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Gosh we are mid-way through the week already!

This is a manicure I dug out from the ‘vault’… but kind of like the “top of the vault” for it is only a few weeks old

I was curious to see how an image off of BM-315 would look like stamped and I came up with this ‘vision’.  Well, I will be the first to admit that sometimes the visions in my head are much prettier than the versions on my nail.  I wanted to create a quick gradient/color shifting manicure with this stamp… I started out with one coat of China Glaze Electric Beat.  I then dabbed on (with a sponge) BarryM Rasberry and sponged using China Glaze Sci-Fi and BM-315.  As an afterthought I added on Finger Paints Motley.  This was my result:

I was kind of ‘mueh’ about the manicure at this point.  I was also flustered that my sponging was rushed and therefore not gradient/smooth enough; this look just seemed to lack ‘flow’.

Before I gave up hope completely I thought, I like the flakies, but the base is too sheer… EUREKA!

I dove into the Helmer for Cult Nails Seduction. *phew*

(can you see the difference between this photo and the one above it? )

I painted Seduction right over the stamp down the center of my nail and to either side of the ‘sponged’ BarryM.

What can I say, Seduction saved the day

I could spend my day staring at the color shifting flakies in this bottle… yup, allow yourself to take a flakie-gazing moment It’s alright… I won’t judge

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How often do you incorporate flakies into your manicure?

I have a few of them in my collection but keep forgetting about them, though they add so much character to a manicure.

Do you have a favorite flakie polish?

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Tags: Blue, BM-315, Cherry, Flakies, Gold