31 Day Challenge - Day 14 - Saran Wrap Manicure

Well hello polished peeps! Today I bring you the Saran Wrap Manicure day in our 31 Day Challenge. Are you getting sick of my Challenge posts yet? I kind of am. I keep seeing all these amazing ideas then I can't do them because I'm swatching my life away for this. Oh well, at least that means I'm going to have a gazillion ideas and posts to keep this blog alive with after this is all said and done!



The saran wrap manicure is something I did before for as my favorite effect in another challenge. That time I used a different technique, and the nails really were not my favorite. I did them by painting on my base coat, letting them dry, and then painting on a second coat and dabbing off the second color with the saran. To me, they didn't come out looking like all the pictures I've seen online.Looking back, I can't believe I posted those pictures....my cuticles were awful and the pictures were blurry. I really have seem to come a loooong way with this whole nail art and nail blogging business.



When I did these nails, I used a different approach which Nicole had mentioned awhile back. I think that they came out A LOT better. Let's take a look....





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Sinful Colors - Winterberry

Essie - Nothing Else Metals

Two colors, gorgeous manicure. Before I get into how I did these nails using Nicole's technique, I am going to ramble about how much I love Winterberry. Winterberry is a gorgeous deep dusty purple color. I really have no other way to describe it. It's purple and shimmery and dark...ahhh perfect Fall/Winter color. I bought it in the summer time as part of some random Sinful Colors display and never used it. I threw it aside and forgot I even owned it until this manicure. I may have used it once for detailing, but to be honest, never actually swatched it.





When I sat down to do this manicure, I originally was going to do Winterberry base with a gold top. After one nail it was awful. I thought that my saran skills were the problem, but instead it was my metallic gold polish. Word to the wise, do not use Sally Hansen Golden-I as a top for a saran manicure, it will fail. Then I saw my bottle of Essie Nothing Else Metals, the gorgeous lavender metallic polish I got free from Klout, and thought "hmmm this may be a good time to use it." Sure enough, it was the perfect time.





What I did, and what Nicole does, is first you paint on a base coat of whatever color you want to use. Obviously, I used Winterberry. Then when that was dried, it was time to add the saran marbling effect. I dripped some polish onto a paper plate, then I dipped a lil wad of saran wrap into the polish. I dabbed the saran a few times onto the paper plate, then onto the nail. This worked soooooooooo much better. I obtained the perfect marble-y look and interesting design. To me, it almost looked like a stamp. So thank you so much Nicole!! Now I don't have to give up on Saran Wrap Manicures again!!!!





What do you think? Have you had success using either technique?





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