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I love those holographic flakey top coats over NYX Be Jeweled!
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OPI Black Onyx underneath Butter London’s Knackered! So gorgeous, it’s like a galaxy effect!
I love Essie’s A Cut Above over Wrapped in Rubies!!!
I love layering nail polish, my favorite is either Finger Paints Motley over Zoya Kelly for a subdued and pretty flakie, or a glitter gal silver holo topoat over Zoya Trixie for holographic awesomeness.
Lately, most dark blackened colors with flakies polishes.
OPI Last Friday Night on top of ANYTHING!
I like glitter on EVERYTHING. Lately I’ve been putting “Rainbow in the S-Kylie” by Nicole over a lot of polishes. It looks great over hot pink. It’s a dupe for Deborah Lipmann’s “Happy Birthday” IMHO.
I also love to use a coat of Sally Hansen’s X-treme wear in “Celeb City” under sheer polishes. It makes them more opaque, longer lasting and gives almost a duo chrome/metallic quality.
At the moment, Inglot’s Dream Collection Nail Enamel in 204 (Blue Flakie Top Coat) over Nails Inc’s new Baker Street (Electric Blue).
Gold sparkle top coat over a nude polish
essie set in stones over chanel graphite or essie shine of the times over any white nailpolish 🙂
Kleancolor 230 Chunky Holo Fuschia over Essie It’s Genius! Chunky Clarins 230 dupe! BEAUTEOUS!!!!
Today I’m wearing China Glaze – Preppy Pink over Essie – Van D’go.. glittery peachy loveliness! Favourite spring combo so far!
I have two at the moment – Zoya’s Angel with Sally Hansen Strobe light over just the ends (in a random or “v” shape – it looks like you just dipped the tips in fairy dust)
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OPI Hopelessly In Love with China Glaze Knotty overtop. It makes Knotty a bit quicker to work with for a more opaque nail.
L.A. Girl Glitter Addict in “Uninhibited” over pretty much any color (preferably brights and/or light colors!). Wore it over MISSHA “HGR01” for a good week, and I usually change every other day!
Nicole by OPI’s Kim-Pletely in Love over Sally Hansen’s Sweet Sunrise
Anything under Essie’s kisses and Bises
Irridescent flakies over Kleancolor Sheer Pastel Cocoa, my HG nude!
Deborah Lippmann ‘Dream a Little Dream of Me’ over butter LONDON ‘Toff’. Makes for a really unique duochrome effect.
1) Illamasqua – Gamma (orange) with NYX orange glitter polish over it (I forget the name)
2) Barielle – Coalest Day Of The Year (grey w/ pearl) with Nails Inc – Chelsea Square (clear w/rose gold glitters)
3) NP2 – Incandescent Nail Polish (french) with Sephora By OPI I Found a Pot of Gold! (clear w/ gold diamond shaped holographic glitter)
Those are my top 3 ‘go-to’ polish looks. I have a few more, that I may post later on.