#speckled nails

[victoriasnails]

This was one of those manis where you think in hindsight what you could have/should have done differently. I wish I hadn't done the speckled background on the 2 middle fingers. I feel like the stamping doesn't stand out much against the dots in the background. Matte? Glossy? You decide!

Used in this mani:

Essie - Lighten The Mood

China Glaze - High Standards

Maniology - Bam! White

Glisten & Glow Glossy/Matte Topcoats

Stamping Plate: Fall In Love Collection 08 from @moyou_london

[victoriasnails]

While I am super feeling neons & holos lately, I still crave fall colors & weather & fall manis. This speckled shade isn't something I would normally reach for, but I'm obsessed and I need more.

Used in this mani:

Cirque Colors - Shale

Painted Polish - Stamped In Mulberry

Glisten & Glow Topcoat

Stamping Plate: Fall In Love Collection 03 from @moyou_london

[victoriasnails]

Officially obsessed with the speckled images on this stamping plate! I want to use it in all the colors!

Used in this mani: 

Sally Hansen - Wild Watermelon, Apricot

Wet N’ Wild - She Sells

Twinkled T - White stamping polish

Mundo De Unas - Gold stamping polish

Glisten & Glow Topcoat

Stamping Plate: M055 (collab with @hannys_manis) from @hellomaniology

[nailsbymh]

Pastel Easter nails

[lucysstash]

Since the craze about speckled nails/nail polish is revived again with the new Models Own Speckled Eggs polishes, learn how to do them yourself with the existing polish you have already at home! http://lucysstash.com/2013/03/diy-speckled-nails-with-tutorial-diy.html

[makeupbox]

Illamasqua “Speckled Egg” Nails

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It’s always fun to see what Illamasqua comes up with each Season, and this past month, I’ve been very fascinated by their “mottled” nail polishes from the l’Imperfection collection.

I did my own interpretation of it (mine’s more "party-confetti" than "speckled egg"), and didn’t use the same colors or glitter varnish. This is a quick post just to tell you what sort of product you should look for to get a similar effect!

Base: Pick a pastel. If you want to make it look like Illamasqua, go with dusty, slightly “faded”-looking pinks, blues, greens, beiges. I went with a brighter lemony yellow (China Glaze Lemon Fizz) just because I wanted it to stand out a bit more.

Glitter: Look out for varnishes that have a finer glitter AND larger sized round glitters. It should be darker than the initial color you applied. (I used Sephora by OPI’s Spark-tacular.) A black glitter (try L.A. Girl) would give you the most "egg-like" look.

I find just 1 coat of the glitter polish is enough. 2 can make it overwhelming (see my little finger), and you end up noticing the glitter more than you do the mottled design.

Worse comes to worst, if you’re feeling lazy or just want the exact shades, you can always visit Illamasqua here to pick up their limited edition polishes!