Good morning! Let's continue with the christmassy manicures! I plan to do these for the remaining weeks before Christmas... We'll see what happens! This manicure is so out of my comfort zone. As I have mentioned a few times, I'm not a huge fan of gold. I don't own a single golden jewelry nor do I plan to, but lately I have noticed that few golden polishes have sneaked in my Helmer... Suspicious!
Huomenta! Tällä viikolla jatketaan jouluisten lakkauksien merkeissä. Mulla on kova aikomus postata tulevina viikkoina ainoastaan joulu-teemaan sopivia lakkauksia, mutta katsotaan miten tässä käy. :) Tää lakkaus on niin... ei-mua, aivan muuta kuin mitä tykkään tehdä. Niin kuin oon monesti sanonut, mä en vaan pidä kullasta. En omista yhtä ainutta kultaista korua eikä ole aikomuskaan, mutta viime aikoina Helmeriin on jotenkin näitä ilmestynyt... Epäilyttävää!
As gold is suitable for Christmas time, I went for it, no matter what. This manicure ended up being a PITA to make, I experienced some wrinkles for not letting the polish dry enough and so on. Also I had issues with the ruffian, so the lines are not as perfect as I wanted them to be. In total this manicure didn't stay on my nails more than an hour. Luckily I managed to take a photo of it before it got completely ruined. Like I said, gold and I don't go well together. I'll blame it on that. ;)
Koska kulta nyt vaan sattuu sopimaan jouluun, päätin nyt kokeilla sitä. Tästä lakkauksesta tuli mun henkilökohtainen helvetti, lakka meni ruttuun, kun en malttanut odottaa tarpeeksi kerroksien välillä jne. Lisäksi ruffianin linet meni kaikkialle muualle kuin minne ne piti mennä, joten... Meh. Kaiken kaikkiaan nämä lakkaukset pysyi kynsillä ehkä noin tunnin verran. Onneksi kerkesin kuitenkin ottaa tästä kuvan. Kulta ja mä ei vaan sovita yhteen, siinä se vika. ;)
Basecoat: "Nail Envy" by OPI
Gold: "Champagne Bubbles" by China Glaze
Black: "Black Magic" by Models Own
Imageplate: BM-223 by Bundle Monster
Stamping polish: Special Nail Polish in black by Konad
Topcoat: Seche Vite
Is there a color that doesn't ever look right on your nails? Do share!
Onko olemassa väriä, joka vaan ei näytä hyvälle omilla kynsilläsi?
Ps. Ladies! The voting is open at Marta's blog! Go check out the gorgeous manicures and take a moment to vote for your favorite!
These are lovely and look like they took a lot of time and effort. It's a shame you didn't like them. :\ I'm always iffy about gold on my nails, too, but i think you're able to pull it off nicely!
ReplyDeleteWow - I think they are really interesting and different! Love it!
ReplyDeleteI really like this mani!
ReplyDeleteOrange tends to never look right on me! I keep going back to it and it always leaves me disappointed :(
Beautiful nails !
ReplyDeleteI like it <3
I invite you to myself
Beautiful mani!!! Looks like jewels are on your nails :)
ReplyDeleteWau, mitkä kynnet! Itse en viihdy vihreässä värissä :)
ReplyDeleteThis is so pretty! I love the stamping at the base!!!
ReplyDeleteOh wow! I love this!
ReplyDeleteThis is really cool! What a wonderful way to wear Champagne Bubbles (I got that colour but because it is such a yellow gold and doesn't go very well with my skin, I was wondering what I could do with it). :D
ReplyDeleteThis mani was totally worth the effort despite some problems,because it looks SUPER! Hope you'll try this design with other colours, you might like it then =]
ReplyDeleteI know you said it was a PITA but I love it!
ReplyDeleteThe gold against the black looks great and the detail over the gold makes the whole manicure unique and amaaaazing! :D encore!
Courtney: These sure took a while to make and it should've been even longer as I messed up with poking my hands around :/
ReplyDeleteNailstyle: Thank you!
OPI Addict: Thanks! Orange is the 2nd color I have issues with... And yellow! All the yellowy tones just look wrong on my nails.
bialaangelgirl: Thanks!
rmcandlelight: Awh, thank you! They sure didn't feel like jewels ;)
hannele: Kiitoksia! Minä taas rakastan vihreää :)
Anutka: Thank you so much!
MissMidnightBlue: Thanks!
Ashelela: Ruffians and half moon manicures sure are an easy way to get used to a color you don't like. You should try it!
Kayleigh: Thank you! I have done a similar manicure with black & white, I loved that one. :)
Eleobel: Thank you so much! x
Kivat kynnet :)
ReplyDeleteThese are great! The stamped ruffian makes it even cooler!
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