Simple Silver and White Paisley

Whoa, sorry to disappear. I was overwhelmed with exams and a cold, something had to give. But enough excuses. This is LA Colors Live stamped with Konad Special White and plate m64. So many people say the Konad polishes are the easiest to stamp with, but I don't really agree. I had to redo this manicure because of smearing, but even when I was careful and light-handed with topcoat the design smeared a little. Bah!

In hindsight, it wasn't a great idea to try to post every day in November. But my picture stash is about three-fourths organized now. That's something. Yay! And exams are done for now, except I still have one project due time-stamp 11:59 PM Friday. Boo! So, back early next week. Happy Thanksgiving, Usians!

A Cheaper Crown - Layering Fun

I was talking with some people on the MUA nail board, and we decided that this combo was a good dupe for OPI Crown Me Already. Which is nice, but not a color I was interested in. I thought I'd test it anyway! Two coats LA colors Live under two coats LA Colors Sparking Diamonds topped with Seche Vite. This didn't photograph very well. It'll look better if you click and enlarge. It was very blingy in person, and actually kind of neat.

Macro:

Sparkling Diamonds was absolutely smooth with a layer of Seche Vite, but was rather hard for me to remove. I'm going to say harder than even other hex glitters. I didn't use the foil technique (I usually don't), and this took 2 cotton balls of pure acetone and another 2 of regular polish remover to take off.