Subtle Waterfall Nail Art

Hello readers! First of all, a big thank you from me for all of you who have recently started following my blog.  I passed the 100 follower mark this past weekend!  Today I have my first attempt at  waterfall nails to show you.  I love my teals, blues and purples and am lucky enough to work in an office that allows me to wear whatever polish I want but sometimes you need something a little more subtle.  I feel like this mani could be worn just about anywhere.

The above photos were all taken in natural sunlight.  I used an ancient Wet 'n' Wild polish as the base colour.  I  bought this when I was in elementary school at the dollar store.  I have no idea what the name is... all that's left on the bottle is a sticker with 425A on it.  For the waterfall stripes I used Julep Isla (a shimmery white), Darling Diva Polish When Doves Cry (a shimmery light grey) and China Glaze Gossip Over Gimlets (a flecked bronzy silver).  I love how Gossip Over Gimlets shifts from silver to bronze depending on the light.  That's it for me today.  I have some new collections from some great indie makers coming up in the next couple weeks.  Time to get swatching!

Time For Some Polish Stamping

I love stamped nail art.  It makes it look like you spend hours doing intricate designs when really you did it in minutes.  I like adding dotted elements on top of my stamps to add even more depth to the design.  Here are a couple of different patterns I did recently.  I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

 

For the first design used Wet n Wild Teal of Fortune for the base colour.  I then stamped the full nail design from the bundle moster BM210 using CND Blackjack.  Finally I added small dots of OPI I Have a Herring Problem to finish off the look.

For the second design I used OPI Dutch Ya Just Love OPI? for the base colour and stamped the silver design using China Glaze Hook and Line and the bundle monster BM212 stamping plate.  Finally I dotted Zoya Aurora in the centers of each of the circles.  To me this looks like a purple peacock.

Dupes: OPI Divine Swine vs Wet n Wild Take the Stage

I love OPI's Muppets Collection but it's getting harder and harder to find these days.  However, if you are lusting after Divine Swine you are in luck.  The Wet n Wild Fergie collection contains a polish that is a 90% match, Take the Stage.  See for yourself.

In the bottle Take the Stage looks a tiny bit more purple than Divine Swine.  However, one you put in on your nails, this difference seems to disappear.  I used two coats of each.

There were two main differences that I spotted between the two polishes.  First, the glitter in Take the Stage seems to be a bit more dense than that of Divine Swine.  Also, Take the Stage has two sizes of purple glitter where Divine Swine only has one.  Overall I think that Wet n Wild Take the Stage is a very reasonable substitute for OPI Divine Swine and bonus, it's less than half the price.  What do you think?