Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Summer Ocean Mani

Pearl & Turquoise.
These two colors pair so well together in my book.  The pearly white with the bright turquoise reminds me of the beach in the summer time.  I created this look with Julep Isla (pearl) and Kai (turquoise with sea salt finish).


Isla is a gorgeous color, but it is a bit difficult to paint.  It requires some skill to avoid brush marks with this metallic pearly color.  I found the polish to be thick as well, making it challenging to work with.  Kai is a beautiful bright turquoise with a rough sea salt finish.  It is easy to paint and dries very quickly. I decided to leave the sea salt finish as is and not add a top coat.  If you want some extra shine, add a top coat.


I used Deborah Lippmann Gel Lab for this mani.  I will review this set in a future post, but for now I will state that I love the shiny gel-like finish of it but haven't experienced a longer wear time than with other base/top coat sets.  I recommend checking it out for yourself though!

   
More mani posts coming soon!

love,
B

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