Monday, December 3, 2012

An Experiment in Purple


I'm moving in a little over a week. I've been doing a lot of packing and reorganizing. I actually found a box tucked in the back of my closet that was from the last time I moved over three years ago.

And guess what? There was nail polish in that box!

In this forgotten stash I found a bottle of Rimmel Pink Flash, a very pretty color-shift topcoat, and a bottle of Sinful Colors Rich in Heart, which is a very deep plum with a touch of red shimmer. There was also a ton of assorted art stuff in the same box, including a container of Micropearl Pearl-Ex powdered pigment.

I thought it would be fun to try to incorporate all three of these finds into the same manicure.


I started with three coats of Sinful Colors Rich in Heart. After allowing it to dry, I applied two coats of Rimmel Pink Flash. Pink Flash gave the dark plum color of Rich in Heart a very pretty frosted finish, but I thought the application was a tad streaky. To disguise this, I applied a top coat and sprinkled the Micropearl Pearl-Ex powdered pigment over my nails while it was still wet. It resulted in very pretty silvery splotches and the streaks are no longer noticeable.

I can't believe I had all this laying hidden in the back of my closet! I wonder what else I have?

5 comments:

  1. haha great that you found those! they look fantastic together. Im sure you will find all kinds of other treasures when you officially move.

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  2. This is awesome! So cool how you can incorporate all three things! And don't you jus love finding forgotten polish?!? LOL beautiful as always!! :)

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  3. This is so pretty! Don't you just loving finding surprises in your own house? Haha!

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  4. It's so unusual and really pretty! I like it!

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  5. Ahh, so nice to find polish LOL - I guess you didn't miss them. This mani is great, looks gorgeous and interesting!

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