Sunday, 25 May 2014

Skittelette with colors chosen by @_sven_ja_

I think it is now about a week when my Instagram friend @_sven_ja_ from Hamburg "threw" three colors at me to create a mani. I think this is a super-fun initiative and I was so flattered and exited to get colors chosen for me - thank you @_sven_ja_ - <3!!!  I got white, mint and dark lilac to work with. My initial impulse would have been to sit at my polish table and start painting but this past week can only be classified as insanity at work and catatonic once on the sofa - LOL! Hence the delay until this weekend.

Those of you who read my Blog regularly know, that my nail art skills are veeery basic and my stamping skills on toddler level. I spent all week tossing and turning ideas, collecting inspirations on Instagram and reviewing my stash for the above three colors. @_sven_ja_ has picked colors I am owning in X varying shades - how very attentive, thank you sweetie!!! But on to the mani:


Pinkie, index and thumb: two coats of Girly Bits Flash Your Tips (from Llarowe's A Box Indies February)
Ring and middle: two coats of Cult Nails Tempest, dots with Picture Polish Honey Dew and Girly Bits Flash Your Tips

From left: Cult Nails Tempest, Picture Polish Honey Dew, Girly Bits Flash Your Tips

I realized I never posted Girly Bits Flash Your Tips on its own - look at this beauty:



I cannot remember how many coats I applied - I would guess it was two coats as well. The formula is fantastic to work, thin though easy to control and even to apply.

Note: I did not edit any of the coloring in the above pictures - Flash Your Tips is really this multifaceted, holorific beauty as shown above.

Final thoughts: I enjoyed each part of this mani, selecting the colors, choosing the nail decor and last but not least the painting itself. I hope to repeat this soon and by now would have also some colors lined up for @_sven_ja_ ;-)!

I look forward to reading your comments - thanks for visiting!!!
Christine <3
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10 comments:

  1. My Nail Polish Online25 May 2014 at 15:40

    What a fun skittelette! Nice colors too :)

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    1. Polished Marvels25 May 2014 at 23:50

      Thank you hon - I only realized when compiling the colors that hit and miss can be very close with those three - haha xoxo

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  2. Arathael25 May 2014 at 20:58

    Good color combo, fun mani!

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  3. Liesl25 May 2014 at 20:58

    Flash Your Tips... ooh myyy!! lol :) I love your bottle shot there in the middle-- so elegant! Did you take advantage of the 50% off Cult Nails sale? I've been thinking about either that or placing a Nire's Desire order, but I logged into my email this morning to find that I'm being sent the Julep June Maven box (ugh, I should have cancelled with them long ago) so no new polishes of my choosing, at the moment... AAAAAnyhoo, what a fun concept this is, a friend choosing colors for you to make some polish magic with! The colors are great together and your dotticure is perfect! You're getting so good at this art stuff, sis ♥♥

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    1. Polished Marvels25 May 2014 at 23:57

      Thank you sis <3!!! I skipped the 50 % sale - I tend to order my Culties during pre-order and then find myself longing for those new releases. And then, since January, I subscribed to Llarowes A Box Indied which had the unexpected effect of diminishing my orders dramatically. I know, I get at least 4 Indie polishes a month and they are usually spectacular. We could do a post of this kind once too - what do you think? You are too kind about my nail art skills - my stamping still has lots of room to improve - grrrrr!!! And Dotticures are SO simple, I usually don't even have a plan when I start but once the base color is on, the rest just blobs into my mind - LOL - xxx

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  4. Ananka25 May 2014 at 23:36

    This is simple yet really nice! I like what you've done. And that holo is just stunning :-)

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    1. Polished Marvels25 May 2014 at 23:58

      Thank you so very much dear <3!!! Agreed - the holo is, well simply holotastic :-)

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  5. Melissa31 May 2014 at 12:34

    I am being 100% honest here: your nail art is perfect because it's never too much. I am one of those unusual polish girls who doesn't really like nail art. Yours is always understated and tasteful. Your dotticures are always stinkin' perfect!! I have a dotting tool and I can't get anything to work for me!! BOO! Oh, and Flash Your Tips...uh wow.

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    1. Polished Marvels2 June 2014 at 17:55

      Thank you so much my dear Melissa <3! You nearly left me speachless - this certainly is one of the most flattering compliments I received EVER about my nailart! While I love to look at nailart, I cannot bear wearing the same design on alll nails myself. Toning down is core for me ;-). I tell you my first dotticures were miserable and I wondered who the heck called this technique simple. I am sure you will agree after a few more practising :-)

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