Lacke in Farbe und bunt - grau

Lacke in Farbe und bunt is a weekly nail polish challenge by Lenas Sofa and Das Jahreszeitenhaus. Each week they have a new color scheme, and this week's color is grey.

My base polish is Depend Nr. 372, a medium grey with blue flakie shimmer. This one is rather sheer, I used three coats and it wasn't completely opaque.








For the stamping I used China Glaze Little Drummer Boy and MoYou London Pro Collection plate 23. As usual, I added one coat of KBShimmer Clearly On Top.

Valentine's Day Mani / Fail

Happy Valentine's Day to all of you!





I have to admit, I'm not really happy with my v-day mani this year. I tried different things and nothing worked out just how I planned, so I eventually gave up with my third attempt, which is what you can see here.


My base color is Depend 058, a light lilac polish with a slight green duochrome and silver holographic glitter particles. This one's very sheer,  I used four coats and it was still far from opaque.

For my accent nail I used OPI Vant To Bite My Neck and a dotting tool for what was planned to look like a heart shape (the thumb came out much better than the ring finger). One coat of KBShimmer Clearly On Top finished this mani (and of course I managed to smear the dots...).

Blue Steel

Today I have a new blie combo to show you.

My base color is Depend 324, a vibrant royal blue creme. The formula of this one is definitely on the sheer side, the three coats I used look opaque in my pictures, but held to the light, the nail line was still slightly visible.

 


Then I added one coat of Wingdust Collections Blue Steel, a lear base filled with iridescent blue, green and purple shard glitters and flakies.

The glitters spread nicely over the nail and change color depending on the light and angle you look at them. One coat of KBShimmer Clearly On Top provided a smooth finish.

 

WingDustCollections polishes are available on Etsy and at Llarowe. Blue Steel seems to be discontinued.

Dragon In Drag

It's time for another "boyfriend mani" :-)

As base color he chose Depend No. 054 (what an original name), a teal leaning green creme. Three thin coats provided opacity. My camera showes it a little too blue (as always) but the bottle shot is pretty color accurate. Depend is a swedish brand, I think it's not available outside of Scandinavia. I bought mine in Oslo.





Then I added one coat of Crows Toes Dragon In Drag, a clear base with green, aqua, purple and chartreuse holographic hexes in multiple sizes.

As always with Crows Toes polishes, I had no issues getting the glitters out of the bottle, but I think the base is just a tad thinner than other polishes by this brand. One coat of Essence Better Than Gel Nails Top Sealer was enough for a smooth finish.

Crows Toes polishes are available at Llarowe and Overall Beauty.