Hi Goddesses
I have a very morbid fear of fire. It terrifies me - ever since I saw The Towering Inferno when I was 8. Dying by fire scares me - probably because I was burnt at the stake in a previous life.
Anyway, during the summer, we did a lot of burning of stuff in the garden, and I learnt to light the fire, feed it, bring it back to life. What I also noticed, is how different fire can look - not like those flame shapes on stamping plates - but like a ripple, shot through with black.
So I decided to do layered water spotting. After my disaster on Day 3, I was keen to try it again, and this time I was armed with acetone!
I started with Barry M Mustard and then wiped on some Essie Orange It's Obvious. I then spotted with Barry M Blood Orange and once that was dry, spotted again with black.
I really like the finished effect, and how glassy it is under the gloss. I like how it more closely resembles the dangerousness of fire.
I also took a few photos before I did my clean up - my fingers really did look burnt and ghastly.
Hi Goddesses
Well, this one did not go well!
Man, I had a total nightmare with this. I've wanted to try this for yonks, and I can't remember the last time something frustrated me so much. It ranks up there with watermarbling and Konad the Barbarian, but I've tried it again since I did this one, WITH IMPROVEMENTS, so I can help you understand how NOT to go wrong lol.
Firstly, on base, the utterly divine Halley's Comet from Different Dimension. I wish I'd tried this earlier, because it would have made my faves of 2014 list. A lovely dusty lilac with gold shimmer.
For my top polish I chose Powder Perfect Peeling Wallpaper because ... yep, because it was sitting on the desk and looked like it would match Halley's Comet well. Also, it was a creme, which I figured would be the best polish type.
Quick recap for those of you who don't know, you drop your polish in some water a few times, let it spread out, and then spray it. So I had been told you could spray it with hand sanitiser, hairspray or perfume. I bought hairspray especially!!!
And it didn't work. First time, I was too close to the water, and it bombed half of it up into the air, and half of it to the bottom of the cup. After I tried it a FEW more times without success, I watched a couple of tutorials on YouTube and switched to perfume.
The only perfume I was willing to waste was a sample vial of Jo Malone which was ok, but not wowser. This spread the polish MUCH better. However, I was not prepared that both I and the nail room would smell like tarts for the rest of the evening. If you use perfume, it's gonna smell! Well, at least it smelt nice .... but it also reminded my why it would not be a good idea to use this method to get rid of any unwanted perfume. Phewey!
So here you have it. It really is not perfect, but my next version, which you'll see in a couple of weeks, is much better, thanks to the use of ACETONE.
Oh and finally - here's me using the Masking Fluid I showed you in my Discoveries post - pictured before I dunked my fingers. You just peeeeeeeeel it off. Lifesaver.
