Tuesday, July 6, 2010

All aflutter

Hello ladies,

I created a manicure today with one purpose: to call forth a sense of joy in very hot weather. I started with a bright neon yellow: Almost Famous from Color Club's Poptastic Collection. I decided butterflies would be a happiness inducing accompaniment.

With pink Konad special polish, I stamped the butterflies from Bundle Monster plate BM09. Since many varieties of butterflies have dots on their wings, I used pink pearls and iridescent orange discs to create the pattern. Then I placed a hot pink marquis rhinestone to form the center body. I embellished a few of my tips with pink flowers that have a diaphanous sheen. Both the discs and the flowers came from Bundle Monster.













As with the majority of yellows, Almost Famous is a fussy diva polish. I started with two coats of Brucci 2 in 1 Nail Perfection and used OPI Drip Dry Drops to have my nails thoroughly dry before bedtime. This morning, I added four coats of Almost Famous for perfect opacity. Shorter nails can definitely get by with three coats. The polish was streaky going on and a little runny, but I am thrilled with the color and the perfect finish. The polish was easy to clean up and worth the extra effort.

I usually prefer using a whitening base coat in lieu of starting with white polish. I feel it looks cleaner at the edges. With Almost Famous, it might be worth layering over a white cream. I love the color and feel it warrants experimenting with application.

I hope my manicure brought a sense of happiness to your day no matter what the weather.

Color Club Almost Famous was sent to me for review. This shade along with the entire Poptastic Collection can be purchased at victoriasnailsupply.com.

Happy painting, ladies!

22 comments:

  1. This is really pretty! Love the butterflies :D

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  2. this is such a happy mani. love that color!

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  3. These look just wonderful! I love how bright & cheery they are. ^-^

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  4. Gorgeous mani Diana! it's so joyful and summery that it would almost make me feel better about the (too) hot weather we've had here ^^

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  5. Very cute and whimsical! Have you shortened your nails slightly? I love the shape!

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  6. Whaou this yellow is well reallt yellow !!!!
    I love your butterfly :) Very pretty !!

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  7. love it this mani is so pretty!

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  8. Ohhh, that is GORGEOUS!! I really, really like that, and the butterflies just make it perfect for summer!

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  9. Wow,This manicure exudes joy! I love it :)

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  10. no wonder that little mantis hopped on your nails they look like pretty yellow flower petals

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  11. I usually don't like yellow nail polishes, but it's so cut in your nails!!

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  12. This sunny yellow is a heart-warmer. I think your mani is super happy. :)

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  13. You always have pretty nails. That yellow is really flattering on your skin tone.

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  14. Beautiful shade of yellow on you. Looks perfect for these horribly hot days. Love the butterfly stamp. Looks like it's ready to flit off to find some perfect blossom. Stay cool Diana.

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  15. I'm loving this color combination. It really does make me happy to look at it!

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  16. Kae: Thank you! There have been so many butterflies about, I had to put some on my nails. :)

    Enamel Girl: Thanks so much! I don't wear yellow often, but Almost Famous might make me change my frequency. I really love the shade. <3

    The BlakkDuchess: Thanks! I felt like the more embellishments I added, the happier and sweeter the manicure became. :)

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  17. Lovely! ^^ Yellow is actually my sister's favorite nail polish color (and it really does look good on her) and I'm sure she'd love it even more when she sees this post! c:

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  18. I think this is my fave mani right now. So pretty and summery! I don't know how you do it. I can't even paint mine as flawless as you do, without adding anything extra. :) Plus, I'd kill to have long nails again but while my little guy is 16 months it's just not practical. :( Someday.

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  19. Cute mani! Not really my color, but the design is great!

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  20. This has got to be one of my favorite manis of yours. I don't know how i missed it. The butterflies really make the polish!

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