I had a really hard time trying to figure out what to call this mani. I ran through all sorts of ideas, but stuck with the one I kept coming back to. As you know, Zoya always has sales. I recently had acquired this beautiful rust orange shimmer and just had to try it out.
I also wanted to do a very colorful mani. Usually I match the stamp and the funky but this time I used three different colors. I am not sure how I feel about these colors together. I had a different idea in my head. I will let you guys decide.
Here is your silly bottle shot.
This is Zoya Kaufda and Illamasqua Scarab. As I said earlier, this Kaufda is a pretty rust orange shimmer. I think it's lovely. I had a little problem with the application, the formula was a little thin. Also, some of you will tell me that this is too frosty for you. I did have brush marks but I knew my stamping would cover that up. The sun was hiding when I started this so I have no sun shots to show off the pretty shimmer. Here are your shots.
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Isn't this pretty? I love colors like this. Reminds me of fall leaves. Don't worry, you will see the shimmer in the final shots. I then stamped with Konad special polish in yellow and Red Angel plate 120. This I topped with my funky french in Scarab which I showed you before. Scarab is a stunning deep red shimmer. Here are the results.
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First let's talk about that shimmer. Isn't it awesome? I am so loving this orange. I am a bit bummed that the Scarab looks black in these pictures. But look closely at the design. No matter which way I look at it, all I see are eyes staring at me. Whether upside down or right side up, the eyes keep staring and staring. It's actually kind of creeping me out. I have been looking at these eyes for days now. I'll be so happy to take this off!
I did get a lot of compliments on this at work. It sure is colorful. I still haven't decided if I like this or not. Maybe it's just my anal nature and I like my stamp color to match my funky. I was stepping outside my comfort zone here.
But those eyes keep staring.......
