Verity Brilliant Violet Stained Glass mani

Hi everyone. Here is another yet another mani I did just before the holidays. I'm sure I'll start posting some current ones soon but I still have a back log. Hmm..I wonder why.

This mani was done with what is now one of my favorite fushcias, Verity Brilliant Violet. I bought this the same time I bought Verity Deep Violet and I love them both!

For the "stained glass" look on the accent nail, I used a thin nail art brush, painted the black lines on a white base, then painted each individual color with a nail art brush and went over the black lines one last time. For my first effort, I really loved how it came out. The camera shows a lot of imperfections but it looked pretty cool in real life. It was really time consuming but I want to try it again.

Ornaments Skittlette

I'm Back! Hi everyone! I am so sorry for going so MIA on you. Trust me, you will get a good explanation for what happened and where I went but for now, let's just say life got it the way. I'm back now with the third and last of the Skittlette contest entry candidates.

To get that amazing purple color on the first two fingers, I first painted them with Sinful Colors Mesmerize. It was what I thought I wanted in the bottle but on the nail, it looked too blue. I saw my bottle of Verity Deep Violet sitting on the table, fresh from being taken out of its shipping package, and I layered a coat of that over Mesmerize. That did it! Such a smooth purple jelly!

On the pinky, it is L'Oreal The Queen's Ambition and on my ring finger, I am wearing my now favorite white,  Wet n' Wild Break the Ice. The stamp is from the Bundle Monster plate BM 206. I think of it as the ornaments stamp now.