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Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Shimmer Cristina Stamped with Nicole by OPI Personally Speaking...

I have really mixed feeling about this manicure, but decided to show it to you anyway. It is not horrible, but certainly not what I had hoped for. The stamping turned out to be much too subtle and lacks that pop that I wanted. On the other hand sometimes subtle is nice, so maybe you can help me decide... :)


I started out with a base of Shimmer Cristina which I showed you yesterday. It is a beautiful mix of green and red glitter in a tinted jelly base. For the stamping, I wanted to try out Nicole by OPI Personally Speaking... from the CVS exclusives this fall. It worked really well for stamping and I will certainly be trying it over other bases for more contrast...


The stamping image comes from the Cheeky jumbo plate C. This plate has so many gorgeous images that I want to try, that I have a hard time deciding which one to use...


I accented it with a little flower rhinestone in yellow for a bit of contrast and fun...


Let me know what you think of this! Good? Bad? Don't care either way?...

Thanks for looking!
Anutka :)


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17 comments:

  1. It looks super lovely, Subtle, soft and beautiful manicure~!! <3 <3 <3 <3

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  2. Can I just say I amazing I think you are? <3

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  3. Absolutely gorgeous!!! This really is amazing!! :D

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  4. Absolutely gorgeous! The stamp is just the perfect color imo :)

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  5. Oh that is really gorgeous! I don't think I've ever seen anyone stamp with glitter, so I like it all the more for that. :)

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  6. Interesting combo! I bet it's absolutely gorgeous in person!

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  7. I really like how this turned out. It works really well together.

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  8. I happen to really like this...all that shimmery glitter peeking out behind the stamp. If the stamping was done in black, it would look like stained glass...but I think I like it better this way...like you said "subtle"

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  9. I absolutely love this mani! The color combo is great and the base you used by Shimmer is gorgeous! I just might have to buy a bottle of it for myself :)

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  10. Wow, this is fabulous! You did such a fantastic job!

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  11. Thank you so much ladies! I did not expect this wonderful response. I'm so thrilled to hear that you like it and I'm glad that I didn't let my own insecurities to keep me from posting it. Thank you :)

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  12. I was not even remotely interested in any of the NOPIs for CVS until I saw this - the one you stamped over the color you stamped it on is stunning!

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  13. I believe it turned out amazingly good Anutka! lol i love it, i love the sparkle of Cristina showing up... *_* Kisses***

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  14. @beachgal, it is nice and thick for stamping! There is another one in this collection that I suspect will work well also. I'll have to try it out and share :)

    @Cristina, Thank you so much for the lovely comment! I'm so happy to know that you like it!

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