Sally Hansen ~ Scarab
This mani is special because it made me step
outside my comfort zone.
It all started out with two layers of Sally
Hansen “Scarab”. Scarab is a duochrome shimmery polish that shifts between blue
and green. I like this! The polish is easy to work with and has very good
pigmentation. Drying time is pretty average.
Here’s what two coats of Scarab looks like,
with a layer of NYC fast drying top coat over:
I looked at it for a little while, considering
what to do with it, when it struck me: Why not try and make the colours of a
pretty beetle?
I used a make up applicator to sponge across
my nails. I used Chatte Noire #709, which is a beautiful green/gold duochrome. I
got it in a swap with sweet Anastasia from Little World of Coloured
Nails.
Here’s that step:
Then I grabbed one of my new polishes, namely
Sally Hansen’s “Gilded Lily”, which is a gold glitter. I’m so not into golden
polishes, but I’ve been eyeing this since they put it in the display in my
local drugstore. And I bought it because it’s nice not to limit yourself
colourwise :)
I used the same applicator to sponge on a
thinner band of gold across the band that I’d already sponged. I am quite
impressed with this golden glitter – it’s definitely a win to have a polish
like this!
Then I mixed a couple of drops of Scarab with
a couple of drops of Gilded Lily on a piece of plastic and used the same
applicator to sponge on the mix over the existing band of polish. I did this to
make it all come together. Scarab isn’t quite golden enough to pull off this
mani, so I thought I’d help it a little bit.
Here’s another picture of the finished mani:
And the bottle shot:
I like the look of beetles; I think most of
them have really amazing colours.
What do you think? Are you a beetles fan? ;D
