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Monday, February 24, 2014

OPI Gwen Stefani Diamonds...

Hi Everyone! Today I would like to show you some nail art that I created while swatching the OPI Gwen Stefani collection. I wanted to play around with some of the studs which are a part of that collection and these matte square ones were my first pick...


For the manicure, I started out with a base of OPI Love. Angel. Music. Baby. When it was dry, I applied striping tape and painted the whole thing using OPI I Sing in Color. While the polish was still wet, I removed the striping tape to reveal the design. Since the studs that I chose to use are matte, I thought it would be fun to have the whole manicure matted and I used Nicole by OPI Matte Top Coat to achieve that. I attached the nail studs using the nail glue included with them...



I just love the bold look of this manicure. Aside from a bit of color bleeding on my index finger, which I didn't have time to redo, this turned out exactly as I had imagined it...




Let me know what you think of this manicure!

Thanks for looking!
Anutka :)


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14 comments:

  1. K @ Karines Vernis ClubFebruary 24, 2014 at 8:48 AM

    love it, this is so original you nailed it

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    1. AnutkaFebruary 25, 2014 at 9:31 AM

      Thank you so much! I think this collection really inspires bold nail art :)

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  2. Raggio di LunaFebruary 24, 2014 at 1:24 PM

    I love matte manicures and I like playing with nail art studs too... Perfect manicure! :-)

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    1. AnutkaFebruary 25, 2014 at 9:32 AM

      I don't think I do enough matte manicures! I do love them every time I do though. I'm so glad you like it! :)

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2014 at 3:08 PM

    ok, VERY cool. I stopped and stared at the first photo trying to figure out what you had done! Then I read on and realized they were studs.

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    1. AnutkaFebruary 25, 2014 at 9:33 AM

      Thank you so much! That means a lot to me! I agree that it does look somewhat different when you are looking at it from a distance. The studs just blended so well with the design :)

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2014 at 8:09 PM

    Very nice, unusual mani. I like the touch of matte especially on this one. I have L.A.M.B. and am loving it. I love how it looks with the matte black - I will have to get out my tape and give it a whirl!

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    1. AnutkaFebruary 25, 2014 at 9:38 AM

      You should definitely try a striped tape mani again! It is a lot of fun and L.A.M.B. is one of my favorites <3

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2014 at 8:14 PM

    p.s. I really hope that you, and all nail bloggers, know that when I, and I am sure all your fans, say how pretty your mani is that we are not just talking about the design and polish. That we also mean how nice your nails and cuticles are, what a great job you did in the cleanup (if needed) and the care you take of your digits!

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    1. AnutkaFebruary 25, 2014 at 9:38 AM

      I try hard to present good photos and make sure my nails are in good shape. I know that I don't like to see messy cuticles when I read someone's blog and I'm sure my reader's don't as well. Thank you for noticing and for all your kind words! :)

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  6. UnknownFebruary 25, 2014 at 5:58 AM

    I love this!

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  7. AnutkaFebruary 25, 2014 at 9:31 AM

    Thank you so much Marine :)

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  8. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2014 at 4:16 AM

    This looks so so cool! I have to try it, it looks great!!

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