Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Lattice Glitter Gradient

For Christmas, my best friend got me Sally Hansen Triple Shine 'Dream Sequins.'  I love copper tones so this was just perfect for me.  It has been sitting in my untried stash for far too long, but I was having a hard time deciding what to do with it.  This is what I finally came up with...


I started off with OPI 'Thank Glogg It's Friday' and a quick drying top coat.  I was originally going to use a black base color but I decided that this rich burgundy color would give this nail art design a more sultry look.


Once my polish dried I applied stripping in tape in a criss-cross pattern near my cuticle. With the tapes in place I sponged my 'Dream Sequins' over the lattice.  I did this in 3-4 coat applications, concentrating nearer to the cuticle with each layer.  Of course, I then removed the tapes, performed some clean up and applied a final layer of top coat.


 I am really glad that I went with this burgundy base color instead of the black.  Though the black and copper would have been nice, I think this combo is slightly more unique.  I'm also glad I finally got to use this beautiful glitter polish (though I know I'll be complaining later when I have to take it off).


I hope you enjoyed this simple yet glitzy nail art design.  Thank you for stopping by, see you next time.


Your Fellow Plebe,
  


6 comments:

  1. Love it! It's a great idea! I think the red is better then black, I don't know, with black it might be too much of the contrast. Now, it looks amazing! I will try this some time soon ;)

    Nyx
    ( http://nyxsbeautyblog.blogspot.com/ )

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    1. Thanks NYX, I'm really glad I didn't do the black. I think you're right that it would have been too much of a contrast. I would love to see what you come up with if you try this out.

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  2. Oooh, that's beautiful! I love the colour combination.

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  3. I love black nails, but I think you definitely chose the right color here!

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