Thursday, November 24, 2011

The poisonous bite

Last time I tried a flakie gradient, it turned out pretty damn nice, so I decided to try it again. This time in a darker take on a manicure I did last christmas, to suit the occasion: I was doing something I don't do a lot - I went to the opera. Apparently I've seen this particular opera several times during my life, but it's been a bunch of years since last time I saw Bizet's Carmen. Now, Carmen was a fiery woman, so I decided on something vampy. I also decided that if Carmen had lived today, she would have been all about edgy stuff, so I added some edge. This is what happened.





Misa Love Bite with Nfu Oh 56 tips. The execution of this one turned out rather sloppy, as I was short on time before leaving home, so the bubbles you see all over ...were there. Also, every darn time I add an Nfu Oh flakie on top of a manicure, it shrinks. Add the severe smudges I inflicted on these poor nails courtesy of my jacket zipper... And by then I was rather happy that Sweden is a dark place this time of year, and that the opera house doesn't provide much more lighting than the outside world. Still, the manicure kind of rocked, don't you think? I call it Poison Bite.

Sminkan went all in on a vampy week last week, so if you're feeling those shades right now, go take a look (and scroll down, Sminkan is a heavy poster!). The manicure above was actually worn during, but I never managed to post it on time.

Swedish word of the day:
sjunga -verb sing
Some can do it.

11 comments:

  1. I'm in love with this mani! Love love ow you added glitters only to the tips and how the colors complement each other! <3

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  2. I will also steal you this design :P

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  3. i just love it

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  4. Cool mani with a very suitable name. :D

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  5. I love the dark red base but green tips just aren't my thing but I appreciate the unique combination, that is also one of the reasons your blog is so awesome ;)

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  6. OOOOHHHH <3
    Need to wear this combo !

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  7. Den ser tjusig ut, manikyren, på dina bilder, men jag håller med Nfu oh flakesen krymper nästan alltid manikyren oavsett hur man bär sig åt. Jag använder dem i princip aldrig.

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  8. oh this is so nice!! i think i ll borrow this idea for my next mani:-)! thanks, really lovely

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  9. Gah, helt sjukt snyggt! Älskar färgerna ihop!

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  10. Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous. Such an unconventional color combo! Also, I wanted to say how much I love your Swedish words of the day! I spend about half my time in Finland (back in January) as a part of my degree program, so I'm relatively decent at Finnish but I legit know like four words in Swedish, somehow. Your blog should help!!

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