I'll be honest, I wasn't too sure about this technique but after looking it over I decided I should give it a try. This technique and its name originate with @With2L on Instagram. The technique is relatively easy, and is kind of hard to do wrong. This is what I came up with...
I initially tried this technique without a base color and decided that it was better to use a base color. So, I started out this design with 2 coats of Butter London 'Petrol.'
With my base color dry, I started my Smoosh Attack! In order to do this technique you need two stampers. I happen to have two that came as a set from bornprettystore.com, item #15851.
For this technique simply apply your polishes to the stamper. I tried both swiping and blobbing polishes on the stamper and it didn't really make much of a difference. With the polishes applied to one of your stampers, use the other stamper to smoosh them together. Then stamp it onto your finger. With one smoosh (two stampers) I was able to cover one nail completely.
I used Butter London 'Petrol,' 'Slapper,' and 'Queen Vic' and Smoosh Attacked all my nails!
However, as I was cleaning up my cuticles I decided this looked kind of like paper mache. This reminded me of an elementary school project I did as a kind to create an underwater shadow box. So, I ended up hand painting scales in Marc Jacobs 'Stone Jungle' with a small brush on my ring finger. Like any elementary school project, this nail art wasn't completely without some glitter. I used Butter London 'Lovely Jubbly' and applied two coats right over the Smoosh Attack.
I think the hardest part of this technique is finding polishes that don't overpower one another but work well together. I'm really glad I went ahead and tried it, I think this will make a great base technique to put under stamping and other patterns. Plus, I finally know what to do with the stampers that I don't often use because I'm not very good at stamping.
I hope you found this technique fun and interesting. Thanks for stopping by, see you next time.
Your Fellow Plebe,
I love how your mani turned out! wow, the details you add at the end really make for it!
ReplyDeleteI haven't had time to do fun nail art this week for the NPQ :( but I will try this technique in the future for sure!
could I ask where you got the rectangle stampers? was it online?
xoxo
Thank you Natalia! I bought the stampers from bornprettystore.com. There is a link to the item # above in the article ; )
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