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Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Head Over Heels Down the Aisle...

Hi Everyone! Today I would like to show you a bit of an experiment. I created this while swatching the Dazzle Dry Do You Love Me? collection. Two of the polishes in the collection have similar golden flecks and I felt compelled to somehow combine them. Rather than sponging a smooth gradient, I wanted to try dry brushing a rough one...


For this manicure, I started out with a base of the white Dazzle Dry Down the Aisle. Using an almost completely wiped off brush with Head Over Heels, I gently dragged it from the cuticles toward the tips to create this look. This technique is commonly used to create glitter gradients, but I wanted to try it out with this metallic fleck lacquer...


It looks a bit messy in the photos, but I really loved it in reality. The gold of Head Over Heels really complimented the golden flecks in Down the Aisle. It makes me think of yummy glazed cinnamon rolls...




I would love know what you think of this manicure! Let me know in the comments below :)

Thanks for looking!
Anutka :)


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10 comments:

  1. Uauuu... as we use to say in my country: Arrasou!
    very beautiful...
    kisses
    Eva - www.adegadeesmaltes.blogspot.com

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    1. Thank you so much! I'm really glad that you like it! Kisses :)

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    1. Thank you Anne! I'm glad that you like it :)

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  3. Wow, this is amazing, Anutka! A sopisticated roughness I'd say. Well done.

    Greetings frm Berlin! :-)

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    1. Thank you so much! I really like that description of it! :)

      Greetings from Seattle :)

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  4. Love it! Polishes and your technique! Well done :)

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    1. Thank you very much! I had a lot of fun with this technique and I'm glad you like it :)

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  5. Thank goodness for your scientific side that's always thinking about experiments. This is gorgeous. Stunning.

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  6. Beautiful! It's like couture grunge nails! :)

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