Digit-al Dozen DOES Floral - Matte for #52WPNMC

Hi Goddesses

We're mixing it up a bit today with a double challenge whammy!  A floral mani for DD, and a matte mani for one of this week's prompts in the #52WPNMC.

Truth be told, I'm a little disappointed with how this turned out.  I love the design, the orange and the matte - but man I'm bummed about the green.  It's China Glaze Grass Is Lime Greener, and it's turned a hideous highlighter bright shade on my nails, rather than the lovely medium counterpoint to the orange that I had in mind.

Oh well.   I've again got Barry M Coconut on base.  This is becoming a new favourite.   A lot of bloggers (me included) have a hefty love affair with OPI My Vampire is Buff, but the Barry M is cheaper and requires ony 2 coats (a new bottle of Buff needs 3).

The orange is another OPI classic, Hot and Spicy, and it complemented the base perfectly.

I started with the orange flowers, and then added the green ones in in the gaps.   I then added constrasting dots to the centre of the flowers.

So, a semi-win.  Damn that bloody green!

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Digit-al Dozen Dotting Days - Aztec Dots with Literary Lacquers Strong Steady Hand

Hi Goddesses

Today’s dotting mani is bright … and not much else lol.  I wanted to play with arcs of dots, which is something I’ve never done before.  It’s not the most revolutionary pattern ever, but I do like how the colours sizzle together.

On base we have the fabulous Strong Steady Hand, also from the new Literary Lacquers Collex.  It’s a vibrant, glittery orange, and here I’ve mattified it to mix things up a little.

For my other dots, I chose some brights –

·       NCLA Hello I Love You

·       Sation Tangerine Crème

·       Leticia Wells Turquoise Neon

·       China Glaze Grass Is Lime Greener

I also used differing sizes of dots to try and get a good radial going.   Don’t get me wrong, I don’t dislike it this mani, but I think it works more because of the colours than because of the pattern.

Don’t forget to catch up with my other DD sirens - 

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