Smoosh nail art with a variety of drugstore polishes

Smoosh nail art with a variety of drugstore polishes

I was in the mood for something pretty and it’s been a while since I made smoosh nail art. It's were you put drops of different nail polish onto a stamper head and then place it on your nails.

I put drops of three different nail polish on my silicone mat. I used these polishes:

Pale blue: Gina Tricot’s ”Cloud Blue”

Dark blue: Essence’s ”Hard to resist”

Magenta: Rival de Loop’s ”Brilliant Pink”

I topped it with a baby pink glitter from Miss Sporty called ”Glitter Effect 002” or perhaps 8038E; I can’t quite figure out which one is the serial number and which one is the number of the polish. But never mind.

I placed a flower by the base of each nail, topped it all with topcoat, et voilá: My manicure was done.

Here it is:

I really like the end result of this.

Here are the the polishes I used today.

I love smoosh manicures – how about you?

Gina Tricot ~ Cloud Blue

Gina Tricot ~ Cloud Blue

Pastel blue with shimmer

Here is a polish from Gina Tricot, which is a clothing store that also sells accessories.

The formula is really good, and so is the coverage. I used two coats for full opacity. The drying time is really fast.  

I added a couple of Disney water decals because I thought they were really cute. They’ve been sitting in my nail art drawer for a very long time.

I sealed the whole thing up with a layer of the holo glitter topcoat from Out the Door, “Northern Lights”.

This is my final manicure:

Aren’t these little Disney characters just cute?

This is “Cloud Blue” on its own; two coats and no topcoat. 

These are the things I used today.

I’m quite impressed with the polishes I’ve got from Gina Tricot, also bearing in mind that it’s not actually a beauty store.

Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Really good

Finish: Shimmer
Overall impression: Great little polish, cool for nail art

Buy again: Yes

Gina Tricot ~ Lemonade

Gina Tricot ~ Lemonade

Pastel yellow with shimmer

Gina Tricot is a clothing store that also sells accessories. I was in the shop to buy a pair of sunglasses. While I waited in line to pay for my sunnies, I browsed through a box of polishes that the shop had strategically placed next to the queue. I found this little pretty polish along with two sisters and bought them along with what I originally came for.

The formula is good and I used two coats for full opacity. This yellow actually behaves and doesn’t streak or drag!

When it was dry I applied a layer of foil glue, and when that was nice and sticky I applied two colours of foil onto the glue: A red and a blue.

I sealed the whole thing up with a layer of water based topcoat.

This is my foil manicure:

I really like the randomness of the foil patterns, and also the colour scheme.

I forgot to take photos of “Lemonade” on its own. I’m sure y’all survive that :D

Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Good

Finish: Shimmer
Overall impression: That’s a nice little basic polish, I love the shimmer in it

Buy again: Yes