glitter - Lucy's Stash

Hello lovelies,

11.11. is a Remembrance Day and I'm doing a Poppy design for the first time this year. I've tried to come up with some original idea how to do poppies and not just paint them. I got inspired by those posh jewellery poppies you can buy so I have done bling-y glitter poppy. The poppies had true red colour but the lighting has made the colour look quite orange.

How to do it:

I started by painting my nails with Zoya Tracie. Then using topcoat and hoof stick, I have started to place red hexagonal glitters (or glequins as some may call them) one by one. Once I was done with the glitters I've used black nail polish and large dotting tool to create the centre of the poppy. Then I've use a Nails Supreme nail art pen to draw the green stalks. Last step was to seal the design with topcoat. I needed two thicker coats of Seche Vite as the glitters were not always flat on the nail due to my natural nail curve.

Where to get the products I've used:

Hex glitter/Glequins - I got my set of 12 colours from Born Pretty Store (you can use my 10% discount LUHH10)
Dotting tools are also available at Born Pretty Store
Zoya polishes are available at Zoya.com if you live in US. In UK you can get them at Amazon, Amarya or on Ebay.
Nails Supreme nail art pens available here.

Hope you like the design and please share & pin to help me spread the Remembrance Day awareness among the younger generations ;) x

...and there's me totally forgetting it's the beginning of the week and therefore a piCture pOlish Monday! So the second post of the day is a nail art featuring piCture pOlish :)

This time I've opted for a simple chevron design over gorgeous silver glitter Heavy Metal. I have used striping tape to outline the chevron/triangle shape and then I painted it with A England Camelot.