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| Poppies in time for Remembrance Day |
If you recall in this
Claw post, I also received 24K from the lovely ladies at
Hello Darling. As you recall I am not great at nail art. So for Cup Day week I did lovely pastel nails with gold 24K accents. The above is my attempt at a closeup picture of 24K accents. The glitter are a mixed of small gold scatters and bigger round glitter flecks. This is different to glitters that I have encountered (admittingly not many) which usually does one size of glitters.
The poppies have bloomed in time for Remembrance Day and honestly I had no idea what they were (no surprise) and I did not realise when they started to grow into such a huge bush!
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| Oh look a foot photo bombed! |
Oh LOOK a foot photo bombed! Woohoo.. On my toes is Lime Crime Peaches n' Cream which I purchased from
Makeupnet in a share purchase with Vita from
Makeup4MyAge. More to come about that purchase :)
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| Pansies that came back to life |
On the glitter fingers was Hopelessly Devoted and the non-glitter fingers was Breakfast in Bed. I shall attempt more 24K accents and will hopefully get better closeups!
So who is a glitter fiend as I am hearing a friend of mine is starting mixing her own polishes and is about to do some wicked glitters! You also need to tell me how on earth you remove them without tearing your hair out?
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Oh well done on another great claw post! Gorgeous alternating pastels and that top coat looks fab!
ReplyDeleteI usually do the foil removal method. Soak some cotton in acetone polish remover, wrap some foil around it for about 5 - 10 minutes to keep the cotton in place over your fingernail and then remove, and it should come off fairly easily. It's good to do this while watching tv or something. :P
Alternatively, just use a PVA basecoat so you can just peel it off in one big chunk. But I haven't been having as much luck with this so I need to experiment more.
I like a bit of glitter from time to time but I agree that removal can be a pain.
OMG you're right. I had a top coat for these. It was a cheapie from Cutex with a cute brush that I can paint with one stroke. :)
DeleteYes I have heard of this, same as removing shellac. Does it do any damage with nails and cuticles? -> Sorry that is totally dumb question.
Glitter is the most prettiest thing in the world, but the most terrible! I am allergic to chipped polish (mmrhm, you heard it here first!) yet always find myself peeling off the glitter over 1-2 days. Disgusting. If you find the answer (the answer needs to be quick, none of this soaking business) please enlighten me.
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Hey Kacie, Jaztee from Twitter replied to recommend the Essence peel off base.
DeleteBeautiful mani because it's sparkly but still understated and tasteful. I agree with The Made Up Maiden - the foil method is probably the best way to deal with glitter removal. How exciting you'll get to try custom polish!
ReplyDeleteWould definitely include mah ladies if I hear of it :)
DeleteFoil method too.. hey how did you go with the peel off?
Haven't tried the peel off yet. Too busy with pastel polishes at the moment, hahaha!
DeleteVery pretty pastel colours and I like their contrast:)
ReplyDeleteErina x
erinascloset.blogspot.com.au
When worn in real life, nobody really commented that they were different. I think it sort of "blended in" well. :)
DeleteThanks for dropping by.
I looooveeee a good glitter polish!
ReplyDeleteI use the foil method too. Soak cotton balls in acetone nail polish remover and place directly on nail. Secure with tinfoil and leave for 5-10 mins. Apply some pressure as you remove and it should come of pretty easy.
Another new one that is going around is the PVA method. Use PVA glue as your base coat where you will be using glitter nail polish. Let it dry, apply the nail polish. When ready to remove it should just peel right off leaving no damage!
I have heard about it. I think all the beauty bloggers have got onto this PVA peel base!!
DeleteI love all your claw pictures lol. The gold glitter matches well with the pastel colours - i am sensing a lemmming - your blog makes me wanna buy things :P!
ReplyDeleteHappy to keep enabling. And your blog makes me want to keep eating and cooking!! xx
Deleteits the CLLLLAWWWWWWWWWWWW!
ReplyDeleteLove the colours L L !!
You do realise you have lovely hands yes? The kind of hands where you say "oh I wish my hands looked like that"
Hope you had a good weekend :)
- KK
The CLAWWWWW Indeeed... Or the CRAW if you're Chinese. LOL
DeleteThanks Kara K you're too kind. :)
Yes yesssssssss I'm a glitter fan!
ReplyDeleteMore-so just on an accent nail as i cry even just thinking about when the time comes to take it all off.
I usually just use the foil method as it doesn't mess with my application by putting on coats of different bases etc
Ok seriously, it looks like the soaking method is the easiest!
DeleteYou've convinced me I need this polish. Gorgeous mani.
ReplyDeleteI use Bourjois Magic nail polish remover to remove glitter polishes. It still takes about a minute for each nail but it's easier than the foil method.
Thanks heaps Kate for the recommendation, I will check that out! Yeappp you need some Hello Darling. :)
DeleteLove the glitter - tasteful amount yet still cute and fun! I've always avoided glitter for the concern that it looks too 'party' for the daytime but this is awesome
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