Hi Goddesses
This is the final mani of the week that I utterly LOVE - the final 2 (which ironically were the first 2 I did) are sort of so-so / filler manis for me. So behold the goodness whilst it lasts lol!
This mani .... oh it just works for me in so many ways. It's in the gradient, with the subtle peek-a-boo of the holo, and it's in the matte stamping over the glossy base. And who doesn't love a Kangaroo nail?
This started out as a mani of Double Shot of Sriracha by Loaded Lacquer. Utterly goreous tomotoey-red-orange holo, and you'll see it in its solo glory soon. On to this, I then gradiented Red Hot Ayers Rock by OPI, because the plan at that stage was to stamp the Ayers Rock image on MoYou Explorer 05.
On closer inspection, that image wasn't workable for me. It would need to straddle 3 nails, and there were other images (from MoYou Explorer 06) that I really wanted to use.
There's just something about the overall composition of this mani that I love. Can't put my finger on one thing, I think it's just one of those glorious occasions when the whole is more than the sum of the parts.
Don't forget to check out the other DD ladies.
Hi Goddesses
The next couple of Above The Curve polishes I have for review come in art form. You've still got some swatch photos, but then you'll also get to see how I played around with them.
We start with Anona - you know my history with greens. This is a green MADE for the Crumpet Bin lol and yet - wow! how extraordinary is it?
This is a murky olive green YET it's speckled with gold flakes that give it an intense light - as you can see from some of the photos, so much light it GLOWS.
This is some serious witchcraft, and though the colour itself doesn't make my green-resistant heart pitter-patter, I LOVE the overall effect of this polish. It's an absolute stunner.
When it was time to play, I reached for this aboriginal pattern from MoYou Explorer 05. It's a fabulous pattern, and I can see LOTS of uses for it.
I used to gold, to match the flakes in the polish, but then matted it. Although the matting does dull the drama of the polish slightly, it was absolutely necessary - without it there was just too much shiny shiny going on.
Super simple, but for me, super gorgeous.
This polish was sent to me for an honest reivew. You can buy Above The Curve HERE.
