Hi Goddesses
How's your week going? I am overjoyed it is Thursday. That means only 1 more day til the weekend, 2 more days at work, and then 12 days off! Yippeeee ... I wonder what I'll do with all the spare time? Hmmmm ....
Today's post is at the heart of my trauma with the piCture pOlish BlogFest experience. From the moment I received my colours - Beige, Honeydew (green) and Wisteria (purple) - all I could see in my head was roses. I resisted as I thought it was a bit obvious, but caved in the end, and created a STUNNING mani, possibly my best ever. And then realised I had used green acrylic paint for the leaves. Which was verboten. So I had to scrap it. Traumatic times, especially as my green was too pale to mix with black, for a similar effect.
So, back to the drawing board it was, and these 2 manis are the result. I liked them both, but in the end picked neither - probably because I just couldn't decide which I preferred.
Both are the same mani - it's just that one version has a couple of extra steps.
I stated with the Honeydew, and then did a saran wrap with Beige to create a paler green base, so that there would at least be *some* contrast when I used my green again. I really loved the base, but for reasons I'll explain, it's only really visible in this version of the mani.
I then did my roses with a large dotting tool, and mixed Wisteria with the Beige to create the milkier purple you see for the petals. This is the point I stopped at, and I did like this version, especially the texture (both of the saran wrap and the lack of top coat), but all I could see was the absence of leaves .....
So I added leaves. This time I mixed Honeydew and Wisteria to create an off green colour that looked ok for a leaf lol. And top coated.
And whilst I ALSO like this version, I mourn the fact that it doesn't contain the texture of the other version. This ultimately, is why neither got used - I liked some aspects of one, and some aspects of the other, but didn't love either in its entirety :(
I've got a rose tutorial coming up at the weekend (and they are shockingly easy to do), and I leave you with this, the mani that could not be used ..... sniff .... (you'll get to see more of it for a guest post on an awesome blog soon).
Enjoy - tomorrow is the skittle I did! xx
Oh and Lisa N ?? Thanks for being such a loyal follower and commenter, my sweet xx
Oh and Lisa N ?? Thanks for being such a loyal follower and commenter, my sweet xx