Exotic Illusions Peacock

Good Morning! Afternoon? Evening? When do you all usually take the time to read/look at blogs? Well regardless of what time of day it is, I wanted to take a moment to show you a manicure that I created with the two Glam Polish Exotic Illusions shades that I showed you a couple of days ago. The two of them reminded me of peacock feathers so I really couldn't resist and this happened...

I initially tried to sponge the two colors to create a smooth gradient, but in doing so I found that the sponge soaked up all the color and left me with just gold flecks on the nail. Really pretty, but what I had in mind. This has happened to me before, but it doesn't seem that I learned my lesson. So back to square one it was..

I decided to just brush on a gradient. It doesn't create a smooth effect, but close enough with speck filled shades as these. To create the gradient, I started out with a base of Glam Polish Divine Cosmos. Then using Infinite Wisdom (makes me sound a bit pretentious doesn't it?), I brushed on the green in very light strokes onto about 2/3rd of my nails. The trick is to wipe the brush almost completely dry and add just a bit of color at a time in multiple layers...

For the stamping, I used Maybelline Bold Gold (70). The pattern on the index and middle fingers are from Mash plate Mash-57. I purchased this plate set a while ago, but am just now getting around to playing with it. It stamps perfectly by the way. The peacock on my ring finger is from Bundle Monster plate BM-015. I have been trying to stamp this peacock from the very first Bundle Monster set, plate BM15 with all my might and have given up. I must have a bad plate because I can't get the tail to transfer no matter what I try. So I'm thrilled that the image on the revised set (BM-015) stamps so perfectly! I tell you, it's the little things in life that make me happy...

The rhinestones on my pinkie nail are from Born Pretty Store...

Here is a look at the gradient before the stamping. You can see that it isn't smooth...

... especially at the more extreme angles when Divine Cosmos shifts to purple and the two colors aren't as closely matched...

A bit different lighting to bring out the holo shimmer. Oh how I love holo shimmer!

Until next time! Thanks for looking!
Anutka :)

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