Black Raffian Inspired...

Way back when my blog was just a baby and I was getting my feet wet in the world of nail art, I came across this manicure by Lacquerized and instantly fell in love. It has been on my must try list ever since. When I sat down to play around with the OPI Gwen Stefani collection, one look at the chrome silver and matte black and I knew exactly what I had to do!...

For the manicure, I used OPI Push and Shove and 4 in the Morning. It is such a simple, clean, classy look that I just can't get enough of it! I'm not sure what took me so long to try it out, but I'm so glad I finally did.

Although I think my version pales in comparison to the original created by Lacquerized, I'm so happy with how it looks...

And just because I'm a crazy stamping nut, when I had worn the above mani for a day, I decided to stamp over it...

I wanted to try Push and Shove out as a stamping polish because I was sure it would work perfectly, but I was wrong. I wasn't able to pick up images onto my stamper when using Push and Shove. Instead I went back to my tried and true favorite silver for stamping, Pure Ice Silver Mercedes. I used Lily Anna plate 04 for the scales image...

I guess I must really like this particular scales image on the Lily Anna 04 plate because I just realized that it is my second time using it in a short period of time. That is quite rare for me and must mean something, right? :)

Is there a manicure you have been wanting to try for a long time, but never seem to get around to it?

Thanks for looking!
Anutka :)

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