Friday, February 1, 2013

Raining Hearts - Valentine's Day Nail Art Contest Entry

There was something intriguing about the Harlow & Co Valentine's Nail Art Contest, so I decided to join. The challenge was to create a manicure using at least one polish sold by Harlow & Co. I only have a few shades that they sell, which is what made this a fun challenge for me. I ended up using three shades, all of which are available in their catalog...


I started out with a base of piCture pOlish Aphrodisiac. The name alone seemed really appropriate for Valentine's Day, but it also happens to be one of my favorite vampy plum shades which I have used a number of times before (such as here and here). Using Bundle Monster plate BM-319, I stamped with Color Club Harp On It from the Halo Hues collection. It is a gorgeous silver holographic...


I then added small hearts using a detail brush and Color Club Halo-Graphic, a pink holographic shade from the Halo Hues collection...





A bit of blurriness really shows off the rainbow of colors in Harp On It...


It is not the usual fluffy pink Valentine's Day manicure (although I've done that too), but I really like it and I hope you do as well!

Please take a moment to check out the Harlow & Co Valentine's Day Contest page and vote! If you choose to vote for me, I would be ever so grateful, but don't feel obligated. Just vote for your favorite :)

Thanks for looking and commenting!
Anutka :)
Posted by Anutka at 9:05 AM
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26 comments:

  1. SaraFebruary 1, 2013 at 9:29 AM

    OMG! This is soo pretty <3

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  2. VeroniqueFebruary 1, 2013 at 9:49 AM

    wow! amazing:)

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  3. Kristin @ Ermahgerd Perlish!February 1, 2013 at 10:02 AM

    This is so pretty!

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  4. Cee EnzoFebruary 1, 2013 at 11:03 AM

    I love this!

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  5. lindsaylemonFebruary 1, 2013 at 11:11 AM

    This is lovely!

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  6. Jamie @ Polish, Please!February 1, 2013 at 11:53 AM

    Completely adorable! I never think to use holos in nail art, but it's such a great idea!

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  7. UnknownFebruary 1, 2013 at 12:49 PM

    Great way to use a stamp, I never would have thought of that. Really pretty!

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  8. AnonymousFebruary 1, 2013 at 1:35 PM

    Очень красиво!

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  9. SarahFebruary 1, 2013 at 3:05 PM

    So beautiful, that´s really pretty.

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  10. UnknownFebruary 1, 2013 at 4:08 PM

    This is amazing. I need to try to get into stamping if the results look this great!

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  11. Natalia AFebruary 1, 2013 at 4:10 PM

    I love Valentines manis that are original like yours!! well done!

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  12. AlexisFebruary 1, 2013 at 4:52 PM

    Oh, this is fantastic! I have been wanting to use that stamping design since I bought my bm set. Now I know that it must be a holographic polish over a dark color. So lovely.

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  13. Polished PiscesFebruary 1, 2013 at 7:46 PM

    My favorite valentine mani ive seen so far :)

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  14. AngieFebruary 1, 2013 at 8:04 PM

    This is so cute! And I love that the holo comes out in those teeny, tiny lines!

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  15. LindaFebruary 1, 2013 at 10:51 PM

    I Love This!! I have a strong feeling I will be rockin this for Valentine's Day! Awesome job!

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  16. UnknownFebruary 2, 2013 at 2:22 AM

    Love your desing!

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  17. UnknownFebruary 2, 2013 at 3:25 AM

    Very nice color…I love nail art I will try this soon.

    Joint Replacement India

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  18. AnutkaFebruary 2, 2013 at 11:11 AM

    Wow! Thank you so much everyone for your wonderful comments! I'm so glad that you like the non-traditional Valentines Day manicure!

    Thank you everyone who has voted for me! I appreciate every single vote so much!! :D

    @Zebra-nails & Elena, Spasibo bol'shoe vam! Ya ochen' rada chto manikur nravit'sya :D

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  19. LilyFebruary 3, 2013 at 1:09 PM

    Very creative! Love how you put it together.

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  20. RinsFebruary 3, 2013 at 11:21 PM

    Lovely! I like the effect of that holo on the rain.

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  21. chichichoFebruary 4, 2013 at 5:34 PM

    the halo stamped really!
    pretty!

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  22. MroofaFebruary 6, 2013 at 7:44 AM

    Very nice i like that they aren't a haw you call it: ' usual fluffy pink Valentine's Day manicure'

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  23. Songbird0001February 6, 2013 at 1:13 PM

    Wow, very pretty and simple. Two things I love in a nail design. I put in my vote for you! Good luck ^_^

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  24. KasFebruary 8, 2013 at 12:31 AM

    This is so cute! And I LOVE the colours you chose!

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  25. AnutkaFebruary 10, 2013 at 3:14 PM

    Thank you so much everyone for your wonderful comments and everyone who voted! I really appreciate them so much! :)

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  26. ChristineJanuary 28, 2015 at 6:16 PM

    I am totally asking my manicurist to try to do this for me for Valentines . . .best VD mani I've seen so far. Thanks for sharing this. You are very talented!

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