Hello Loves. I finally have another nail art post! I've been swatching so much lately I haven't had much time for art. I couldn't decide which color variation of this one I like better, so I'm going to show both :) As usual, details to follow.
White on Pink
Stamping Image: Messy Mansion MM12 - aka The Chevron Plate
Stamping Color: Mundo de Unas White
Topper: One coat of Couture French Affair
Pink on Pink
Stamping Image: Messy Mansion MM12 - aka The Chevron Plate
Stamping Color: Mundo de Unas Mexican Pink
Topper: One coat of Couture French Affair
Below is the swatch of Couture Gel Nail Polish Pillow Talk. If you have this color, you may notice it looks completely different here. Couture recently reformulated it so that it is more pink and less of the milky pinkish white that it was before. I personally love the new version. :)
This next swatch is three coats of French Affair. I was pleasantly surprised to see how well this one works as a topper over stamping. It adds such a subtle shimmer without overpowering the stamp. Yet it is gorgeous on its own as well.
So, which do you like better? The White on Pink or Pink on Pink? I can't decide!
Also, if you missed the post on my awesome Couture Starter Kit Giveaway, click here to enter now. I have added a few more entry options as well (I finally broke down and joined Twitter), so if you have already entered, it might be worth a click anyway. ;)
~Michelle
*The polishes shown in this post were provided by Couture Gel Nail Polish for my honest review. The Messy Mansion stamping plate used in the designs featured in this post were won in a contest held by Messy Mansion. The Mundo de Unas stamping polishes used in the designs featured in this post were purchased by me.
I love them both! But then again, I'm a huge sucker for pinks
ReplyDeletePink on pink is my fav!
ReplyDeleteGood job aligning the chevron lines! Mine always end up crooked :)
ReplyDeleteWhat is it that your nails are coated with? I know that you have the gel on but what is it that makes the nail so thick? And can you post about how you do them and what you do them with? I love polishing my nails and have 100+ bottles myself but my nails always brake so polishing and designing is hard.
ReplyDeleteBtw, I love your designs. Both of them look nice.
DeleteThank you. I actually don't use anything other than soak off gel and the occasional regular polish. Soak off gel adds a bit of thickness to the nail and a ton of strength. Most of my nail art manis look thick because of the number of layers of gel involved. I usually do art over a swatch, so it can be as many as 7 layers of gel (base gel, 3 color coats, top gel, art, then 2 more layers of top coat to fully seal the art). Both of the manicures above are 7 layers not including the stamp itself. The are 1) Couture base gel 2-4) Couture Pillow Talk 5) Couture top gel plus stamping 6) Couture French Affair 7) Couture Top Gel
DeleteOh wow! Okay. That's extremely helpful. Thank you!
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