Friday, November 20, 2009
Another Layering Experiment... OPI La Paz-tively Hot Matte with CC Strawberry Candle
In my previous post, I mentioned trying La Paz-tively Hot Matte and loving it on it's own. If I hadn't been trying another layering experiment using my matte collection as bases, I would have probably left it as is.
I'd previously used RN Matte as a base for Merry Midnight, so I figured I'd try the same with LPH Matte. I had swatched with Merry Midnight and I liked the results, but I wanted to try it with one of my LE CC Japanese Glitters (which unfortunately, I didn't love on their own). After comparing the bases, it looked like Strawberry Candle was the closest match.
I did one coat of the OPI and one coat of Strawberry Candle. Here's the result:
I couldn't get the sparkle to show through true-to-life in the picture, but I think you can get the idea. I liked the CC LE glitters on their own, but the felt a little sheer to me. Layering it allowed the sparkle to really shine through without having to apply multiple coats.
As for the CC itself, Strawberry Candle is a strawberry pink base with tons of fine multi-color (pink, blue, green, purple) and holo glitter. The glitter looks to be different sizes, but I'm a horrible judge at that, so don't hold me to it.
The konad is Special Polish in White and plate m55. Sorry for it being upside down, but I totally forgot to flip the pic before I uploaded it.
The LE glitters are still available at VNS, and perhaps H2T (I think I've seen them there in the past, but I didn't check before I posted).
I'd previously used RN Matte as a base for Merry Midnight, so I figured I'd try the same with LPH Matte. I had swatched with Merry Midnight and I liked the results, but I wanted to try it with one of my LE CC Japanese Glitters (which unfortunately, I didn't love on their own). After comparing the bases, it looked like Strawberry Candle was the closest match.
I did one coat of the OPI and one coat of Strawberry Candle. Here's the result:
I couldn't get the sparkle to show through true-to-life in the picture, but I think you can get the idea. I liked the CC LE glitters on their own, but the felt a little sheer to me. Layering it allowed the sparkle to really shine through without having to apply multiple coats.
As for the CC itself, Strawberry Candle is a strawberry pink base with tons of fine multi-color (pink, blue, green, purple) and holo glitter. The glitter looks to be different sizes, but I'm a horrible judge at that, so don't hold me to it.
The konad is Special Polish in White and plate m55. Sorry for it being upside down, but I totally forgot to flip the pic before I uploaded it.
The LE glitters are still available at VNS, and perhaps H2T (I think I've seen them there in the past, but I didn't check before I posted).
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2 comments:
That is a great combination; I love it!
I bought them also. I love this manicure. Very cute with the strawberry.
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