The One With the Buffalo Plaid Winter-y Manicure
9:00:00 AMGood Morning, Polished World! How are you all doing on this wonderful Sunday? First, I want to extend my thoughts and prayers to those who are followers of this blog who were affected by the horrible weather in United States over this past weekend. I can't stop watching the footage of the tornadoes and have this deep pit in my stomach. I could never imagine going through that and truly my thoughts and prayers are with every single one of you.
When things like this happen, it really puts things into perspective. When I was writing this post, I was complaining about the dumbest things. All which are petty in comparison. Right down to my complaint being that I didn't get around to posting this blog sooner because I was busy with work. In the end, I should be grateful that I have a job, a home, and electricity. Things that so many lost in a blink of an eye. So if I can teach you all anything this season, it's to please be grateful for what you have.
Today's design is a fun, wintery Buffalo Plaid design. A few years ago I created a similar design where I accented the whole thing with a holly leave, but I really wasn't feeling that. So, I opted for the snowflakes, because we all know how much I love doing those this time of year.
Let's take a look!
Colors Used:
- INM - Red Rover
- ILNP - Versailles
- ORLY - Liquid Vinyl
- Acrylics
Red Rover is a gorgeous red polish that I totally forgot I owned! For this design, I originally was going to use OPI Having A Big Head Day, but unfortunatly it dried up. I went on the search for the perfect Buffalo red, and found Red Rover. Two coats of this beauty and I had the perfect red Christmas polish. When the two coats were dried, I free handed the buffalo plaid. Yes, that's right, free hand. I started off by painting on the little squares, then went on from there. Tedious? Little bit. Worth it? Of course.
I really like how the snowflakes blended with this design. It feels to me like a mix of a winter-y warm sweater....if that makes sense. My only regret about this design was that I used Versailles by ILNP instead of Mega X. The snowflakes were an after thought, so I don't know if gold really goes along with them. I think silver might have been the better choice. Regardless, I still love it.
What do you think? Fan of this manicure?
Until next time, <3.
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