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I had two goals with this design, practice some abstract patterning, and use one of my untried Lynnderellas. I think I succeeded with both. ;)
About this design: When I decided I wanted to do some abstract design, I went for something familiar. I've done this not-quite-square/rectangle design one or two times before - you can see it in my review of Lumina Lacquer, but this time I was trying to make it work with the monochrome theme, so I wanted to stick to shades of purple and off-white.
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I also got a chance to use one of my Lynnderella polishes that I recently purchased. Heart of Stone is from the most recent Halloween collection - Haunted Hearts. It has a shimmery blue-violet duochrome sheer base with iridescent and holo glitter and shards. It's absolutely amazing. It's meant to be layered over another polish, and while I've seen this over lighter colours, it really sings when it's layered over a dark polish. Application was perfect although you may find one or two of the shards wants to stick up. I just use an old cuticle stick to put them in place.
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To get this look: On my pinky, index and thumb, I layered two coats of Lynnderella Heart of Stone over OPI Vant to Bite My Neck? My ring and middle finger I started with a base of OPI My Vampire is Buff. I then painted the squares with a detail brush and American Apparel L'Esprit (a lavender creme), outlined with Vant to Bite My Neck? and then filled in with My Vampire is Buff.
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Overall: For me, the Lynnderella is what makes this mani work. If you ever have the chance to splurge on these polishes, I would definitely recommend Heart of Stone, it is absolutely amazing - it has one of those shimmers that you can't stop staring at. The abstract pattern is nice and to me it looks cleaner than my previous attempts - maybe my painting skills are improving?! A girl can hope...
What do you think of this design? Do you own this particular Lynnderella?
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See my previous nail art designs for monochrome week:
Day #1: Blue Valentine
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Those squares are fabulous!
ReplyDeleteThank you Vic! :)
DeleteI really love the squares - they're so retro!
ReplyDeleteHaha, you're right, I didn't think of them that way!
Deletelooks cool!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteI LOVE how heart of stone looks on that purple!
ReplyDeleteI know I couldn't agree with you more! I want to try it over black and see if it looks more dramatic.
DeleteThis design is so nice! I love the combination of colours and squares are such a good idea! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much The Sequined Nail!
DeleteI'm actually not the hugest fan of Lynns (or big glitter in general), but it looks nice here, paired with your little TV sets (as I like to call this design)! I think your lines are fabulously neat.
ReplyDeleteTV sets, LOL!! I love it! And too bad you don't like big glitter, only because that leaves so little indie polish that you could potentially enjoy. Although more makers are going against the big glitter trend.
DeleteGorgeus! I need to try this soon!
ReplyDeleteThank you Natalie! And yes, please do, I'd love to see!!
DeleteVery pretty!
ReplyDeleteThank you Nory!
DeleteBeautiful! Reminds me of an art gallery wall with all the pictures hanging!
ReplyDeleteThank you Kirsten!! That's a great comparison image, I never thought of it that way!
DeleteThis is spectacular! I agree that the squares look retro, and I love that. Also, I need Heart of Stone! I had Opal Intuition before and gifted it because I decided I'd rather have this one. Then I never got around to getting it. Oops!
ReplyDeleteHeart of Stone is gorgeous! Love the mani!
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