Aren't they just wonderful. If you haven't tried any of the Grace-full Nail Polish yet, you really should check them out. I, personally, think Theresa Carter is the No. 1 Aussie Indie Polish maker in the country. I just can't stop buying her polish, and just when you think she can't come up with anything more beautiful, she up and does it again.
Now, on to the manicure.
Photo taken in sunlight!
I started by painting one coat of Pretty Serious "Rock On" Nail Strengthener on all my nails, and once that had dried, I painted another coat on my two middle fingers and two thumbs, which are both still very thin fragile. I then painted one coat of Grace-full Nail Polish Base Coat on all my nails.
Next, I painted three coats of "My Own Personal Snow Flurry" on my thumbs to achieve the full crelly effect that I wanted from this beautiful polish, making sure that each coat was completely dry before adding the next one. "My Own Personal Snow Flurry" is an amazing off-white crelly with black, orange, silver and blue micro-glitter with silver ultra-fine holographic glitter, iridescent glitter and silver holo hexes. The overall effect is mind-blowing. I don't think I've seen so many different coloured glitters in one polish before. It went on smoothly, with good cover in just one coat, but because I wanted the full crelly effect, I decided to do three thin coats.
The second polish I used is "Ice Crazy", on my index fingers, and this is the only one I wasn't overly pleased with. I think the colour just doesn't go well with my skin colour, but it went on easily, and I only needed two thin coats for full coverage. It is described as "a grey crelly with a hint of blue throughout, ultra-fine silver holographic glitter, iridescent tiny glitters and little flecks of mauve and blue". However, I found it very hard to get any glitter and/or holo effect at all, except for a tiny amount in the sun and under artificial light. I was quite disappointed with this polish, which is a real shame because I was really looking forward to using it; but even saying that, it is a lovely polish - just not my colour.
The third polish I tried is definitely my favourite of the five I used. I painted three thin coats of "Open Door" on my middle fingers (although two would probably have been enough if I hadn't been featuring it in my blog), and it is absolutely stunning. It is a linear mauve holo with violet flakies, and the colour shift is amazing, especially in the sun, and even better under artificial light, where I was able to get the full linear holo effect. This is the polish that made me decide that I have to get the rest of the collection as soon as possible.
The fourth polish I used, on my ring fingers, is "Drowning In Violets", a Special Edition polish which was only available to the Grace-full Nail Polish Fan Group members, and which was named by one of our members. This polish is amazing, with so much different coloured holographic glitter in it that it was really hard to get decent photos of it because of the flashing effect. It just blew me away when I put it on. It was very easy to apply, and this is just two coats, with just a little dabbing to fill in a few gaps in the glitter. The group decided they wanted two versions of this particular polish, which the members decided on by voting on the Facebook page, one with a reddish tinge and one with a bluish tinge, so Theresa then asked us for ideas for the names for the polishes. One of the names I suggested was chosen for the bluish-tinged one, but this version is the reddish-tinged one, named by another member. Members get sneak-peaks of new polish collections, can win prizes, see previews of all the Grace-full polishes, and as shown by this polish and the one I named, amazing Special Editions that no one except members of the group can buy. It really does pay you to be a member of the group, so please check it out and request to join. You won't regret it! We have lots of fun sharing our manicures and nail-mail on the Facebook page, too, and everyone is really helpful if you have any problems you need help with.
The last polish I used, on my pinkies, is "Mount Fang", one of the four Grace-full polishes in "The Inklings Collection" collaboration with Powder Perfect, who also had four polishes as part of the collection. This is an amazing set of polishes, and I would recommend that you check them out. "Mount Fang" is a deep, charcoal-based, linear holo, with red and gold sparks of colour throughout. It went on really easily, and I only needed two coats to get full coverage. The colour shift and glitter in this is really gorgeous, especially under artificial lighting and in the sun.
I finished this weeks manicure with one coat of "Quick-Dry Top Coat" on all my nails, and a second coat on my ring fingers because of all the glitter in the polish. The second coat was plenty to give it a lovely smooth finish.
Here are some more photos, taken inside under artificial light, in my sunroom under overcast conditions, outside in the shade on a cloudy day, in overcast conditions outside, and in a second one on a different angle in the sun.
The drops of water on my thumb in the sun are sprinkles of rain that fell while I was taking my photos LOL!
As you can see, the different effects seen under different lighting conditions are amazing (this is a word my husband told me yesterday that I never used until I got hooked on Aussie Indie Nail Polish - now I say it all the time). I just can't stop looking at this manicure, and I'm going to be very sad when I have to take it off in a few days. I hope you'll take the time to check out all the wonderful polishes that Theresa has for sale at Grace-full Nail Polish, and that you'll check out the Grace-full Nail Polish Fan Group, too.
Thank you for visiting my blog, and I hope you enjoyed seeing what I had to share with you. I welcome comments, good or bad, so feel free to leave one if you so wish. You can also follow my blog by filling in one of the boxes at the top right-hand side of the page if you would like to be notified when I add another post. My next one will be photos of my bare nails 2 months ago compared to now, and I am amazed at the difference that short time has made to them.
Have a wonderful week, and may God bless you with an abundance of His mercy and grace!
Hugs
Christine
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I was not paid in any way, shape or form for using any of the items mentioned in this post,
and my honest opinions are given freely and without any bias at all.
and my honest opinions are given freely and without any bias at all.
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