My Christmas nails - SpaRitual Spellbound & BBF

My nails ended up with a very baroque-y look to them last Christmas, kinda of like wallpaper. lol


I started with two coats of SpaRitual's drop-dead gorgeous red glitter, Spellbound, then stamped using Orly Voyeuristic Adventure. The image is from a BBF plate and it stamped nicely, if I do say so myself!
I hope everyone had a lovely holiday break, I know I did! : )

Messy Mansion 24 - Revlon Stiletto, Sinful Colors Snow Me White, & SpaRitual Spellbound

My first stamped gradient! Yay! I feel like I've leveled up in nail art! lol Baby steps, I know!
On most nails, I started with Revlon Stiletto, a really nice opaque black creme. Using my already much loved Messy Mansion plate, MM24, I stamped the text with Sinful Colors' white creme, Snow Me White.
And lookit that! My pinky's all wonky! lol! I redid it a couple times, then had to cut my losses and go with this. : P

For accent nails, I started with a layer of SpaRitual's gorgeous deep red glitter Spellbound then using a makeup sponge, pounced Stilello and Spellbound over the base layer till the colors blended.

I topped everything with Sally Hansen Insta-Dri. It not only will protect the delicate stamping details, but blended the red/black gradient a bit more. The fact that it helps me go to bed a bit earlier because of its quick drying talents is a huge perk, too!

SinfulShine Manhunt, SpaRitual Invention, & Orly Shine On Crazy Diamond

Once again, I really like this combination! I started with two coats of SinfulShine's shimmery army green Manhunt. The formula is thick, but in a good way... I love the gel-like effect/thickness that the polish has once it's dry- and it wears well, too!
I then layered SpaRitual Invention, a gold/slightly blue shimmer over top and added Orly Shine On Crazy Diamond for a bit of holographic sparkle.
I finished off with Sally Hansen Insta-Dri. Including the Finger Paints base coat I used, it's six layers of polish in all but I like the effect. Plus, any nail imperfections I have are certainly covered up! lol

SpaRitual Invention & China Glaze Unplugged

NOW we're talking! This is SpaRitual Invention over China Glaze Unplugged.

Invention is the prettiest green/gold glass fleck, it's even pretty in the bottle. The formula is easy to apply, but sheer so I think some undies give it the oomph that really shows it off.
I layered two coats of Invention over two coats of Unplugged and since I needed to go to bed soon, I hurried up the drying time by using Sally Hansen Insta-Dri top coat.

I asked my son what color he thought my nails were and he said "bluegill", referring to the pretty fish that's so common in the lakes around here. I couldn't agree more!