Hi Friends
Today on the blog I'm sharing the manicure I'll be wearing for Christmas.
I started out with two coats of Qtica Nail Growth Stimulator, then two coats of Zoya Anchor Basecoat, I then went in with two coats of Fancy Gloss Once in a Red Moon which is a gorgeous dark cherry red when cold to a super pale pink with a strong blue flash. This had a great formula and I only did two coats as I wasnt sure how sheer it would be in the warm state, I was freezing cold while I painted it, hence why when I stamped I accidently stamped the white over the snow flakes on my middle nails. I am really liking the blue flash in this polish, I also bough Once in a Purple Moon, I just love Fancy Glosses thermals.
The stamping polish I used was Barry M Cotton for the white and Zoya Cherri for the red, I then added a coat of Wikkid Polish Star Dust, the plates I used were Whats Up Nails A022 and B035 plus Moyou Snow Collection 02. My topcoat of choice is always Barry M Plumpy, it doesnt smear stamping and dries quickly.
In January I will start using the Barry M Nail Strengthener and use that for 4 weeks then not use it for 4 weeks, you dont want to use a strengthener all the time, it can make your nails brittle and break more easily.
I've included some pics of before and after I chopped my nails down, I did love having them long but the maintenance was getting tough, I had two breaks on my right hand plus wearing those fake nails on my left you can see the damage.
I hope everyone has a wonderful break whether you celebrate Christmas or not and I'll see you all in January 2024 for more Zoya and Fancy Gloss posts.
Oh, this stamping is gorgeous!! I love the thumbs especially :) I'm doing my Christmas nails tomorrow; Olivera, Sarah, Genesis and Tanzy and I'm going to do Christmas trees and dotty patterns :)
ReplyDeleteOhh that sounds like fun :) all those polishes are fabulous, I adore Sarah and Olivera, I just picked up Ginessa another white polish, let me know how the formula for Genesis is, I wonder how similar she'd be to Aspen if I used a matte topcoat on Genesis......
Delete:D Thank you! I do like Ginessa, though I'm not sure I'll get her. Genesis tends to work out; while not the easiest, I can always get her on okay, even though sometimes she's a bit thick. I think she'd go well with a Z-Wide brush! What colour's the shimmer in Aspen? Genesis's is very silver. I do love the look of Aspen too! :)
DeleteAspen also has a silver sparkle, I'd almost say they were micro micro silver flakies with a milky jelly base.
Delete*checks nails* I quite like Genesis! But yes, I think she would be very similar to Aspen, just glossy. I'm not very good at descriptions though.
DeleteTheres only so many different ways to do a white polish with silver flakies or glitter.
DeleteGorgeous manicure. Sorry about the nails, mine were pretty long and one snapped at work so cut them down! I cannot do my nails until Sunday....I working in a kitchen now and working Friday and Saturday nightshift.
ReplyDeleteAll the best you, the cats and hubby for Christmas and catch you in 2024! Take care xx
Thanks Ananka, hope you have a nice relaxing break :) and onwards to 2024 :) xx
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