Hello
there my lovely readers!
Taking
a wee reprieve from Halloween today lovelies. You may recall the
Colour Block Nails I did a few posts back for the #PartyPolished
competition online fashion retailer Bonprix are currently running
with Barry M Cosmetics. The rules of the competition are simple, to
create a manicure using one of Bonprix dresses as inspiration! I fell
in love with pretty much all of their dresses so I couldn't resist
coming up with another nail art design, this time using the Luxe
Sequin Shift Dress as inspiration because well...SPARKLES!
You
know I love my sparkles, so I was looking forward to getting the
glitter out & satisfying my inner magpie. Using the lovely
shimmering floral design of the dress this is what I came up with...
I've
always been a gloss top coat girl through & through, preferring a
shiny finish to my manicures, which with the help of my beloved CND
Air Dry topcoat, I manage to achieve. However lately I've really
gotten a feel for matte finishes with their sleek & sophisticated
look. I also really wanted the sparkles to stand out in this mani so
I decided to apply a matte black base to start.
Here
I've just used two coats of W7 black to which I applied one coat of
Rimmel Matte topcoat. Matte black may be my new favourite thing, it
reminds me of a chalkboard & has me itching to do some neon nail
art on top...idea for next time...
For
the floral pattern I grabbed I Love Nail Polish's Admire Me. This
polish is just SO stunning in real life, I Love Nail Polish really
know how to do holographic well! Heck they know how to do ALL polish
well & my wishlist is never-ending! Using a thin brush I
free-handed a random floral like design with a few petals &
additional swirls onto each nail.
Next
for the GLITTAH! I dug out these two ace Chit Chat glitters in
turquoise blue & indigo purple which I picked up in
Poundland...yes Poundland! :) Using the brush I dabbed a bit of each
on to each petal till I was satisfied with the amount of sparkle
For
a final hit of glitter I dotted on a few pieces of large hexagonal
gold glitter on to the petals.
As
I wanted the floral design to stand out I skipped topcoat & kept
that lovely matte base, as the glitter is suspended in clear polish
it almost gives an interesting wet on matte look!
Hope
you liked the mani dolls! Thanks as always for reading!
Lotsa love to ya!
