Glamour Peacock Feat. Orly's "Lucky Duck"

Yea, i've been lagging for a while. It happens. But i'm back! And i brought with me an amazing mani. This color combo idea originally came from my boyfriend, who in reality had an entirely different idea of the end result for this one. Apparently, he wanted shooting stars...this is what i understood from what he was trying to convey. Of course i got carried away and did my own thing with this and by the end of the mani i had seven bottles of polish in front of me. I was impressed i was able to pack so many colors on to one nail. Also keep reading to see how i created this look. :)

Aiding me in the creation of this glamorous peacock inspired mani was the love fluff of my life, Ziggy. She really slept through the whole thing and awoke to a pile of polish on her. I thought it was pretty cute. She did not share the same opinion.

For this mani i used the following in this order

Orly "Lucky Duck"

China Glaze "Emerald Sparkle"

Icing "Irish Gold"

Color Club "Pucci-Licious"

Color Club "Chelsea Girl"

Color Club "Jingle Jangle"

Finger Paints "Sparkle Top Coat"

Never did i think i'd fall for a color like "Lucky Duck." I'm not typically a dark green person but with it's dreamy cream formula that applies perfect the first time. i could not help but swoon. I felt bad about using this one for a base because it was going to get covered up. This is one of the more unappreciated colors from Orly's Birds of a Feather collection, but i highly recommend it.

With a cut up foundation sponge i used China Glaze's "Emerald Sparkle" half way up my nail starting from the cuticle. This is another color i didn't care for, but again, it's pretty amazing. It's one of the more pure, full coverage glitters i have ever seen. This would be perfect for a Christmas mani :D

Again with a sponge i used Icing's "Irish Gold" to add contrast with the dark green glitter. The light green broke up the dark forresty look of this combo and prepped it for more color to be added. I found this bottle on a sale rack, the glitter tends to settle but there is so much of it, that it's not much of  problem.

From the Color Club Poptastic collection i picked out this brilliant purple called "Pucci-Licious." Even though purple is my favorite color, i don't use this one a lot because it is just so inyourface. I had to sponge this along diagonally starting from the tips and used a few layers to amp up the color. This is not a great layering color but it is possible, you just need some patience.

After the purple i used another Poptastic color called "Chelsea Girl," this is also a brilliant bright color similar to the purple but obviously blue. This color was sponged again starting from the tips trying not to cover all the purple. I also didn't worry too much about getting fuller coverage out of this layer, the glitter will fix it.

And glitter! From Color Club's Beyond the Mistletoe collection i pulled "Jingle Jangle" the more blue and purple glitter out of the collection. All the glitters from the collection are amazing but i think this is my favorite. I used a sponge to cover the last diagonal tips of my nails. You think i would be done by now right?.....

....Wrong! Last but not least, i used Finger Paint's "Sparkle Top Coat" to bring this mesh of color all together. I love this sparkle top coat because it actually brings a duochrome effect over whatever polish you use it with. I was pretty amazed by this. And after sponging my heart out and using as many colors as i could, i was done.