Precision Lacquer - Hazel & Gretal
9:00:00 AM
Hi everyone! Happy October! Did you enjoy Nail for the Sake of Sanity's post a few days ago? I still cannot get over how perfect her tattoo letters were! I love that I started this Nail Artist of the Month feature because I'm continually being inspired!
Since it's October, I have decided to put some old manicures that I have yet to share on the back burner and bring you Halloween manicures the whole month. I came up with this idea at the end of September, but became very hesitant and thought that I would only do a few manicures at the end of the month and fill the beginning of the month with some Fall inspired nails. Well, after unsuccessfully painting leaves on my nails, I gave up on the whole Fall inspired manicures and have now created a list of Halloween manicures to do.
At the time I gave up on Fall manicures, it was 11pm and let's face it, who wants to get into extensive nail art at that time of night? I recently received the Sprinkles Collection from Precision Lacquer which is 6 gorgeous micro glitter polishes. After feeling defeated, I wanted just to have a plain glitter on my nails. Yes, shocking for me, The Little Canvas, who always has to have nail art. I picked Hazel & Gretal since it seemed to be the most Fall like color, and got to painting.
The next night, I decided to "Halloween" the manicure by adding some black chevron tips. Let's take a look, I'm really pleased with the final result.
Colors Used:
- Precision Lacquer - Hazel & Gretal
- Orly Instant Artist - Jet Black
- Orly - Liquid Vinyl
Do you see that sparkle?! Isn't it gorgeous!!! Hazel & Gretal is a burnt orange jelly base with bronze and silver micro glitters throughout. In the bottle, it looks like a coppery/bronze, but on the nail I definitely saw it more as a burnt orange glitter. I used three coats, but you definitely could have gotten away with two. This was my first time using Precision Lacquer and I must say, I'm kind of in love. This polish applied like a dream, the brush was easy to hold as the cap wasn't an awkward shape, and the brush itself was the perfect thickness that I didn't feel like I had to keep swiping the color up and down my nail for coverage. I actually had a conversation with my co-worker about brush size the other day and we both were saying how we both disliked Essie not because the polish was a poor quality, but because the brush was so small! I love the size of Precision Lacquer's brush!
To get the chevron tips, I used Orly Instant Artist in Jet Black. I received this polish in the Nail Art Society relaunch kit and really have been in love with it ever since. I'm typically not good with stripers, but for some reason I can use this one perfectly. I was super happy with how straight my lines turned out. I almost tricked myself into thinking I had used tape. Instead of using the Instant Artist to fill in the tips, I used Liquid Vinyl and painted down from the outline. Finished with some Out the Door, and I had a manicure I loved for a few days.
What do you think? Have you ever used Precision Lacquer? Liking this as a Halloween manicure?
If you want to purchase this Precision Lacquer or any of their other beauties, you can head on over to their website and purchase a bottle for $5.95. Their polishes are made in the USA and are free of all major chemicals! Totally worth the price! I cannot wait to make more looks using the Sprinkles collection, after I bring you more Halloween manicures, of course!
Until next time, <3.
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