymä puolestaan näyttää omaan silmään tosi kivalle ja onnistuneelle. Koska en halunnut heittää hukkaan kulutettua tuntia, heitin liukuvärjäyksen päälle crackle-kerroksen ja johan alkoi näyttää paremmalta! Rakastan niin paljon miten värit kurkistavat mustan cracklen alta, ne jotenkin pääsivät aivan uudella tavalla oikeuksiinsa, vaikka kuvasta sitä ei kunnolla ehkä huomaakaan. Ei ehkä se täydellisin manikyyri, mutta rakastan!
Basecoat: "Nail Envy" by OPI
Yellow base: "Solar Power" & "Lighthouse" by China Glaze
Green to blue: "Green Flash" & "Peacock Green" by Models Own, "Untamed Luxury" by Color Club
Purple: "Grape Juice" by China Glaze, "Wild at Heart" by Color Club
Crackle: "Black Mesh" by China Glaze
Topcoat: Seche Vite
What is your go-to last minute "manicure salvation" when you're running out of time and need to fix the manicure? :)
Mikä on sinun manikyyri-pelastuksesi, kun paniikki iskee ja aikaa uuteen ei ole? :)
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Ihanat kynnet!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI love it with and without crackle!
Kivat kynnet! Ja kiva että oot alkanut myös kirjoittaa suomeksi. :)
ReplyDeleteLooks beautiful . Reminds me of mardi gras .
ReplyDeleteRose: Kiitos!
ReplyDeleterock-or-not: I'm starting to love it too, on both ways. Obviously as I don't have this on my nails any longer. lol
Sanna: Kiitos, kiitos. Yritän kovasti tuon suomen kanssa, vaikka se kovasti takkuaakin :D
Toyomi: Thank you! I didn't even think of the mardi gras until you mentioned it. It does have a little mardi gras vibe to it :)
Úbercoolit kynnet! Ihana tuo liukuvärjäys! 8)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!
ReplyDeleteGASP! GORGEOUS!
ReplyDeleteSO ... not only are you super talented at stamping, but I shouldn't forget that you do some awesome layering/sponging too!
*bows down to you!*
Hempsu: Kiitos! Ei se ollut täysin omaan mieleen, kyllä. :D
ReplyDeletePadgettFarm: Awh, thanks!
moonchild: Thank you!
Marta: Thank you, Marta! You are truly making blush with your comments.