I can't remember who I saw this from on Instagram, I THINK it might have been Amy, @mcpolish. I'm so sorry that I don't 100% remember. However, in the picture that I saw, they put a flakie polish on their naked nail and happened to stamp over it. I thought it was absolutely stunning. I've been sitting on my NVR Enuff-Opal (an iridescent flakie polish) and couldn't think of how I wanted to use it. Then I remembered seeing that picture and had an A-ha! Moment. I don't remember if the person had used a matte top coat or not, but I decided I wanted to.
I absolutely love how this came out! First I used Sweet and Sour Lacquer- Smoothing Sauce base coat, 2 coats of Opal and then I used Love, Angeline-Topped with Love top coat. I wanted to make sure that my base was completely dry before I stamped. I also used Sweet and Sour Lacquer- I Peel Good to protect my skin when stamping. I used Painted Polish- Midnight Mischief, Winstonia Marshmallow Stamper, Bundle Monster Scraper, and my Uber Chic 8-01 plate to stamp. After cleaning up my nails, I used Topped with Love again to seal in my design and prep for the matte top coat. I've had bad luck in the past with smearing if I don't use a fast drying top coat BEFORE matte top coat. If you were wondering why I did a top coat and then the matte top coat. I'm not that crazy I promise. Just a little :) I used Lou It Yourself- Nothing else Matter's matte top coat.
I find that with a matte top coat, the flakies really pop as you can see in the bottom picture. Well as much as you can see from the angle I took the picture haha.
So I'm sorry this isn't much of a review, I just really love how this came out and wanted to share. Is that ok with everyone? It's ok with me. Thanks for sticking by, happy polishing, and I'll see ya in my next post!
Links to Products Mentioned:
love-angeline.myshopify.com/
www.uberchicbeauty.com
www.paintedpolish.com
www.winstonia.com
www.bundlemonster.com
www.louityourselfvinyls.com
www.nvrenuffpolish.bigcartel.com
www.sweetandsourlacquer.com