Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Kiss From My Shattered Black Heart

So I was serious when I said I wanted to do Valentine's Day heart manis all week.  After being frustrated this morning by nose-picking students who don't pay me, I'm in a don't-effing-mess-with-me mood.  OPI Black Shatter called to me, and I wanted to pair it with something strong to counterbalance the frivolity of the Bieber hearts.  Deborah Lippmann Kiss From A Rose is my favorite empowering merlot so I decided on two coats of that topped with Black Shatter and then S2TBOM<3.

Deborah Lippmann Kiss From a Rose, OPI Black Shatter, Nicole by OPI Step 2 The Beat Of My <3
Deborah Lippmann Kiss From a Rose, OPI Black Shatter, Nicole by OPI Step 2 The Beat Of My <3

 Since this is the beginning of my foray into swatching my left hand, I tried:

 A Useful Trick From Ji Baek, owner of Rescue Beauty Lounge.  

  • First Prep nails and apply base coat as usual.
  • From then on out, isolate each hand.  Paint left hand, let dry.
  • Paint right hand, let dry.
This way there's less danger of smudging, and I could use my unpainted right hand to tidy up my swatching hand.

All in all I liked Kiss From A Rose best with just the shatter.  But for one day I can wear this.  Another exciting manicure in the works for tomorrow!
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 15, 2011 at 11:02 PM

    how do you get it to shatter like that? that is so cool

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  2. KatieFebruary 15, 2011 at 11:09 PM

    Thank you! It's a special shatter polished released by OPI. When applied over completely dry polish, it crackles. If you like the look you can find it at ULTA, or check out the China Glaze crackle collection at Sally Beauty Supply stores this month! OPI will also be releasing a silver shatter in May with its Pirates of the Caribbean collection.

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