Good morning lovelies! Another day, another fun manicure created for Glam Nails Challenge August! I’ve really been having a lot of fun creating new designs for the challenge this month, getting out of my usual comfort zone.
Today’s manicure prompt is Stained Glass. I used to so shattered glass manicure a lot back in the day, but it’s been a while since I attempted one. Glitter placement can be a bit time consuming, so that’s probably why it’s been so long. So I was super excited to give it another try! & because the prompt is stained glass & not shattered glass, I decided to add some freehanded framing around my glitter to complete the look!
For this manicure, the polishes that I used were:
- Base Coat: Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure Strengthening Base Coat
- Base Coat: Quo by ORLY Bonder
- Top Coat: Essie Gel Setter
- OPI One Heckla Of A Color {PR sample}
- OPI Gaining Mole-mentum
- Black Acrylic Paint
- Nailstuff.ca 4mm Micro Detail Brush {PR sample}
- Nailstuff.ca Dotting Tool Trio {PR sample}
First time I’ve used acrylic paint for nail art in a while. I decided to use acrylic paint because I wasn’t sure if I was going to like the black framing & I wanted to be able to wash it off my base if I hated it, without destroying my base nail art. Thankfully I didn’t have to worry about hating it, because the black looked really good with the glitters!
This look just makes me so happy, & makes me realize I miss doing shattered glass manicures. Could you imagine this look with holo flakes/glitters? I’m getting Fall manicure inspiration with maybe like an emerald green & maybe some negative space with the glitters.
Ooooh I can see it now! I can’t wait!
What do you think of this manicure? Have you been following along with the challenge on Instagram? Don’t forget to check out #glamnailschallengeaug to see everyone’s amazing manicures!
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