Thursday, March 15, 2012

Barielle Budda-Ful Flowers

I was really lucky to be sent some amazing polishes by Barielle to play with. One of those polishes is a lovely flakie named Budda-Ful. The name led me to dream of lotus flowers on the corners of each nail. As it often happens, what I think up doesn't quite come out as I pictured it. In this case, I'm not convinced that I ended up with lotus flowers, but whatever flower that is, I do love the manicure.


I started out with Wet 'n Wild Black Creme followed by a thick layer of Barielle Budda-Ful. Flowers were drawn using black and white acrylic paint. A red rhinestone was then added at the base of the flowers. I can't quite put my finger on what this reminds me of, but I'm sure it will come to me eventually :)



Some swatches of Budda-Ful over Wet 'n Wild Black Creme to show off the gorgeous blue/green flakies. The base of Budda-Ful is quite milky which gives the combo a soft foggy look. Is there anything better than flakies over black?




Swatch Details
Brand: Barielle
Collection: main line
Color Name/Number: Buddha-Ful, 5109
Number of coats: 1 (over 1 coat Wet 'n Wild Black Creme)
Top Coat: Yes

Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP)

On it's own Budda-Ful can be worn for a lovely sheer look. The polish consists of a soft milky pink base with flakies that shift from gold to green to blue. The blue is best seen when layered over black, but it is there. I can definitely see a french manicure done with this as the base/top. Here, I used three coats for a lovely sheer manicure. Swatches are with a top coat...




Swatch Details
Brand: Barielle
Collection: main line
Color Name/Number: Buddha-Ful, 5109
Number of coats: 3
Top Coat: Yes

Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP)

Do you prefer flakies over a light or dark base?

Thanks for looking!
Anutka :)


** This polish was provided to me for review by the manufacturer or their PR **

** For more information please see the disclosure policy **

16 comments:

  1. Beautiful! Looks like lotus flowers on a pond in the evening.

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  2. I think they def look like lotus flowers on a pond. You did a great job!

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  3. That Barielle polish looks amazing! Love it!

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  4. Wow this looks so beautiful! I love the whoe thing - the concept, the design and they way you've done it. Beautiful! x

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  5. Beautiful and reminds me of stained glass design.

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  6. Such a clever idea, just like a pond!

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  7. I like flakies BECAUSE they look different over different shades :) I like them over light AND dark alike :)

    I love your freehand work and that opposite red gemstone is the perfect touch! :)

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  8. I love your flower. That polish is GORGEOUS!!! Wow!

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  9. it reminds me of a stained glass window. Beautiful!

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  10. Oooh, I LOVE this! And I think they do look like lotus flowers!

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  11. So pretty! I love the lotus design!

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  12. Love love love this! The lotus flower is gorgeous and I'm just a sucker for flakies period! Great post.

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  13. Thank you! I'm excited to hear that you think they do look like lotus flowers! That is the look I was going for.

    And it does look like stained glass as well. I will have to try that one of these days :D

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  14. I did a look inspired by this. Thanks for the inspiration!
    http://quixiinails.blogspot.com/2012/12/120112-flakey-flowers-nails.html

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  15. Thank you so much for showing me and I'm so honored to be the inspiration! It looks wonderful :)

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