August 27th, 2011
OPI Simmer and Shimmer, Fingerpaints Vintage Velvet
Last night I popped into CVS last night to pick up some last minute hurricane supplies, along with three-fourths of the rest of New Yorkers. Of course, with my CLIF bars, batteries, and beef jerky in hand I couldn’t resist wandering by the cosmetics section. Although this CVS rarely updates their OPI’s they happened to have Simmer and Shimmer from OPI’s Burlesque collection.
This was my existing mani – Vintage Velvet from Fingerpaints Fall 2011. Love this subdued greyish teal so much. It’s just the right balance between teal and hunter green, in my opinion. I would love a vintage velvet blazer in this color. And yes, I tried a little Cracked Concrete China Glaze crackle as an accent nail but that didn’t show up too well.
Then I glitterfied it! This blue-toned glitter dried in a flash and covered completely in two coats (on top of my existing color – not sure how it would fare on a bare nail).
Closeup you can see the rainbow colored glitter, even though blue is predominant.
Then I shattered it! Used China Glaze here but any other black crackle would do the same thing. Any glitter under crackle = beyootiful. I used a goodly coat of Seche Vite on top to even out the surface and add glossiness.
Hope my peeps in the East Coast will stay safe this weekend and weather Hurricane Irene without event. Hopefully I won’t have to paint my nails by candlelight!
~ Allison ~
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