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| Rhinestone skittle manicure |
About this design: I started with a base of OPI My Vampire is Buff and Nicole by OPI Purple Yourself Together. I know I use MViB a lot, but it's now officially my go-to polish for nail art - I love it! I also wanted to try my new Lynnderella Crocus Pocus, which I used on my pinky, index and thumb. Crocus Pocus might be my new favourite Lynnderella. It has a beautiful mixture of metallic and neon glitter in a variety of shapes: hexes, squares, flowers, moons, and stars. The colours are predominantly lavender, purple, fuchsia, blue and white. And to top it off, there's a gorgeous iridescent shimmer! On my ring finger I painted a small crocus with Nubar Into the Wild, OPI OPI...Eurso Euro, and Purple Yourself Together. I'm trying out a new detail brush so I didn't want to go crazy with the freehand painting.
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| Rhinestone skittle manicure |
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| Rhinestone skittle manicure |
About the set: This is a set of round, clear, faceted rhinestones made out of acrylic. There's three sizes - 1.5mm, 2mm, and 3mm - with each one filling four slots of the storage wheel (there's 12 sections in a wheel). I don't know how many are in the set, but as you can see from the photo there's a generous helping in each slot, so perhaps a few hundred. I like that it comes with three sizes of rhinestones, which allows for some variations in your designs. I don't have anything bad to say about these, it's a good set and the rhinestones are fun to use.
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| Born Pretty Store three sizes rhinestone set |
Applying rhinestones: Instructions I got off the Internet call for you to apply some nail glue, place your rhinestones, seal with a bit more nail glue, then finish with top coat. I'm trying to avoid nail glue since it's a PITA to remove, so I used base coat instead of nail glue. A top coat would work as well. I'm only sort of happy with this method, they are fixed well, but I can see some imperfections and bubbles around the rhinestones. So I'll continue to experiment and get back to you.
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| Rhinestone skittle manicure |
The set is called "3 sizes round rhinestone nail art glitter decoration" but you can find the link to the product here. It's pretty affordable, and you can use my coupon code MSL91 and get 10% off. Full disclosure: I do not get compensated if you use the coupon code, but if enough people use it, the Born Pretty Store will sponsor a giveaway on my site.
What do you think of this? Have you used rhinestones in nail art before?
*Product provided for review, all opinions are my own. See my disclosure policy for more details.*
I didn't think Crocus Pocus was that pretty but you totally made me change my mind!!
ReplyDeleteNailderella, it really is beautiful! I don't really have a lot of experience with Lynnderella, but I meant it when I said that it was probably my favourite Lynn that I own.
DeleteOh, how beautiful!! Such a perfect design for spring, gorgeous layering choice, and I love the rhinestone accents! They give a little bit of glimmer and flash without dominating the rest of the look, and your ring finger tulip is just the sweetest. Love this so much! ^_^
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your sweet comment Elizabeth! I really appreciate your feedback!! :)
DeleteI really love everything about this mani - the colors, the glitter, the tulip!
ReplyDeleteThanks Heather! I appreciate your encouraging comments!! :)
DeleteBeautiful mani! Your colours go together really perfectly. That glitter is amazing. I've never used rhinestones before, but I think you incorporated them well. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you!! I'm glad you liked the mani and the glitter. :)
DeleteI love this, it's perfect for spring!
ReplyDeleteThanks Chantal! I don't know where abouts you are, but I'm so desperate for spring! We had a few warm days, but now it's snow and ice again. :'(
DeleteSame here, we had some nice days last week, and then this past Monday we had like 10cm of snow and flurries every day since. *sigh*
DeleteThis is total spring-time perfection!
ReplyDeleteAMAZING
Thank you so much Marta!! <3
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