Hello
there lovely readers!
Ooooh
its been a while since I've used a good flakie polish! Well I thought
it was high time I rectified that situation ASAP today...
Flakie
polishes are a fab way to jazz up an otherwise ordinary shade if you
are after a little something different but don't want to go down the
whole glitter route. Flakies are basically fine shards/flecks of
holographic glitter, usually suspended in clear polish however you
can find some serious rainbow POW WOW flakies these days...*looks at ILNP*...prepare your eyes for some serious sparkle! Note to self: BUY
ALL THE ILNP FLAKIES.
I
was having a brain-fart moment & couldn't decide what to do,
finding myself engrossed in reading my current Game of Thrones books
plus having (finally!) started watching the TV series, I used this as
inspo & combined a mixture of my favourite things, glossy
burgundy, antique gold, pretty stones & of course a bit o' flakie
to create a vampy medieval Fire & Blood Game of Thrones vibe
mani!
For
my gold fix I used two coats of Formula X Love Chemistry on my
pointer finger which I picked up in Sephora during my NYC trip last
year. I must be the only blogger to visit Sephora & come away
with nothing but polishes haha! But then I guess that shouldn't
really surprise. Love Chemistry is a swoon worthy pale gold foil with
pink hexagonal glitters, so pretty!
Then
for the gothic blood touch, of which there is no shortage of in GofT
I'm sure you'll agree, I reached for a golden oldie, one that
has actually been repurchased I love it THAT much, good old reliable
Barry M Red Black. Two coats leaves a lovely glossy finish.
Using
the same shade I added on a trio of dots in descending size on top of
the gold nails using my double ended dotting tool which has a
different sized dotter on each side...doesn't it look just like drops of blood? I luuuuuurve it! Yes I know...I'm weird.
Next
for the flakie action! Here I've used Essie LUXE Effects in Shine of
the Times & oh how puuuurdy it is. Apply one coat on top the
Black Red & simply sit back & enjoy that dazzle. Depending on
which angle & light you look at it from you can detect colour
shifts of fiery orange to shimmery green.
For
a final touch (because you know I'm ALL for the subtle look) I
finished the mani with a pretty turquoise tinted black rhinestone on
each nail which I picked up from Born Pretty Store, before adding
some topcoat to seal. Use my code TRUW10 for 10% off.
And
thats it! Hope you liked my darlings, any other Game of Thrones fans
out there? Thanks for reading!
Lotsa
love to ya!
