Holographic Triple Wave Faux Watermarble Stamping Nail Art + Tutorial

Hey stamperistas,

Press Sample

Purchased by Me

For all those howling in the rabble for my witchy watermarbling blood, see SimplyNailogical, I bring you a nice alternative using my new stamping polishes from Emily de Molly ;) You can check out my in depth review of them here.   Now if you can't watermarble you can fake it till you make it using this cascade watermarble plate from Vivid Lacquer.  Btw watermarble plates have been around for a while now, VL's was one of the first, but now it seems they are gaining popularity.  So as long as you can stamp you can also get a similar effect ;) Rejoice!

Valentines Day 2015: Layered Holographic Hearts

Hey lacqueristas,

How's everyone doing? I was supposed to be posting up another epic review but my scanner is having some difficulties so while it's in the shop getting it's act together I'm going to be showing you another nail art look I created for Valentine's Day.  Once again I'm obsessing with hearts though this time they are not of the watermarble variety but rather abstracted and layered over a gorgeous holographic gradient.

Vivid Lacquer & Liquid Sky Lacquer Basketweave Nails

Hey lacquer ladies,

When I fall in love I fall hard, and these days the main loves of my life are few but treasured.  Today I had the pleasure of combining two of my loves into one cohesive statement of nail art.  Yes y'all know of love me some Liquid Sky Lacquer and you darn sure know I love me some Vivid Lacquer stamping plates.  In short, it's a love fest over here especially when a holographic polish hits the scene!

Mani-louge

Basecoat/Topcoat: CND Stickey / Sally Hansen Diamond Flash

Basecolor: Liquid Sky Lacquer Swerve

Stamping polish: Mundo de Unas  (navy)

Stamping plate: Vivid Lacquer VL00

Accents: Born Pretty 2mm square studs in gold

Swerve 

verb

1. To change direction abruptly.

2. To get the you know what outta here.

3.  All of the above + a badass holographic

Lol I bet you didn't know you were getting vocab lessons up in here!  No seriously swerve has been redefined about a trillion times thanks to pop culture.  I often use it in the context of the 2nd definition, but it is the 3rd that has me, if you'll pardon the phrase, squealing like a stuck pig ;)  Nothing in the world beats a well executed holo - Carolyn of LSL is undoubtedly one of the best.  Every time I get hyped about a holo these days its coming straight from her brand or Elevation Polish.  Swerve is no exception.  A delicious Cinderella blue that refracts the rainbow back from every single angle.



And what can I say about this basket weave pattern from Vivid Lacquer? Only that her plates are so perfectly executed that I never ever struggle to pick up an image.  As always I am so appreciative of the quality of her plates!

Do you like how this turned out? This is fairly simple nail art for me.  Sometimes it does to let a polish speak or let the pattern of a design declare itself loudly.  Today is one of those times when I hesitated to make the nail art too involved and wanted the perfectly done basket weave to stand alone.   And because it was so simple all I could do was stare.  I hope you are staring too :)  Thanks so much for reading and see you next post!

Essie Sand Tropez: Nude Nails 5 Ways or Nude Skittles feat Vivid Lacquer Plates

Hey polished prisoners,

It's that time again when I start falling back in love with nude polish!  I never really fell out of love with nude polish.  I own so many it's a mess, but this is also true of my love of nude lipsticks.  Nudes are versatile and when they are well done they can be subtle or in your face.  They are my go to color range for interviews or hiding my love of nails in plain sight.  I'm just gaga over nudes.  If you are a long time follower of my blog you'll know Essie Sand Tropez is my go to creme nude.   I'm using it today  create a little nude mani after being inspired by a post I saw on instagram.

Mani-louge

Basecoat/Top Coat:  CND Stickey & Sally Hanson Diamond Flash

Basecolor:  Essie Sand Tropez & Black Liquorice

Stamping Polish: Konad Special Polish in Black

Stamping Plates: Vivid Lacquer VL005, VL009, & VL0010

Accents:  Pueen Gold Round Studs & LA Splash Striper in Gold Glitter, Gold Flakies

I don't really have a hell of a lot to say about the results here other than why didn't I do this sooner?  No matter which design I picked from the whole to propagate over an entire mani it would work and look pretty.  I freehanded the cheetah print nail which is probably the one nail I'm a bit unsatisfied with.  For my index finger I chose to place random pieces of gold flakies I have lying around over Sand Tropez and then stamped over the finished product.  This nail is one of my favorites.  The graphic triangle is the result of a scotch tape mani.  Somehow there is a a lot of technique happening, but the results work well together because of the joined color scheme.  Pulling out the images across my Vivid Lacquer plates was easy.  Once again these plates are so awesome!  And again Anni's plates make me happy to be a stamper!

What do you think? I'll bet you never thought black and nude could be so bold!  I am so happy with how this came out I can't stop smiling.  I think this is totally inappropriate for a sedate day at work in a conservative office, but come on this is Lacquer Lockdown and I don't generally do mani's like that though if there is an interest I certainly could.  Do let me know if so.  Otherwise thanks for dropping by to read and I'll see you next post!