Even though the weather here has been less than ideal (rain, anyone?), I'm so ready for summer to begin. I figure what better way to advertise that than with a fun, sunny manicure?
I started with a base of OPI's Bling Dynasty from the Hong Kong collection. It's a slightly older color, but is still readily available online.
I don't much care for this color on its own. I find it boring and too much of a yellowy gold, but I like it fin e as a base to stamp on.
For this manicure, I chose plate m64 - it's been one of my
t.(Does anyone else look at this and think of the bad late 80s/early 90s laser photo background? I'm going to have to try bright pink and blue over a nice navy some time and see how it goes.)
For my stamping, I used Avon's Mirror Shine in Blaze (currently on sale for only $1.79). The mirror is less of a true mirror finish and more of a metallic look. I like this line a whole lot. It only takes one coat to cover well and it dries super fast, making it a perfect go-to for my toes. I figured this would be perfect to stamp with, and it was except for one thing - it dries too fast. I could barely transfer the stamp to my nail before it was too dry to adhere well.
Except for the edges, I did wind up getting a pretty nice transfer. I had to clean the plate after ever two stamps of so, but that's no big deal, and the colors look excellent together.
I did this manicure on Monday, and it's still looking good.
(Pardon the terrible picture quality - I need new batteries for my real camera and have had to resort to the webcam.)
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