I've always been a strong believer in 'less is more' but sometimes you just gotta go for it. This mani has a little bit of everything - gradient, stamping and embellishments - but boy oh boy, does it
work!
For the gradient, I used The Lacquer Labe
Ultra Violet as my base colour and created the gradient with Sally Hansen
Back to the Fuschia. There's a gradient
video tutorial here.
I topped the gradient with Cirque
Liquid Laminate and snapped a few pics (below) before I added the art.
I stamped on the fishnet / mermaid scales pattern from Bundle Monster plate
BM209 using The Lacquer Lab
Moonshine and used another coat of Liquid Laminate.
Finally, I added all the little gems using top coat and a
wax pencil. The selection you see is
1mm Swarovski Flatbacks,
Gold and
Silver 3.5mm shells and
1mm Flat Back Pearls with a shell embellishment from
She Sells Seashells (currently out of stock).
After I took these pictures, I added a layer of Liquid Laminate over the details and not a single thing fell off before I removed everything 24 hours later!
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