Lately I feel like I've been doing a lot of designs that require a white base. I've also be doing a lot of blue. My goal this week was to do neither of those things. I decided to go with a purple theme. I used "Am I Making Myself Claire?" by Nicole By OPI, "Play Date" by Essie, "Red Purple" by Pupa, and "Silver Glitter" by Kiss.
I started with a base of "Play Date" by Essie. This is one of my favourite colours (I have a lot of favourites).
I cut small triangles of painters taped and taped off each nail. I painted "Am I Making Myself Claire?" at the base of my nail and "Red Purple" at the tip of my nail.
I really like this look but the spots where the paint bled through the tape drives me nuts. I wanted to use white dots to cover the lines but I really need a new white. I decided to use silver to make dots, but the polish was a little too runny so it ended up making lines instead of dots. It's not quite what I was going for but I don't mind the look.
I still wasn't completely happy with the way it looked so I tried adding a matte top coat (by Essie). I definitely think that the matte finish is better than the glossy finish but I kinda wish I had just touched up the spots that bled and left it alone. It's all about trial and error!
Which way do you guys like best?
Happy Painting!
Love, Kate xo
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