I was thinking about other lifestyles that tend to be strongly influenced by music. So next up I tried some more gothic inspired designs. I was mainly inspired by the rose design which I was dying to use. The red base colour is Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure in Right Said Red (I LOVE that name – I have such fond memories of dancing around the house as a little girl to Right Said Fred…I think there should be a partner polish called I’m Too Sexy For My Polish) and the black is Ulta3 Black Satin. For stamping, I used Konad special stamping polishes in black and white. I had wanted to use red but it wasn’t opaque enough over black so it looked brown :(
Pinky – Stamped with a rose design from BundleMonster plate BM14
Ring – Stamped with a whole nail inverse diamond mesh pattern from BundleMonster plate BM208
Middle – Stamped with a cobweb design and a spider design, both from BundleMonster plate BM13 – this came out pretty cool considering I lost half the web.
Pointer – Stamped with small tribal design from BundleMonster plate BM12
Once I was done with some photos, I slapped a layer of Rimmel’s Matte top coat over the top and I think it fitted the theme much better than with a shiny top coat (yes I missed a spot on my pinky so there is still a glossy bit near the cuticle!):
For anyone looking to get into nail art, I think getting a set of dotting tools is a no brainer. They’re one of my favourite tools and can be picked up for about $5 on ebay. They’re really easy to use and with a bit of practice, there are a lot of patterns that can be created using them.
Today I have a really simple manicure where I used Essence Hunt Me If You Can as a base coat – this polish is a black creme with silver glass flecks that came from the Vampire’s Love collection that was released around November last year for Breaking Dawn Pt 1. This polish is a dream to apply, two coats for perfect opacity and applies like butter. I then grabbed Essence In Style – a teal/denim shimmer and dotted random sized dots across the bottom of my ring nail to add some interest. Simple but fun :)
