It's Birthstone Challenge time, again!! This month's birthstone is emerald, so here is my green mani. Actually I wasn't sure that my nail art was really worth showing, and I was tempted to post a beautiful green swatch I have in my drafts instead...But well, after all the struggle (and products involved :-P), I decided to post my mani (don't worry, the gorgeous green will come in the next days).
As I mentioned before, I used a lot of products: base color was Barry M 284 Emerald Green, on which I applied some Essence matt top coat; then using a MoYouLondon plate (the
Festive #13 I won at their Easter Trivia) and Kiko Mirror 626 I stamped a geometrical pattern. The only issue I had is...placing the pattern, I know (and you can see) I really suck at it, that's why I usually prefer patterns that don't require to be perfectly centered :-P Last touch (almost): I added on each nail a
Viva La Nails green rhinestone (from this
very very old sample pack); to complete my mani I applied a coat of Essence top coat, but actually I didn't like the way it "smoothed" the rhinestones and made them look less sparkly (note to self: next time no top coat on rhinestones, no matter if I lose them sooner).
That's all folks, thanks for reading and don't forget to check my fellow bloggers' posts!
P.S. in case you're wondering...Yes, my nails are shorter, but against my will: last Saturday I had a ring nail-oven door accident, and I had to file them down.
I know I already showed you this ring, but couldn't resist matching it to my mani
Ve l'ho già mostrato, ma era l'anello perfetto per questa manicure!