Showing posts with label sponging technique. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sponging technique. Show all posts

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Catrice Sold Out Forever

The title says it all, doesn't it? My fave Catrice polish! Sold Out Forever is the prettiest green around in my opinion.
I don't like it plain, full covered on my nails though. It's a flat color.. In the bottle it holds a lovely green shimmer, but once it's on the nail you cannot find it anywhere!
So I just had to add some glitz and glam to this beauty, and also made one finger a tad different by using Catrice Clay-ton, My Hero as a base for the glitz and glam.

Let's watch some pictures, shall we?


This is my right hand, all pictures are shown inside the house with artificial lightning (stupid rainy summer in Holland, booo).



Here we have my left hand, with Clay-ton My Hero on the ringfinger!



A close-up of the sparkles, woo



Slow shutter speed for some glittery action!


Details:
(Base)Essence nail art basecoat
(Polish, color) Catrice Sold Out Forever, Catrice Clay-ton My Hero
(Polish, glitter) Gosh Magic Star, Essence Julia
(Top) Super Shiny


After I had my basecoat and colors on, I used Gosh Magic star (small holo glitter) on the tips by using the sponging technique.
Then I did the same with Essence Julia (big square holo and round silver glitter).

I do love Catrice Sold Out Forever, even if it's on the thick (even streaky) side. Nothing a little thinner won't solve.
Catrice Clay-ton My Hero is a nice golden brownish tone, with a great subtle golden shimmer. The application on this one is perfect.
Both of them are done in two coats and are completely opaque.

Friday, August 13, 2010

Pink..Green..Sponge?

Hi all,

Just a small selection of my nails done with the sponging technique.




Guest Mani

Hi all!

I will show you a mani I did on my mum's nails!
She didn't want anything too bold, but she did want something with the sponging technique.

Here's the result:


Details:
(Base)None :o
(Colors) Catrice Just Married, Essence nail art striper white
(Nail art) Essence nail art Holographic flowers
(Top) Two layers of gel, and then a coat of Super Shiny.

Eventhough we went through the effort to put two (!!) layers of gel on this mani, she still woke up with one flower missing :(
Still a nice subtle mani.