Fashion Slate

Guys…I am on a huge gold foil kick right now.  I know this piece of nail art decor has been around forever, but I’m just now fully appreciating it, thanks to some of my favorite account on Instagram that utilize it so beautifully in their manicures – @wetpaint_bykat, @raechelsnails, and @nailsbycanishiea just to name a few!  For this particular mani, I pulled a few old China Glaze jellies out of the Helmers and got a little carried away with the water spotting technique.  Why am I calling this The Headache Manicure?  Read on…

To create a “water spot” manicure, you place drops of polish on the surface of a cup of water and carefully spray the spread out polish with some kind of liquid containing alcohol.  People commonly use a spray-on hand sanitizer.  This creates the “spots” and then you dip your finger in.  I knew I wanted to layer two shades of water spotting on each nail…and I also knew I didn’t have any spray-on hand sanitizer, so I grabbed the only other thing in my office that I knew had some alcohol in it: a bottle of Britney Spears Fantasy perfume.

That I proceeded to spray probably 200 times to complete this look on all 10 nails.

And gave myself a massive headache.  Was it worth it for the finished look!?  You be the judge!  Personally, I loved it!

I started with a base of OPI Infinite Shine Bubble Bath just to cover any staining and imperfections.  Then, as described above, I water spotted with China Glaze In The Near Fuchsia and China Glaze About Layin’ Out, which are both jellies.  This created a really cool squishy look.  I added piece of gold foil and top coated a few times with KBShimmer Clearly On Top to seal everything in smooth.

Mmmm yes please!  I have been wearing my nail art manicures for a much longer period of time than I used to (thank you, motherhood), so I have been putting a little more time and effort into them so that I enjoy them for the 7-10 days I spend with them.  I can honestly say, I never got sick of this one! Worth the headache?  Let me know in the comments!