keskiviikko 27. tammikuuta 2010

China Glaze C-C-Courage & funky french

Tässä sitten seuraavat ranskalaiset kärjet, tällä kertaa kulmikkaalla mallilla ja hopeateipillä koristeltuna. Kärjen kynsilakka on China Glaze C-C-Courage, joka on Wizard of Ooh Ahz -kokoelmasta. C-C-Courage on nätti violetti, jossa on paljon vaalean liilan väristä glitteriä seassa. Glitterin takia lakka kuivuu hieman muhkuraiseksi joten ainakin kaksi kerrosta päällyslakkaa on tarpeen. Lopputulos kynnellä on tummempi kuin odotin ja hieman pettymys. Vaatisi varmaan tämäkin auringonvaloa päästäkseen oikeuksiinsa. Hopeateipin tilasin eBaystä ja sen asettelu paikoilleen vaatii hyvän valaistuksen, pinsetit, pienikärkiset terävät sakset sekä kärsivällisyyttä. Teipissä on nätti hologrammikuvio, jota en onnistunut oikein valokuvaan vangitsemaan. Lopputulos on ihan kiva, tällaiset voisin näpertää jonnekin juhliin tai pippaloihin. Kovin kestäviä nuo hopeateipit eivät olleet, alkoivat irtoilla jo seuraavana päivänä. Siihenkin olisi ehkä auttanut useampi kerros päällyslakkaa.




Here is my next funky french, this time with a chevron style and silver striping tape. The polish on the tips is China Glaze C-C-Courage from Wizard of Ooh Ahz collection. It is a pretty purple with lots of light lilac glitter. This glitter makes it a bit rough so it needs at least two layers of top coat. It is much darker on the nail than I expected, so I was a little disappointed. I think the good old sunshine could make it look better. The silver striping tape is from eBay and it needed a good lightning, tweezers, little sharp scissors and a lot of patience. There is a nice holographic pattern in the tape, but it was hard to capture in picture. I like this manicure a lot and it would suit very well in party or some special occasion. The stripes were not very durable, they started to detach next day. Maybe an extra layer of top coat would have prevent this.

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10 kommenttia:

  1. Perfect! Wish I was skillful as you and could do the same :)

    VastaaPoista
  2. This looks fantastic! I don't think I could quite manage to do this as beautifully as you. Nice work!

    VastaaPoista
  3. Asami, thank you so much :-)

    Thanks to you too, AllYouDesire! I wish I had your nails and konading skills :-)

    Mighty Lambchop, thank you so much! Although I am very pleased with the outcome, I must say this isn't so difficult mani to do because the tape covers nicely all the uneven spots in the french polish line.

    VastaaPoista
  4. this frache is amazing !!! perfect :)

    VastaaPoista
  5. I love funky frenches, and that is so pretty!

    VastaaPoista
  6. Musicalhouses, thank you :-) I already miss that manicure, it was so much fun :-)

    VastaaPoista
  7. OMG! That looks so cute!

    Is that striping tape that you are using?

    I really want to do nail art, do you think http://www.jacava.com would be a good website to get some from? I don't really want to pay for a manicure!

    VastaaPoista
  8. Thank you so much, Maria the Babia! Yes, I used striping tape in my manicure. Nail art is so much fun, and you really don't have to pay so much if you do it yourself. I don't know this javaca.com myself, but it doesn't look bad at all. Try to order something little first, and if it goes well then you can order more. That's what I do when I find a new online store :-)

    VastaaPoista