Sponging with
Golden Flormar CW105 and Golden Rose 304
This mani is something I’ve
been wanting to try for quite a while now – sponging. I can actually hear you
think: “Sponging? I’ve seen her sponge before, so what is the big deal?” I’ll
tell you what the big deal is: This time is different, just you wait and see!
I’m going to use a Flormar and a Golden
Rose polish, that my friend Aylin from Posh Nail Art sent me, namely Flormar CW105, which is from their Wild Nails series, and Golden Rose #304, which is a
Golden Rose Paris polish.
CW105 is a light purple with
a metallic finish. It’s a one coater, and very easy to work with. It tends to
get a little bit brush stroky, but I don’t mind that so much.
Here is a pic of one coat of
CW105:
It’s pretty, I like it, and
I love that it’s a one coater.
Moving on to the sponging.
After having waited for the base colour dry completely, I applied one coat of
Golden Rose #304, which is a deep purple packed with shimmer. I applied it over
the entire nail, and then I pressed a sponge lightly into it while it was still
wet, to remove some of the polish and let the underneath polish shine through.
It’s like the saran wrap method, just less messy, but just as pretty – if not
prettier! ;D
I repeated that step on all
my nails, applied one coat of NYC top coat, and my mani was done! I took a
picture of the sponge too, so you can see which kind it is. I believe it’s a
make up remover sponger. It’s bought for nail art purposes though and it works.
That’s it for today! I
didn’t do more than this – sometimes it’s nice to keep it relatively simple,
and I only did this mani to test the method.
Do you like the effect? Have
you tried it yourself? If not, would you like to?
A pretty one-coater - what's not to like about that??
ReplyDeleteI love the sponging, the colors blend well.
And yes I do a lot of sponging myself, but I never tried a big pores sponge like this one...
It's also my first time with a sponge like this. The funny thing is, that it's still soft, also where the nail polish is. Weird :)
DeleteI like it! I've tried the technique a couple of times for autumn leaves manicures but I didn't get the blend of colours right
ReplyDeleteIt's sometimes tricky to find the colours that are right together. They sometimes look great together while they're still in the bottle, but not so much on the nails :)
DeleteSponging is fun and gives a great effect to the polish.
ReplyDeleteI agree whole heartedly :)
DeleteI like the effect! These nail polishes made a lovely combo! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you - I really like it too. I want to try it with other colours too! :)
Deletelove it!
ReplyDeleteI need do try it :)
the cw105 is from flormar, not from golden rose.
kiss
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Oh yes, it is so, my mistake. I'll correct that, thanks for pointing it out :)
DeletePurple and purple. Whats not to like?! :)
ReplyDeleteSponging is great fun.
I really love purple, so this was a double win for me :)
DeleteOh that is so pretty!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I'll do it again with other colours for sure.
DeleteLooks perfect. Should try that... One question, how do you clean the sponge?????
ReplyDeleteThank you, and yes you should :) I don't clean the sponge, the polish just sits there.
DeleteSo pretty and fun! I love the sponging effect! :-)
ReplyDelete~ Yun
Thank you, I do too! :)
Deleteoh great idea using that sponge - must try that instead of make up sponge. Very very very beautiful polish btw :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much. I'm very pleased with both my Flormar and my Golden Rose :)
DeleteGorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThank you! x
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