Sunday, 13 July 2014

Let's talk Skittelettes

There are a couple of reasons I love doing Skittelettes: it is a very creative way of composing a mani if you are no nail art wizard. It also helps overcoming polish-longing during my no-buy period (I did have a glitch in this though the other week and ordered some but am back to no-buy). And it is a perfect way to cover the fact that I am still a stamping rookie. Mostly I have a particular design or technique in my mind I want to give a try and then add the framing colors.

So the other day I had an inspiration to create a Skittelette reminiscent of some sixties-seventies colors and patterns:



Pinkie: three coats of Butter London Jaffa
Ring and middle: two coats of Essie Don't Sweater It stamped with Sailor Collection Plate 03 using Rica Stamping Polish in White
Index and thumb: two coats of A England Camelot

Another thing I like about Skittelettes: exchange the colors among themselves and you get a completely different look:


Pinkie: two coats of A England Camelot
Ring and index: two coats of Butter London Jaffa again stamped with the same pattern from the Sailor Collection Plate 03
Middle and thumb: two coats of Essie Don't Sweater It

The polishes I used:


Final thoughts: isn't it amazing how simple a total change of look can be achieved with shuffling colors?

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

  1. Little Miss Nailpolish13 July 2014 at 14:31

    Hi pet! I love your skittlettes and this one is no exception! And wow what a difference it makes when you just change the positions of the patterns! Never thought of that!! I totally get the 60's vibe for this look! And I don't think you are a stamping rookie anymore… time to step out of the closet…! ;) lol! Viele Küsschen and a long cuddle for Nell!! xxx

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    1. Polished Marvels14 July 2014 at 08:56

      Thank you doll!!! And OK I dip my nails as of now in the Advanced 1 stamping "class" ;-)! Thanks to your helpful tips of course!! I only say vintage roses - amazing how the whole mani changed by something as simple as inverting the pattern!!! Have a wonderful start into the new week, Nell sends his purrs and viele Küsschen von mir xxx

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  2. Yun, The Polish Hideout13 July 2014 at 20:23

    Hi Christine! Both of these are really cute, but yes, they do give off different feelings with the small changes in colors. :) You're right about skittelettes being perfect for trying out new nail art. It's so much easier doing it on a few fingers than all 10 hehe. I love the stamp pattern you used this time. It makes me think of waves, especially if paired with a white/blue color combo. :)

    ~ Yun

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    1. Polished Marvels14 July 2014 at 09:00

      Thank you dear Yun!!! I see you are a "connaisseur" of Skittelettes!! It is just so much fun to do all this throwing together of polishes and finishes and on top of all I have to admit, that I am not necessarily inclined to go through sometimes quite patience requiring fiddeldy-diddeldy if I would do nailart on all 10 nails! And of course you are right that stamping image calls for a nautical theme.... My brain is already humming :-) xxx

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  3. Liesl13 July 2014 at 21:13

    A glitch :) :) :) Yes, I suffered one of those yesterday morning, as one of my fave indies relaunched withsome gorgeous summer cremes. I mean, sometimes you just have to and it's easier to ask forgiveness than permission... okay, that's not entirely true. lol. I love the color and stamping combo and it does have a vintage look to it-- you have such good intuition when it comes to these things! It reminds me very much of Megan Draper (Mad Men, if you're unfamiliar; I can't recall if you know the show or not).

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  4. Polished Marvels14 July 2014 at 09:06

    Thank you sis xxx!!! I just love to compose those Skittelettes!! So glad I am not the only one who "slipped" on the no-buy floor - ahhhh cannot wait to see what you got yourself. I do know the show Mad Men but sort of missed to jump on board and then followed it way too rarely to really get into it - on to google then ;-) - have a wondeful day xxx

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  5. Ananka14 July 2014 at 10:18

    This is nice and I do like that BL red!

    Oh no!!! Can I join in too! I bought loads of polishes yesterday.

    I'm on a shower gel ban too and bought 3 last week. My husband was like "Put them back!!" He wasn't too impressed with me! He doesn't mind me buying polish though!

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    1. Polished Marvels16 July 2014 at 09:12

      Thank you Ananka xoxo!!! I am working on that no buy hard - it feels as if I miss tons of awesome stuff :-S oh well - there will be awesome stuff in autumn too ;-)!!! Shower Gels??? Hmmm sounds promising - maybe I have to divert my attention from polish - LOL!!! On the other habd I am usually totally OCD about a particular gel and use it ad nauseum - tight now it is one by Claudalie... And Jaffa is such a particular shade it is neither orange nor coral nor red - it shifts in that range depending on your skin tone and the lighting

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