Hello, Polishists!
I'm bringing you another installment from my latest Zoya haul. My coworker (a fellow polish enthusiast) brought up the fact that neither of us has worn coral polish in a while. Coral is one of those rare colors that works well for the palest of the pale to the darkest of the dark! So, this week, I turned to my haul for some coral inspiration.
Coral always reminds me of summer, the Caribbean, and the beach... all things that I love to think about this time of year! The weather is pretty miserable in New York today... cold, windy, and rainy :( Good thing I have my nails to make me... Happi!
Happi is a stunning pinkish coral with gold flecks. It is absolutely stunning! It goes on smoothly, and is opaque in 2 coats. I was concerned at first, because the first coat was kind of streaky. But, the second coat masked the streakiness of the first coat, though.
For the accent nail, I used Revlon's Brilliant Strength in Hypnotize. It goes on opaque in one coat.
Just because I wanted to be fancy and do what all the cool kids do, I attempted a striping tape design. I kept the design simple: three vertical lines of varying lengths.
While the design came out pretty clear, I think the colors are too similar to create the desired contrast effect. I love Happy, I love Hypnotize, and I love striping tape manis... but I do not love them all together.
I'm bringing you another installment from my latest Zoya haul. My coworker (a fellow polish enthusiast) brought up the fact that neither of us has worn coral polish in a while. Coral is one of those rare colors that works well for the palest of the pale to the darkest of the dark! So, this week, I turned to my haul for some coral inspiration.
Coral always reminds me of summer, the Caribbean, and the beach... all things that I love to think about this time of year! The weather is pretty miserable in New York today... cold, windy, and rainy :( Good thing I have my nails to make me... Happi!
Happi is a stunning pinkish coral with gold flecks. It is absolutely stunning! It goes on smoothly, and is opaque in 2 coats. I was concerned at first, because the first coat was kind of streaky. But, the second coat masked the streakiness of the first coat, though.
For the accent nail, I used Revlon's Brilliant Strength in Hypnotize. It goes on opaque in one coat.
Just because I wanted to be fancy and do what all the cool kids do, I attempted a striping tape design. I kept the design simple: three vertical lines of varying lengths.
While the design came out pretty clear, I think the colors are too similar to create the desired contrast effect. I love Happy, I love Hypnotize, and I love striping tape manis... but I do not love them all together.
What about you, Polishists? Have you tried a striping tape mani? How did it turn out? Which colors did you use? I'm interested in trying this technique again!
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