Thursday 21 June 2012

Elf Desert Haze Gold And Brown Leopard Print

Hey all.. Simple Leopard print today. I'm still trying to catch up with all the mani's I've done but haven't posted, so these are from a few weeks ago. I've done this combo before on a nail set, but with Models Own - Nude Beige, and I think the warmth of that shade helps tone down the brassy look of the Citadel Paint, so I'm not fully a fan of these. But I like them matte =]

Base Coat: Nai RX - Stuck On You
Base Colour: ELF - Desert Haze
Stamp Colour: W7 - Suede
Image Plate: Konad M57
Gold: Citadel - Shining Gold
Top Coat: Models Own - 3 In 1

Elf - Desert Haze, 2 coats
And here's the basee colour, the first Elf I've ever tried; and I loved it. The formula was so great, and dried so quickly! I think it's my favourite nude right now. Then I added a coat of Rimmel - Matte Finish.


Hope everyone's had an okay day.

44 comments:

  1. It's quite elegant!
    LOl it's nice to hear that others have the problem with "too many mani's not yet posted" too ;)

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    1. Thank you! & Yeah I went through a phase of painting my nails every day for two weeks.. and now I'm stuck with a huge backlog lol

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  2. Ohhh, I love the matte, very pretty!

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  3. gorgeous, i prefer the matte version :-D

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  4. It's amazing how much the mattifyer changes the look of the mani. I like it much more matte! :)

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  5. looove the colors..looks great matte!

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  6. Wow, looks perfect... but i like the shiny version better... :)

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  7. I love the elf base color you used! This is gorgeous! :)

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  8. Love it! That's one of my favourite stamps to use, especially since I suck at freehand leopard!

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    1. One of my favourites too! I have such a hard time spacing leopard print freehand stuff.

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  9. oh i love when you do a matte mani! this is freaking gorgeous! :)

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  10. These may be simple but so gorgeous!! And you're right, the matte is the perfect touch!! Seriously so chic! :)

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  11. Love it and I especially love it with a matte topcoat!

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  12. These are my kind of colors! I love it!

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  13. It looks so amazing matte! I love it shiny too, but matte is just... wow!

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  14. Very pretty! We all do crazy colored animal print so much, I get a little surprised every time I see a natural colored animal print.

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  15. This is beautiful! I like it matte too! :D

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  16. I can never get enough leopard. It's so fun, easy, and versatile. I love this matte.

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    1. Me too! I'm a leopard junkie when it comes to nails :D

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  17. so amazing! I must try!!

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  18. I'm in love with this mani!! Question, since your nails look to be on the long side can you stamp all your nail at once? I have a fauxnad set from born pretty and I found that the images are too short, both width wise and length wise. So basically my question is: Is it worth it to splurge and get a konad plates to fit my nails?

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    1. Thanks! My nails do get a little long, but I've found the length I like them at best is always within stamping sizes. I always have to double stamp my thumb with the original Bundle Monster set because of width and length, but with Konad I'm fine.

      I would say splurge for sure if you're having trouble with sizes, maybe get a set like Bundle Monster 2, the new set, or Mash plates, and then get a few konads.

      If your nail beds/nail length's long it might be worth it to look into the large image plates out there, like Dashica's or Magno Nails.

      Hope this helps a little :]

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    2. It helps a ton! Thanks for pointing me in the right direction!!

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  19. Very pretty hun. I've only tried one elf polish and it was stickey & took forever ti dry! Maybe they've changed their formula x :-)

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    1. Really? That sucks :( I've only heard good things about their formula so maybe you just got a bad one or something!

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