I have some pretty yummy nail art for you today! I was so excited when the Color Foils from Sally Hansen came out. I knew they were going to be perfect for stamping and I couldn't wait to get them. I hunted high and low and I found 6 of them. I thought that was all of the colors until I discovered apparently there are a few more out there waiting to be snatched up. Alas, but while I'm stalking I thought it might be nice to take a few of the ones I do have out for a spin. Come along for the ride ;)
Mani-louge
Basecoat / Topcoat: Duri Rejuvacote and NYC Matte Me Crazy
Base color: Orly Satin Hues Majestic Satin
Stamping polishes: Sally Hansen Color Foil in Titanium Rush, Purple Alloy, and Minted Metal
Stamping plate: Dashica SdP 69
Accent: various 2mm studs and beads
One thing I always worry about when stamping with foils/chromes is that they will dry up very quickly when I scrape them over the plate. This is definitely true for the Sally Hansen Insta Dri's - you have to move very fast with those. However I have seen the Color Foils used in water marbling, generally you need a slow drying polish to make watermarbles work well the one exception being some holographic polishes, so I knew these would work well for stamping. Not only did they leave time for placement but they were very opaque. In short, I'm pretty happy with my stalker like pursuit and purchase of these polishes. One thing I forgot to mention is there is no topcoat over these foils. I didn't want to ruin the matte nature of the Satin Hue polish so the shine you see is totally from the polishes alone.
So what do you think? Anyone else using the Color Foils for stamping or nail art? I have to admit I do not like foil finishes on my nails. I feel like foils will show every flaw when used as a base, but I love to use them for stamping. And there we have it! Btw I have added a new signature to the bottom of my posts now. What do you think? Thanks for reading and see you next post...
Thank you! And yes they really are great for stamping. I love the Essie chromes in particular for this reason. I think I will have to put up a watermarble these polishes too :) so come on back soon to check it out !
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