Alllll the way back in March I did a glitter mosaic called Electric Mermaid Scales. It has been my most popular post by a long shot, getting over twice the pageviews as my next most popular post. It's been posted - uncredited, mind you - to Pinterest, tumblr, instagram, Buzzfeed and too many other places to count. A cropped version got 16,083 reblogs on tumblr, ffs. It's not the lack of accreditation that bothers me but instead how much better I am at photography and doing my nails I am now. To celebrate getting a more sparkly new light, I present to you Electric Mermaid Scales, Take 2.
To start, I applied two coats of Sally Hansen Co-Bolt Blue. If I'm doing a full coverage glitter mosaic I like to try and match the base colour as closely as I can so if you have gaps near the cuticles or tips it's not that noticeable. Starting with my thumb, I added a stroke of top coat - I'm using Essie Everyday Top Coat, but you can use anything that isn't quick drying - then did a line of glitter down the centre of my nail. Adding more top coat as needed, I then built out each side. I like to get all the way to the tips of my nails so I stick the glitter on even if it goes over the edge. Once it's dry but before the final top coat, I trim off the excess. Once you're done, add a couple coats of Seche Vite. You want it to be nice and smooth.
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The Verdict: Of course I love this - I love all my glitter mosaics. This was so sparkly and I think I finally managed to capture some of that with my new light. Glitter <3 forevazzz
This is gorgeous! I am a new follower of your blog and the things you do with glitter are amazing. I've got a few pots of these things sitting around, maybe I need to try this with them. I'll be sure to link you in my post when I do. :)
ReplyDeleteDoooo eeettttt :D:D:D:D:D
DeleteI love that this is my blog and I can comment as much nonsense as I like :DD:D:D:D:D:D::D:D
Awesome! What kind of light do you have now?
ReplyDeleteNow THIS is what I'm talking about! I love it. You are extremely talented and patient.
ReplyDeleteSo amazing! I really love this. :)
ReplyDeleteSo pretty, I wish I had these when I did my Mermaid mani!
ReplyDeleteMermainening is officially my new favorite word.
ReplyDeleteThe redo is awesome, even better than the first time!
Take two is even better than the first one! I stumbled on your blog way back in March with that original mermaid mani. Love all the things you do with glitter!
ReplyDeleteThis is great! It was really cool to compare it to the older post, too. The glitter is so freaking awesome :) I just bought more glitter because of you!
ReplyDeleteI am blown away!! This is just amazing, I totally want to try it! It looks like it takes a LOT of patience! :) Well done!
ReplyDeleteWow, it looks amazing, I love it! I don't know if I would have the patience to do that...
ReplyDeleteI love this so much....unfortunately....I started on my thumb (at my cuticle and going horizontally) and I got about halfway up(after about 30 minutes and alot of frustration trying to get the glitter to fit snugly next to the previous one). I was using top coat and a tiny dotting tool, btw. Then it occurred to me....how on Earth will I be able to do this with my non-dominant hand?? So i quit right there. How do you get yours to line up so nicely?
ReplyDeleteI love this so much....unfortunately....I started on my thumb (at my cuticle and going horizontally) and I got about halfway up(after about 30 minutes and alot of frustration trying to get the glitter to fit snugly next to the previous one). I was using top coat and a tiny dotting tool, btw. Then it occurred to me....how on Earth will I be able to do this with my non-dominant hand?? So i quit right there. How do you get yours to line up so nicely?
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