Friday 28 December 2012

Snowy days

Hello friends, I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, and are enjoying your holidays! So we didn't exactly have a white Christmas, but it sure made up for it today. So much snow! It's only the beginning, and I already had a bit of trouble yesterday morning. My mom was driving me to the train station, and she swerved into a snow bank to avoid hitting a car in front of us. We were stuck. Luckily, no one was hurt, and thanks to the kindness of several passerby's that helped us clear the snow and push us out, I was able to make it to work only half an hour late.

While snow definitely adds some difficulty for us commuters, it can still be very pretty! I wanted to do a snowy manicure, and I knew exactly which glitter I wanted to do it with.
The base colour is Essie "Who Is The Boss", and the glitter is OPI "Pirouette My Whistle". It is so delicate and pretty, and simply perfect for a soft, snowflake effect. I painted the rabbit and the fox with acrylic paint.
Sorry about the dry hands. It was freaking freezing when I was taking these pictures - I ran in afterwards to slather cuticle cream and lotion on.
If these guys look familiar to you, it's probably because you've seen them on that cup holding your caramel brûlée latte (mmm yum). I always look forward to Starbucks' holiday drinks and cups, and I love the designs this year. The rabbit and fox are so cute!
Big fox, little fox
On my right hand, I did an accent nail with the Ciaté caviar kit my cousin gave me for my birthday. The silver is "Fit for a Queen", and the pearls are in the colour "Hologram". I didn't sprinkle the pearls on my nail fully, and I love the look so much.
I wore this over Christmas, but after one day, I was ready to take it off, because I couldn't stand having any more pearls falling off. Since I was going to remove it, I thought, why not experiment first and try putting some glitter and topcoat over it? Normally, you're not supposed to apply topcoat, as it'll cause the pearls to lose their colour. So I dabbed some China Glaze "Snow Globe" over top and THIS HAPPENED.
I LOVE this. The glitter over the silver and the pearls is insanely pretty. It looks like ice crystals, and as an added bonus, the pearls are now rock solid. I can go about using my hands without worrying about them falling off. I don't think I'll always get such a nice effect with other colours of pearls, though I'm willing to experiment.

So this turned out to be a really long post, and I need to go to bed. I'll definitely do a full Ciaté caviar post in the future. Hope you enjoyed these!

10 comments:

  1. This is sooo cute! I love the little bunny!

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  2. I especially love the fox! :) It's sooo cute! But I am no fan of the caviar accent nail, althought the texture is really something different!

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    1. Hehe thank you very much! Ya, the caviar is definitely not everyone's cup of tea! I didn't think I would enjoy it as much as I do now. The texture is what makes it really interesting for me. I find myself running my finger constantly over the pearls, almost a bit excessive hahaa.

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  3. Ohhh I LOVE their Holiday Cup patterns too! The Fox and Rabbit are just too adorable! OPI Pirouette My Whistle looks perfect with this look! I like how some of hex glitter placed on top of fox's nose - super cute! And the effect of China Glaze Snow Globe goes so well with the Ciaté pearls! not only they look so pretty, they look extremely snowy!

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    1. Thank you so much!! :) The glitter just fell perfectly in this case, hehe. Yes, I really love the snowy look! I'll have to reserve judgement for the other colour pearls though haha.

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  4. I love love love love this manicure!! The rabbit and fox are adorable! The colours are perfect! I just love it!

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  5. OMG. This is probably one of my favorite manis I've seen EVER! I absolutely adore foxes and the colors you chose to put everything together is just lovely! Not to mention the shimmer you added on top of it all to give it the perfect wintery feel. You truly are an artist!

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    1. Wow, THANK YOU so much! I recently developed a mini obsession with foxes myself haha :)

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