Monday, December 17, 2012

Christmas Skittlette

Skitt * lette : a manicure consisting of two, or three, different accent nails on each hand. 

I just did my first skittlette manicure for a contest being hosted by Marta at ChitChatNails.  I've never tried one, and I decided to give it a go for the contest!  Take a look!


I used my three new Butter London polishes (thanks mom!) to create this nail art.  The magenta-plum creme is Queen Vic, the deep pink microglitter is Fiddlesticks, and the green is Jack The Lad.  The gold glequins are from the BornPrettyStore (code for 10% off: PPJ61) and the gold microglitter on my index finger is Orly Prisma Gloss Gold.  Sealed with two coats of Seche Vite (Fiddlesticks is a hungry one.)


I'm not really a pink person, but without question I'll make an exception for Fiddlesticks!  A rich-toned base with dark flecks and glowing microglitter?  Yes, please!  Queen Vic is an absolutely perfect two-coat creme, and Jack The Lad is such a stunner, although the gold glequins don't let the true beauty of this polish shine through.


I'm obviously not as talented at artsy pictures as Marta, haha!  It was a lot harder than I thought it would be to come up with multiple different nails that would all look good together and form a cohesive look.  I have so much respect for Marta who constantly comes up with stunning combinations for her manicures! 

I'm looking forward to wearing all of these polishes alone, but I also really enjoyed wearing them together!  What do you think of my first skittlette?  :)

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    1. Thank you! I really liked that one too, I'm thinking of doing a full mani like that soon! :)

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  2. I love this! I've been dying to do a 'skittlette' for ages now but have found it hard to decide what to do. This flows really nicely!

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    1. Thank you so much! I took quite a while to finally decide on what to do, but I'm really glad with how it came out! Give it a try, I'd love to see! :)

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  3. Ahh skittle manis are my faves :) Love yours! A little obsessed with Fiddlesticks now...

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    1. Thanks Alexis! Fiddlesticks is absolutely stunning, you definitely won't be disappointed if you get it! :)

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  4. Marta told me contest entries could only be submitted if they hadn't been posted on a blog......

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    1. I received an email back from her saying that my entry had been accepted, so it seems to be no problem.

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  5. I like skittle manis and this one is really pretty!!

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  6. This is just gorgeous!! It's a perfect skittlette that Marta would be proud of! :)

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  7. Oh, Fiddlesticks! This whole manicure is lust-worthy. It was my first time doing a skittlette mani too, but I don't think it will be my last. It definitely does take a little bit of planning so that it didn't look slapped together. Yours flows together beautifully.

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  8. Stunning! I've never seen a design like this before

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  9. Amazing mani! Love this so much! <3

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