Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Polly Wanna Cracker?

I did this mani one lazy Saturday afternoon while in cottage country.  I had spent the prior lazy Saturday afternoon in cottage country making a bunch of jelly polishes and was anxious to see how they worked!  Not too shabby if I do say so myself!


Started with a base of two coats of OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls.  The black stamping polish was Milani black (and poor clean up I see!).  The plates used were Infinity 68 (index, middle and ring) and Infinity 40 (thumb and pinky).


Filled in using both a dotting tool and a brush using lots of different jelly polishes; some of the polishes were the ones I made, others were store bought that were in my stash.  


While I really like the sheers with glitter in them, they weren't my favourite when used in this mani.  I liked these three nails best!


Top coated to finish. 


How about a creepy macro of the parrot?  (Can you tell he was my favourite nail?)

I was glad to test run some of my homemade jellies on this mani; it gave me a good idea of which polishes worked well for leadlighting and some that aren't as good as well as a good idea of clear to creme ratio. One things for sure; I will be checking out my stash for polishes to use to make a few more! The empty bottles I ordered just arrived....I see another lazy Saturday afternoon in cottage country making jelly polishes in my future!

Thanks for looking!






13 comments:

  1. sehr schick, find ich richtig klasse;)

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  2. Wow, I love this! The parrots are too cool!

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  3. that´s awesome! I like the way you colored it... lovely.

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  4. This is simply stunning. I'm in literal awe of this mani!

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  5. Gorgeous! Love that you made your own jellies--the possibilities are endless now. :)

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    1. You bet! I just got more empty bottles to make more......!

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  6. Great job! I'm gonna make some jellies, but I'm hesitant because I'm nervous about it.

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    1. I bought cheap WetnWilds and NYX's; paid no more than $1.50 a bottle so not a big investment if they didn't work out! I also bought the cheapest clear I could get (NYX I believe it was). I used about half a bottle of clear with anywhere from 1/4 to 1/3 of creme (depends on how opaque the polish is already and then a dabbled a bit by adding more clear or polish til I got it the colour/consistency I was looking for.) I set aside all the polishes I used to make them in case when I started to use them I needed to add more colour. And if there is too much colour, it's just a matter of adding more clear to thin. HTH!

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  7. I LOVE this! Using the jellies adds a beautiful almost stained glass effect, and your instructions for making your own have definitely inspired me to experiment when I get the time. :)

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  8. These look really great I'm yet to try this method. & I loved that you photographed the three nails you liked the most!

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