Hi lovelies! Today's challenge theme is Splatter manis! I have to say, I was pretty excited to try these, because they have been on my to-do list for a while. (I did one with a toothbrush around Halloween but never with a straw.) Now that I've tried them, I don't have plans to do them again any time soon. These were a mess, just like everyone else says, and even though I taped off my nails, clean up was a bitch!
So I took my inspiration from these awesome metallic splatter nails from Nailasaurus, who was actually recreating some that were done by Nails and Noms. I wanted to play on these by using some untried colored metallics that I got several months back.
I originally bought these color for stamping, which they do really well. I've used 4 colors from the China Glaze Romantique collection, that was released back in 2009 I believe. The ones I used were China Glaze Harmony, Joy, Cherish, and Adore. I splattered them over a base of two coats of China Glaze Liquid Leather.
Then of course I had to try mattifying these like the ones I had seen originally. I used my MASH Matte Top Coat but I wish I had used my Essie Matte About You. I think I would have liked them better matte if they were all the way matte instead of the satiny texture.
So have you tried a splatter mani? How did you manage your mess and clean up?
I really like the colours that you've used :)
ReplyDeleteLove these! The colors you chose for the splatter are so pretty together!
ReplyDeleteyou need hard candy mattely in love. it's my chosen matte top coat over essie matte about you. other than that I LOVE THIS! i'm gonna steal it. (:
ReplyDeleteLove the colors your picked. Very pretty swatches. Great job!
ReplyDeleteThis looks amazing, and I love the blend of colours. I haven't tried splatter nails before so it's nice to see them here
ReplyDeleteSon nice manicure <3
ReplyDeleteOoo the metallic colors really stand out. Love this!
ReplyDeleteLove these!
ReplyDeleteThese look amazing, will def be using metallics next time I do a splatter x
ReplyDeleteOh I think it's gorgeous!! I totally love your colors and the matte is perfect!!! Btw - personally I prefer Butter London Matte Finish top coat.
ReplyDeleteAs for cleaning - Danielle suggested to try taping the nails like when doing a water marble. As the queen of water marble I think you should give the splatter another chance ;-)
I love the colors you used. Your cleanup may have been more difficult than normal since you used metallic-y polishes. At least I know I always struggle with cleanup on those polishes.
ReplyDelete