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Showing posts with label OPI I Theodora You. Show all posts
Showing posts with label OPI I Theodora You. Show all posts
Friday, March 29, 2013
I Theodora You Easter Style
So far I am really liking this years OPI releases. The Mariah Carey Liquid Sands, Euro Central, and the Oz collection. These colors are right up my alley. I've used each color I got at least 2x or more. I Theodora You is a a creamy pink that is the color of strawberry milk. It is the most pigmented softshade I own. I Theodora You is the base for my Easter design this year. I used two coats. It still had some visible nail line, which is normal for a softshade. I then used Oy-Another Polish Joke from the Euro Central mini set on my tips. SH Insta-Dri Coco-a-go-go was used for the stamping along with plates BM-302, BM-314, and the butterfly image on the Konad sample mini plate. The result looks like chocolate bunnies and strawberry milk. I snack I could go for right now as I wait for my vehicle to be serviced. I thought I wouldn't have time to do this post but it worked out perfectly since the wait is a little longer than I expected.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Subtle Ombre
It's the first day of Spring. Spring and Summer are my two favorite seasons. We started our little Spring garden. Our sunflowers have already sprouted. We have also planted carrots, tomatoes, cilantro, and marigolds. It's always amazing to see how something starts from a tiny seed in dirt and grows into a beautiful plant or something we can eat at our dinner table.
What I also enjoy about Spring is the pastel colors that are everywhere. Today, I am wearing a subtle ombre using three of OPI's Softshades. This was very hard to capture on camera. The gradient in person is more noticeable. In pictures you barely can see it. I tried different lighting to try and capture it and out of the 40+ photos, these were the best. I initially started with being indecisive about which of my new Great and Powerful Oz softshade to paint on my nails. The ombre trend is starting to show up around town and thought- hey, why not do an ombre with both colors. I have Don't Burst my Bubble and I Theodora You. I usually skip the tan shades like Glints of Glinda. It's not flattering with my skin tone.
I started off with 2 coats of Don't Burst My Bubble. It's a pinkish white that self levels on the nail and is not streaky. The next step I normally would do with a sponge, but since these are sheers, I painted directly onto the nails. For this step, I pulled out I Pink I Love You from the 2009 Fairytale Bride collection. It's a pink with a blue flash. I kind of wanted my ombre to look like a bubble-hence the blue flash. The last color is I Theodora You. This is a more opaque pink and is the darkest pink in my entire stash of softshades.
What I also enjoy about Spring is the pastel colors that are everywhere. Today, I am wearing a subtle ombre using three of OPI's Softshades. This was very hard to capture on camera. The gradient in person is more noticeable. In pictures you barely can see it. I tried different lighting to try and capture it and out of the 40+ photos, these were the best. I initially started with being indecisive about which of my new Great and Powerful Oz softshade to paint on my nails. The ombre trend is starting to show up around town and thought- hey, why not do an ombre with both colors. I have Don't Burst my Bubble and I Theodora You. I usually skip the tan shades like Glints of Glinda. It's not flattering with my skin tone.
I started off with 2 coats of Don't Burst My Bubble. It's a pinkish white that self levels on the nail and is not streaky. The next step I normally would do with a sponge, but since these are sheers, I painted directly onto the nails. For this step, I pulled out I Pink I Love You from the 2009 Fairytale Bride collection. It's a pink with a blue flash. I kind of wanted my ombre to look like a bubble-hence the blue flash. The last color is I Theodora You. This is a more opaque pink and is the darkest pink in my entire stash of softshades.
I'm really enjoying such a soft, delicate manicure. My fingers even appear longer. Have any of you tried any of the "Oz" colors yet and which is your favorite?
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