Ahh yes, it’s been often said and nearly always accepted… I am prickly!
This week, I wanted to display my Cacti nail stickers and what better colors than pink and green. In my mind it’s very southwesterny, plus clay red would make my nails look like terracotta pots.
I got this Gold Mirror flakes from Born Pretty and I loved incorporating them in my Mother’s day mani!
What I used:
- Gold Mirror Flakes by Born Pretty Store
- Vapid Lacquer
- Bubble Gum
- Rock Candy
- Julep Cacti Stickers
- Sassy Sauce Cooper Stamping polish
- White Stamping Polish
- 1850 Fast Track
To start, I alternated Bubble Gum and Rock Candy, over all my nails. I then used a dry brush and painted swipes over the opposite color. (i.e.: Bubble Gum swipes over Rock Candy).
I did this for all my nails, then I drybrushed some of the white and copper polishes and applied a coat of Fast track.
Once dry, I applied the Cacti stickers and then using the makeup sponge that comes with the mirror flakes, I pickup up a few and dabbed and rubbed them into various places.
Finally, I used 2 coats of fast track to seal everything in. Why 2? The first coat was absorbed by the stickers and in order to keep them in place a 2nd coat was applied to keep them on. I’ve had this mani for 3 days now without incident or shrinkage (fast track does not shrink).
I am having fun with this one and I love telling people that I’m prickly to see the look on their faces!
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XOXO
Yvy
I love adding some texture by drybrushing contrasting colours like this. Great mani!
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I love cacti!
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Beautiful mani! I love how you incorporated the gold foil into your design.
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You must know that I love this look. Us prickly sister need to “stick” together 😆
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It was in solidarity to our prickly ness!
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This look is so much fun! Love. 🙂
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This is so cool! I love what you created! Reminds me of home! 🙂 Arizona is filled with those saguaro cacti!
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Thanks, I saw a lot driving through the desert.
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I love all the little cacti!
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These are so cute! I love cacti and those gold flakes were a great touch!
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This is such a fun mani…the kind that I would probably grab your hand to look at it up close!
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😆
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Such a fun look and perfect with the gold foil ♡
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ooo, I love these! They are so fun!
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These stickers are adorable. Love the added pink
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Such a great way to use the gold flakes!
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