This week my mom started back to school. She is an amazing teacher and wrangles third graders five days a week. She puts everything into her classroom and kids, and I wanted to do something fun in her honor. Well, I wanted to spend a lot of money, but I improvised instead.
*1 coat Sally Hansen Hard As Nails base
*2 coats Sally Hansen Blew Me Away
*2 coats Spoiled Shuffle the Deck
*1 coat China Glaze Fairy Dust
*1 coat Out The Door top coat
What I really wanted to splurge on was Whimsical Ideas by Pam's Seuss. It's all over the blogs and a brilliant take on childhood. It's a bright blue base with awesome red and white hex glitters. Oh, and did I mention the cutest bottle ever? I wish that I had the money to buy far too many of her polishes, but alas, I am but a poor girl...
(This is a little closer to the real colors, without the flash)
So, I tried my hand at recreating her beauty. I used Blew Me Away as my base, a reasonable match to hers. This is a beautiful bright blue cream that actually is a bit darker than the picture shows. It's a clean, afternoon-sky blue.
I then added Shuffle the Deck on top, which is a mix of red, silver and black hex glitters in a clear base. I have a love-dislike relationship with Spoiled glitters. I do not hate them, even at their worst, but they can be a bit annoying. The base is thick and the glitter can be sparse, so it makes for some work. But, at $1.99 (or less!) with the combos they have, I can't complain too much. I did 2 coats and each time I put the brush in, I swirled it around before pulling it back out. This seemed to help get more glitter onto the brush.
I had just snatched up Fairy dust, and my glitter looked a bit sparse, so I did a thin coat of this micro holo over the top. The silver look of it fit well with Shuffle the Deck. I dried and shined it all up with Out the Door, which is becoming my go-to quick dry.
So, it's not quite the same as Pam's (which I would NEVER object to swapping for receiving as a gift), but it was not too bad. I would work a little harder to get the glitter dispersed more evenly next time, but it was bright and happy and reminded me of my mom all week, so I guess it could have been a whole lot worse!
