I don't know quite what to say about this. It was disappointing on so many levels. I knew that Claire's Mermaid was sheer, and I thought I had a pretty good plan for dealing with that - a black french tip with a silver smile line. I used Color Club Black for my tips - I really should have used some polish thinner on it beforehand, but it was sooo late, and I was sooo lazy. I used Art Club Satin Silver striper for the smile line, a very pale silver. I did 2 coats of Mermaid over the top. And got this:
Poor application all around, sloppy french tips - if it hadn't been 11 o'clock I'd have taken it off & started from scratch. I should have picked something more foolproof in the first place ... oh well. I even had one girl at work tell me they weren't up to my usual standard, which horrified my mother that anyone would say anything so mean - of course, she liked them & didn't see most of the glaring errors that bugged me all day LOL.
Thanks for reading.
~Colette
I tell ya some people are quick to to point out flaws...what a mean thing to say :( Well, I think its very pretty. From my monitor your tips look purple not black and your smile lines look a little darker then mermaid not silver. So, I say teal and purple are great combos :) Regardless of the flaws you still rock in my book :)
ReplyDeletewhatchu you talkin bout collette? that is so pretty and the tips do indeed purple and rmcandlelight mentioned. its so a fresh take on the french look one i would try :) be easy gurrl its all GOOD
ReplyDeleteRMCANDLELIGHT - I guess I didn't really rake it as mean because I agreed LOL.
ReplyDeleteAAMINAHS MOM - I thought they would be more teal, but over black the pink undertone makes a purplish color ... weird.
Wow, RUDE! I think they look really nice...the colors go together nicely.
ReplyDeleteWell, it's obviously not perfect (not as terrible as you say though x) ), but I simply love the colours and the idea itself, so I can't help but love it all :D
ReplyDeleteWoooooooooow, I love this design! <3<3<3
ReplyDeleteI like these - they're not perfect, but they're far from terrible!
ReplyDeleteI think this looks super pretty.
ReplyDeleteI like this. Would love to see it with the silver as the last item put on so it pops!
ReplyDeleteI think your being a tad hard on yourself Colette, I think their cool and very pretty. You always accept the challenge of making raw / clear nails a work of art and it's my opinion you fared very well with this one :). Keep up the awesome job on maintaining and polishing your long lovely natural fingernails and blog Colette!
ReplyDeleteEVERYONE - Thanks everyone =)
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