Nails: Holo Gemstones

Base Polish | GOSH - Holographic
Accent Polishes | A England - Crown of Thistles, HITS - Apolo, BPS - Young
Stamping Polish | Beauty Big Bang - Nail Polish 002
Stamping Plate | Nicole Diary 136

  

Nail Polish Battle 2015: Purples

Purple nail polish is one of my favourites, which is why I have more new polishes than other colours!

Nails Inc - Palace Terrace Gardens // Leighton Denny - I Like Lilac // A England - Crown Of Thistles // Barry M - Orchid (Silk) // Barry M - Sparkling Amethyst // China Glaze - Sleeping Under The Stars // OPI - Lincoln Park at Midnight // Kiko - 255 // OPI - Cosmo With A Twist 

I managed to whittle my way down to the top three;

China Glaze is a dark purple colour with a subtle fuchsia shimmer running through it.

The top two include a holographic and a micro glitter.

Crown of Thistles is a stunning orchid holographic colour. One I wore a lot during 2015, and something which really comes to life when in direct sunlight.

However the winner of this battle is Kiko 255, a dark purple packed full of micro multi glitter. Almost galaxy like and gorgeous enough to wear as is.

Nails: Purple Holo Clouds

These are some cloud nails I did whilst making a tutorial;



A England - Crown of Thistles
A England - Lady of the Lake

Swatch: A England - Crown of Thistles (Elizabeth and Mary)

[Sunlight, no flash]

Colour: Orchid Purple

Finish: Holo
Opacity: 1 Coat, but I used 2 through habit
Brush Type: Standard
How Much? 11ml

[Indoors, flash]

Tutorial: Cloud Nails

I did some cloud nails for a nail challenge I was doing last year and someone asked for a tutorial. Cloud nails are very simple to do, and look more complicated than they are.

What did I need?

Two or three polishes (I used Yes Love - K033, Color Club - Pucci-licious)

Top Coat

   

1) Paint your base polish coat
2) Using a different polish, paint three 'clouds'
3) Using your base polish (or third polish) paint three 'clouds' leaving a small amount of second polish showing.
4) Top coat the nail art

I did originally try and do a tutorial on my nails but the colours I chose maybe weren't the best for showing the technique;

1) Base polish [A England - Crown of Thistles]

2) Using a different polish, paint three 'clouds' [A England - Lady of the Lake]

3) Using your base polish paint three 'clouds' leaving a small amount of second polish showing

Here are a couple of other colour ways I have used using the cloud nail technique;

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I think the cloud nails idea came originally from NailSide, if you know different do let me know.