Today folks is a lesson on how to take a beautiful mani and screw it up!
So we all know I like the bling, considering I'm always putting a glitter topper of some sort over a base color. But sometimes I really need to just learn when to leave well enough alone. This was one of those times.
I started off with two coats of the perfection that is OPI Catherine the Grape. I freaking LOVE this color. Subtle shimmer, great on my skin, great application. It was just perfect. But oh no, my brain that is surrounded by boys 24/7 was screaming "glitter glitter glitter". So I topped it with Julep Vivien.
Whomp Whomp Whomp.
I think it would have liked Vivien more without the gold hexes, but with them it sort of looks like I went a bit bananas in the glitter store. I love the gold/silver micro glitters.
Oh well, I should have left well enough alone. I feel that if Michael Kors (in his Project Runway mode) was checking out my mani he'd make some quip about how I have a taste issue. But much more bitchy like "her nails look like she sneezed glitter all over them" (in a much more bitchy way, the Kors-a-tron 2000 can spit out the insults like no one else). But isn't Catherine the Grape pretty? At least I have a photo to remind me next time just use that one!
OPI can be purchased at Ulta. Julep can be purchased at their online store (www.julep.com) or Sephora online.
Clicking on the photos will enlarge them. Please see the disclaimer for this blog.
So we all know I like the bling, considering I'm always putting a glitter topper of some sort over a base color. But sometimes I really need to just learn when to leave well enough alone. This was one of those times.
I started off with two coats of the perfection that is OPI Catherine the Grape. I freaking LOVE this color. Subtle shimmer, great on my skin, great application. It was just perfect. But oh no, my brain that is surrounded by boys 24/7 was screaming "glitter glitter glitter". So I topped it with Julep Vivien.
Whomp Whomp Whomp.
I think it would have liked Vivien more without the gold hexes, but with them it sort of looks like I went a bit bananas in the glitter store. I love the gold/silver micro glitters.
Oh well, I should have left well enough alone. I feel that if Michael Kors (in his Project Runway mode) was checking out my mani he'd make some quip about how I have a taste issue. But much more bitchy like "her nails look like she sneezed glitter all over them" (in a much more bitchy way, the Kors-a-tron 2000 can spit out the insults like no one else). But isn't Catherine the Grape pretty? At least I have a photo to remind me next time just use that one!
OPI can be purchased at Ulta. Julep can be purchased at their online store (www.julep.com) or Sephora online.
Clicking on the photos will enlarge them. Please see the disclaimer for this blog.
Not bad to me but I guess if you just wanted the grape color with glitter it would be bad. You could try Catherine as a tip to get more of her color back.
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