So, I'm a little obsessed with make-up. I wasn't allowed to wear it when I was young and I more than made up for it later in life. Up until the end of my 20s, I was totally a drugstore girl, but when I hit 30 and got myself a real (decently lucrative) job, I became obsessed. Now that's not to say that I don't still enjoy a bargain now and again. The powder pigment I use in this project is from the company NYX, which is totally inexpensive.
The origin of this Pin is:
It's a cute British make-up website that I'll be sure to explore further. Here is their picture on the left and my, not quite as clear ones on the right. I had the bluish-purple powder that I decided to put over Orly Charged Up, a bright purple color.
I started with a clear base coat then one coat of the purple polish. Then, when I did my second coat, I dropped some of the powder above the top of the nail and blew it onto the wet polish. My husband must have thought it was pretty weird, all he could hear from the other room was me blowing powder all over the room. It gave my ottoman a nice shimmer! After everything had sufficiently dried, I applied a topcoat. It kind of melded the polish and powder together, leaving a subtle, pretty look. If I ever try this again, I think I'll do a matte topcoat and see what that looks like.
Rate the Pin:
Cost: Maybe $20 if you have to buy everything from scratch, but unless this is your first time applying polish, you have some of this stuff already on hand. I've seen other similar Pins where they break up old eye shadows and use that, and obviously any loose eye shadow would work too.
Prep Time: Only the time it takes you to do 4 coats of polish. I do it at night after my daughter's in bed while I'm watching crappy tv (America's Next Top Model... if you must know).
Difficulty: Not hard. I started doing an easy nail technique as my first Pin. Some of those elaborate nail designs look intimidating. We'll see if I ever master any of those.
Aesthetic Appeal: It's pretty, but unspectacular. It's hard to get them to look exactly the same, but the top coat sort of smooths it together.
Life Enhancement: No compliments or anything, but my nails look pretty, and I'm happy with that. It's nice that you could try lots of variations of this one. Contrasting colors might be pretty too.
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