Hiya fellow polish fiends,
I'm
dedicating today's post to something so yummy and delicious that it
needs no introduction - cupcakes! I'm actually quite a cupcake
connoisseur IRL if I do say so myself, and Washington DC has no shortage
of such shops if you want to indulge including the oh-so-famous but IMO
overhyped Georgetown Cupcake. I have my favs - namely Baked and Wired,
Hello Cupcake, and Crumbs so when I sat down to do a sweet manicure the
first thing that popped into my head was cupcakes. Lots of other
ladies have done them, but for some reason I hadn't until now. I
started with Essie's French Affair and then added a layer of Essie's
Peek A Boo. PAB is a very sheer pink polish that really functions more
like a super sheer low volume blue shimmer sparkle polish than a stand
alone but I love the effect here. I also accented one nail NYC Cashmere Creme - a pale metallic baby blue that is opaque in 2-3 coats. The cupcakes
were made from various polishes which I listed below the photos. I
wanted to keep the other nails crisp and simple but cute so I added
RCL's Mrs. White as a final touch. I ended up loving the way the PAB
peeks out from under the chunky white circles of glitter.
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| In the words of one of my favorite drag queens sickening no? (Indoor lighting). Can you see the PAB glittering gently on the pink of French Affair? |
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| Sprinkles are Color Club Blue Ming and Chelsea Girl, China Glaze Purple Panic & Lemon Fizz and Essies Bangle Jangle. Cupcake base is OPI Chocolate Moose accent by Essie's Buy Me A Cameo. |
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| Still trying to figure out how to make my cuticles look perfect post-clean up :( |
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| I really love how Mrs. White is it's own sort of sprinkles here as well. |
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| My friend L said this mani was like the perfect birthday treat - cute right! |
I gotta
say this is another indie polish winner for me, and maybe it's just me
but I think cupcakes got a whole like yummier. Thanks for reading and please let me know what you thought below.
