Thursday, January 19, 2012

Have you ever seen a tangerine peacock?

The tangerine that I showed you yesterday needed a little extra to prolong it's existence. 

I looked at my Sally Hansen greens, then back at my nails. Back at some teals and limes, back at my nails; and thought "peacock".

So I pulled out my Bundle Monster plates and got to work.

I used Sally Hansen Thinking of Blue to do the stamping, then dotted in the middles of the stamp with Thinking of Blue (dark blue), Fairy Teal (teal) and Grass Slipper (lime green). The pattern stamp is from plate BM 212 and the peacock is from plate BM 15.

I consider this one to be a fail because it turned out looking absolutely nothing like I had planned. I looked at my nails, imagined the stamp and other colors and it looked great. But it just didn't end up coordinating and looking how I imagined. I am thinking it's the orange background that I am having a problem with.


Anyway, I didn't do clean-up for these pictures because
a) I don't have any acetone with me, and
b) I won't be home until the evening and won't be able to get good shots before then and I plan on removing it tonight.
c) I just don't really care because the mess isn't that bad and it's not going to stay anyway. =)

So here 'tis. My peacock nails that definitely need some work:





I should have just left the tangerine alone.

Oh well. That's all for today.

Buenos días. =)

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mm not a fail, I think it looks good!
1 reply · active 689 weeks ago
Thanks! :) I just wish it had come out like I imagined! =P
i love the colors you picked, looks great with the orange
1 reply · active 689 weeks ago
This is awesome! It is totally 60s glam!
1 reply · active 689 weeks ago
This is so colourful and fun!! Not a fail at all! :D
1 reply · active 689 weeks ago
Thanks! I'm glad everyone else likes it more than I do! Haha
You are in a reto mood! I look it ! Feel like i'm back in the good ole days!
1 reply · active 689 weeks ago
I'm thinking so. Haha. And I usually hate retro-y designs! =P
There is nothing wrong with experimenting!!! We have all been there!
1 reply · active 689 weeks ago
This is very true!! :D
Wow! Super-cute!
1 reply · active 689 weeks ago
Thanks! xD

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Bright AND cute! Well done!
1 reply · active 689 weeks ago
Thanks!! :D

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I like the colors together! I do know what you mean though about it not looking the same in your head as you want it to on your nails!
1 reply · active 689 weeks ago
Thank you! =) I hate when they don't come out the way you want! =P

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I dont think it looks bad at all, it definitely looks retro but not so much peacock. I think if the orange was one of the accent colors instead of the base it would work better.
1 reply · active 689 weeks ago
I think so too. I was just trying to prolong the orange mani, though. =P

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I don't think its a fail just not peacock-ish I do like it though I agree with some of the others it looks vintage or retro, very cool.
1 reply · active 689 weeks ago
Thanks!! ^.^

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It's not a fail, love the colors!
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Thank you!! :)

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Thank you! :)

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