Sweet Baby Octopolish!

Because one Melissa design just wasn't enough, here's round 2, my take on her rainbow-striped spray marble: Melissa on the left, and my version on the right The original design can be found on Melissa's instagram @liss_929 here . window-filtered daylight I'm actually 3 years old and looooove rainbow nails, but haven't really given rainbow a whirl as nail art.  Once again, I've been inspired to play around with my stash instead of only swatching it.  Melissa's neon original has a vibrant summertime feel that I wanted to keep even though neons aren't my bag, and I think these bright jelly holos fit the bill. outdoor, bright sunlight Like with my last effort at recreating one of Melissa's designs, I found a stamping plate that had a similar finished look and feel to her hand-done work.  First, I painted a freehand striped gradient using moderately sheer jelly-style linear holos so they'd blend nicely together at the edges (no s...

This week, the Polish-Aholics Anonymous facebook group hosted a Mani Swap for members that felt like trading around.  I'm always game for new stuff, so sign a girl up! My partner for this adventure is Melissa - check out her instagram @liss_929 .  I had an absolute blast scrolling through all of Melissa's looks and could NOT pick just one (cutting it down to 2 or 3 was a real challenge!) - she does a whole lot of talented free handing and other techniques that I've never tried, so this was a super opportunity to get out of my usual comfort zone and try something new. First up, I went with this super fun geometric stained glass look: Melissa on the left and me on the right Now, since I don't have her kind of freehand skills, my manis are interpretations and riffs on her art rather than a straight copy, with the major difference being that I'm stamping that business. window-filtered daylight I found a great staggered/irregular rectangle pattern on S...