Hello ladies,
I have another Coraline manicure for you today to gear up for the end of the Kit A giveaway on September 4th. A pink Moon looks down from the dark purple sky at Coraline and a little friend stares up at me.
As you can see, I had a creative assistant in the garden today! It was so nice to model with a praying mantis. My friend David also accompanied me, but he left the modeling to the qualified personnel. Together we saw a chubby catbird, a hummingbird, a monarch butterfly, and a variety of thirsty bees. It amazes me all the wildlife that can inhabit a small community garden at the edge of center city.
The base color for my pink Moon manicure is Borghese Carnevale Grape. It's a rich purple with a jelly formula. I applied two coats. Three would have given it perfect opacity in all lighting, but I love the stained glass look of jelly formulas in strong sun. In low light, the purple leans towards almost black, as visible with the rose flower ring. The formula is a pleasure to apply. The trademark Borghese brush features a set of two closely placed brushes, forming one wide surface area for collecting and distributing polish. Painting the color felt decadent. There was so much shine even before I added topcoat. The entire process of adding coats of Carnevale Grape to my nails felt like I was in a sumptuous boudoir setting. I am smitten.
The face of Coraline was stamped from plate C01 using Konad special polish in gold. I tilted the design to position her looking up. The pink Moon rhinestones came from Victoria Nail Supply. See the link at the sidebar.
Happy painting, ladies!
This is super cute!!
ReplyDeleteA praying mantis!!!! i haven't seen one at all this year, i am jealous! :D I managed to find unusual moths in the middle of the day but I haven't seen a praying mantis yet this year until now! And also, love the manicure. :)
ReplyDeleteVery cute, I like it :)
ReplyDeleteYour nails are gorgeous!Such as cute design, I loved coraline
ReplyDeletethis is amazing! i love neil gaiman and i love coraline! i love applying nail polish as well (my officemates and friends even ask me to do theirs) and have recently started doing nail art, though i can only do simple designs like strawberries, flowers, dice, dominoes and watermelons. all these are done manually though since i've never tried using stamps. i would love to though :D i love your blog and started following it :)
ReplyDeleteso cute,i love have u add your own little touch,and such a lovely garden u have,flowers and praying mantises 0oo0 how lovely hehehehehe
ReplyDeleteThat is a lovely color of polish. I've never used Borghese polish. Love the Coraline Konad. I haven't seen a praying mantis in a very long time. Nice to see one.
ReplyDeleteDiana has anyone told you you should be an author? I'd definitely buy your books! I love the picture with the praying mantis and I love the Coraline Moon Mani. Coraline looks very sweet in gold against the regal purple background! ;)
ReplyDeletegildedangel: Thanks, love. :)
ReplyDeletesarada: I always think of your Dad when I see a praying mantis. I'm sure you'll come across one too. I thought you would be pleased to see the pink Moon. The mantis joining the pictures added another dimension.
AllYouDesire: Thanks so much! It was a fun look to put together.
KatyWilco: I appreciate the compliments. Thank you!
krissy: Thank you! Take a look into Konad stamping. I have a 20% off code you can use at OC Nail Art to get started. See the sidebar. Creating designs by hand is fun too! Thank you for becoming a follower. I appreciate your comment too!
skye: Thank you! I had such a great time with my little green friend in the garden. Glad you liked the mani. :)
Lucy: You must try Borghese! It's a brand that doesn't get a lot of blogger attention, but it's one of my favorites. I was so happy the mantis revealed herself to me.
Danielle: Thank you. That's so nice. I really do enjoy writing. The mantis was such a wonderful surprise. I don't think I trust your thoughts of Coraline looking sweet. heehee!