Here it is. The very last. The final day of my 31 Day Challenge 2012! It's been a long and bumpy ride, we even lost a woman 5 weeks in but just like last year, I'm so glad we did it! I don't really have much else to say on the subject so I'll just leave you with my recreation of Rie's Day 8 Metallic Nails.
I've never ever done a splatter mani before and I probably won't be doing one again any time soon. The clean up on this took just as long, if not longer, than the mani itself! I think part of the problem was the metallic polishes. Whenever I touched acetone to the mess, it would send a million bits of shimmer swimming in to my cuticles and I just couldn't get it all off! Saying that, I did grow to love the result and maybe a bit of practice will do me good.
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I've never ever done a splatter mani before and I probably won't be doing one again any time soon. The clean up on this took just as long, if not longer, than the mani itself! I think part of the problem was the metallic polishes. Whenever I touched acetone to the mess, it would send a million bits of shimmer swimming in to my cuticles and I just couldn't get it all off! Saying that, I did grow to love the result and maybe a bit of practice will do me good.
I used A-England Lancelot as my base colour, then used Essie Penny Talk, Barry M Gold Foil and Barry M Silver Foil for the splatters. I topped it with one coat of Seche Vite to make it dry quickly and then one coat of Rimmel Mattifying Top Coat.
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Looks awesome!
ReplyDeleteomg this color combo is goregous. please dooo splatter again, it looks great!
ReplyDeleteI too hate the cleanup/removal of metallic polishes! I always seem to end up with little specks of glitter on my cuticles, sometimes for days!
ReplyDeleteWorth it though!
I loved Rie's original design and I love yours as well. The clean-up is one of the things that has kept me from trying the splatter technique. I love the look of splatter nails though so maybe I will just have to suck it up and give it a try.
ReplyDeleteI love this mani! I've always wanted to try a splatter mani, but for some reasno have never gotten around to it.
ReplyDeleteJust a pointer too, you put Silver Foil twice, instead of Gold!
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Sooo great! Love it!
ReplyDeleteWow, it looks awesome!
ReplyDeleteAMAZING MANICURE <3
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This is gorgeous! Love how the colors look together!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous :) I love that you mattified it too :)
ReplyDeletethis is beautiful!!
ReplyDeletelooks so glamorous!
ReplyDeletei love this combo of gold, black and matte :)
Looks awesome! I've got to recreate this sometime, too! :) As for the cleanup, I find sticking scotch tape onto the skin around your nails quite handy (I do that when I do watermarbling)
ReplyDeleteYour nails look amazing!!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I'm in love!
ReplyDeleteIt looks amazing! So hip and urban!
ReplyDeletewow it's really pretty!
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Love this splatter look, it's so artsy!
ReplyDeleteIt's really great, especially matte! I remember reading a tip on a blog about using liquid latex instead of tape. I bet you could paint it right up & over your cuticles! Gets me thinking...haha! Merry Christmas :)
ReplyDeleteThis looks absolutely incredible!
ReplyDeleteIt's actually the first time I like a splatter mani
ReplyDeleteI hated the Splatter Nails clean-up too, until I found the perfect technique to do these. I always do them on a plastic bag first and then I stick them onto wet polish like nail stickers. It's soo much easier, faster and less annoying! I did quite a few with this technique and I like them especially with metallics! Yours is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThis was beautiful! :)
ReplyDeletewow this is so gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteOoo, I like the combination of splatter, metallic, and matte!
ReplyDeleteOh I just love this mani, I don't think I'll do a splatter mani... ever. Because I'm just so clumsy that can not go right without some serious nailpolish disasters. But it looks stunning.
ReplyDeleteOMG ! I love it !!Need to try this !
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely love this nail look!
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing!
ReplyDeleteholy moly! that's one of the coolest things I've seen in a while. I 'm definitely going to have to try recreating that. It's beautiful! happy holidays!
ReplyDeleteI can only imagine the terrible clean up but it looks AWESOME!
ReplyDeleteOMG! I must try this color combo/matte (just not with a splatter, they are too messy for my OCD personality)! When I found it in my email, my jaw dropped. So gorgeous!
ReplyDeletei absolutely LOVE this...so amazing!
ReplyDeleteWoow I love the metallic splatter and the matte finish!! I need to do this!
ReplyDeleteThis almost looks like a Saran Wrap mani. Love it!! This is the perfect mani for mattifying!!!
ReplyDeleteThat is beautiful!! Maybe one of my favourites ever :D I've always wanted to try the splatter thing, but been wary of the cleanup. That makes me want to try it though--it looks so great matte :D
ReplyDeleteOh wow... I need to get some copper nail polish! This is stunning.
ReplyDeleteI've never liked the idea of matte nail polish, but you really wear it well.
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