Fruit Fest!

Over the weekend, I decided it was time to try out the fimo nail art that I got from Ebay a few weeks ago. My intention was to use a cheery color for the base and I settled on a green cream from Nature Republic.

I bought my fimo pre-sliced so I didn’t need to do any extra work. Some might prefer to buy the whole canes instead as it is cheaper. The canes can be cut with a penknife, and you can decide how thick you want the slices to be.

I found the thinner slices more flexible and they contoured easily to the curved surface of my nail. However, when it’s too thin it lies rather flat on the nail; a thicker slice gave me a greater 3D effect.

I used clear eyelash glue to stick the pieces on my nails before adding a thick coat (or two) of Seche Vite. SV really helps to secure the slices as it creates a thick protective layer over the. I also found SV to be a good substitute for the glue.

My biggest problem with this was that my hair kept getting caught on it. Three pieces got pulled off within a day and I was worried every time I washed my hair.

As this is my first time trying 3D nail art, please ignore the imperfections that can be seen. Still, I think it’s a decent attempt as I got positive reactions from my friends. I don’t mind trying it again, just not so soon. Or maybe with less slices or as an accent nail. (:

Here’s a close up of my favorite nail. I just wanted to show this as I thought it came out the best! I hope you find this as cute as I found it!

What are your opinions on fimo nail art? Will you try it? Or is it not for you?

Polish sandwich:
• China Glaze Strong Adhesion Base Coat (1 coat)
• Nature Republic GR602 (3 coats)
• Fimo Nail Art
• Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat (1 coat)

Elianto Racing Green

Collection: Sparkling Diva

Green jelly with gold glitter. This is the most well-known polish of this collection; it made the Elianto brand famous on MUA! It’s a gorgeous green that’s similar to Orly Meet Me Under the Mistletoe. I don’t have MMUTM but I heard that Racing Green leans a little more yellow, so they’re not dupes. I’m glad I found RG because it killed my lemming for MMUTM.

Two easy coats gave me great coverage. As usual, the finish was shiny and smooth, so it’s alright to skip the top coat. This is the last of my Sparkling Diva polishes so I hope you enjoyed them! I wanted to post this up last week but it slipped my mind, so here's a bonus bottle shot! Thanks for looking!

From the left: Glittery Nickel, Racing Green, Indigo Shine

Polish sandwich:
• Elianto Racing Green (2 coats)

Elianto Indigo Shine

Collection: Sparkling Diva

Dark teal jelly with silver glitter. When I first bought this polish, I thought it was blue. But when compared to a true blue based polish, it’s very obviously teal. The best thing I really like about silver glitter is how it reflects the base color beautifully. In Persian Indigo, it was purple, and here, it’s teal!

The formula was a bit thin and sheer, needing three coats for full opacity. Still, there are no bumps despite the glitter, and it dries with a high shine. Thanks for reading!

Polish sandwich:
• Elianto Indigo Shine (3 coats)

Fairy Wings

As mentioned in my previous post, I have two more Elianto polishes to show you. But before that, I wanted to show you how Elianto Lilac would look layered over another color. In my swatch post, I pointed out that Lilac is very sheer even at four coats. So I tried it over a beige cream.

This looks like off-white with light pink glitter in both direct and indirect sunlight (as in see the two photos above). But that is misleading as it hardly appears like that in real life.

While the particles in Lilac are a mixture of pink and gold, the pink appears more strongly because of the sheer lilac base. I can usually see the pink glow whenever any light hits my nails but my camera can’t seem to capture that properly. The glitter should be brighter and more vibrant than the picture above.

China Glaze Classic Camel

Collection: Vintage Vixen (2010 Fall)

Yellow-toned khaki with golden shimmer. There’s quite a lot of golden shimmer, but since the base color is similar, it doesn’t stand out. I can’t decide whether I like it on me, but I love how it looks in the bottle. Many of my friends thought it was gold, so I guess my skin tone makes it turn golden. (Please ignore the bubble on the index finger.)

It required a few drops of thinner for a smoother application. I painted my right hand before I thinned it and I needed three coats to cover the bald spots because it was so sticky. But on my swatch (left) hand, I managed with only two.

I still have two more Elianto polishes from the Sparkling Diva collection to show you, so please look forward to them! Thanks for looking!

Polish sandwich:
• China Glaze Strong Adhesion Base Coat (1 coat)
• China Glaze Classic Camel (2 coats)
• Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat (1 coat)