Kell's DIY Nails

Vexed Violet is a very unique color but I love it; it's a little bit brown, a little bit gray, and a little bit purple. Because it's a shimmer it is on the sheer side; it took 4 coats to get to an opacity I was happy with. But the durability and wear was not affected by the additional coats. In fact this held up even better than usual. I will definitly be wearing this again.   You can see how this looks different depending on the light. Indoors it look grey. It doesn't look this frosty in real life; the brush strokes are not nearly as prominent.

Hey Gang! If you follow my Facebook Page you know that I recently purchased a huge lot of stripping tape from Amazon . So, I decided to start with a negative space mani. I applied my base coat of ACI's Bridge The Ridge and let it dry thoroughly. On my Middle & Ring nails I applied stripping tape; I did a cross cross towards the cuticle on my Ring and double stripes on my middle. On my right hand I did the same patterns but switched nails. I then applied a coat of Maya Cosmetics, Bittersweet Symphony and promptly removed the stripping tape. Bittersweet Symphony is almost a one coater and a glitter bomb. Per Maya Cosmetics it consists of  gunmetal, periwinkle, and white glitter with flashes of fuchsia glitter and violet-blue-pink micro flakes in a sheer dark gray base. I don't see the white glitter but otherwise that description is accurate. It's very, very thick. I added some thinner but I really didn't see a difference.  After the first coat was completely dry I a...