Red Carpet Manicure

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#256
masa_inn said:
Nice gray (10 days after)

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compare (the most color-accurate is ring finger)
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They both still look very lavendar to me. The photo of when the manicure is older is a slightly grayer shade of lavendar, but still very lavendar on my monitor - not really gray proper.
 
#261
Well I am checking in with my Violetta Darling update.... Today I have noticed that the lavender has faded. It doesn't look bad, blochy or disclolored the way PT does, but it is fading. I haven't experienced it turning grey at all, just fading to a slightly lighter version of it's original shade. I still love the color and will wear it again. I am going to try and keep it on for another few days to see how bad it actually gets, but I make no promises... I am itching for something new :rolleyes:
 
#266
I was able to purchase the Red Carpet "steps" individually, including the light, online. My local Ulta stores are out of the light AND the first 3 steps for the product application until Monday at the earliest. Ulta had a $10.00 off offer if you ordered 60.00, so I ended up getting everything except the remover and accessory kit for $51.00. My shellac manicures are $35.00 pre-tip, so if I can do two manicures with this stuff, I will already be ahead.

Do you experienced ones think you can mix gellish polish with the Red Carpet base and finishing coat? And how can you make a cream sparkly? Can you do that by using one of the Red Carpet sparkly nail colors with a cream color? Final question (for now<g>). If you mix nail colors, should you put the sparkly one on the bottom or top?

Thank you so much for your help! I'm checking out all your videos and blogs!:)

Thanks!
 
#267
HunneeBee said:
My shellac manicures are $35.00 pre-tip, so if I can do two manicures with this stuff, I will already be ahead.

Do you experienced ones think you can mix gellish polish with the Red Carpet base and finishing coat? And how can you make a cream sparkly? Can you do that by using one of the Red Carpet sparkly nail colors with a cream color? Final question (for now<g>). If you mix nail colors, should you put the sparkly one on the bottom or top?
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you'll be ahead until you get addicted to the colors like the rest of us. Lol. I don't even want to think about how much I've spent on this hobby in the past year lol.

You can use gelish and RCM together in my experience. Most brands seem to be pretty compatible actually.

If you want to add sparke to a cream your best bet is to layer a sparkly topcoat like Vegas nights, waterfield etc (sorry i don't know the names of the RCM ones) over the cream or to mix a shimmery pigment or glitter directly into a small amour of the cream polish. In my experience mixing a cream and a shimmer together gave me a new color, but not a very shimmery one. The cream finish tends to overcome shimmer in that way. Many of the sheer shimmery colors though can also be layered to change the color and give a cream a shimmery new look.

HTH.
 
#268
HunneeBee said:
I was able to purchase the Red Carpet "steps" individually, including the light, online. My local Ulta stores are out of the light AND the first 3 steps for the product application until Monday at the earliest. Ulta had a $10.00 off offer if you ordered 60.00, so I ended up getting everything except the remover and accessory kit for $51.00. My shellac manicures are $35.00 pre-tip, so if I can do two manicures with this stuff, I will already be ahead.

Do you experienced ones think you can mix gellish polish with the Red Carpet base and finishing coat? And how can you make a cream sparkly? Can you do that by using one of the Red Carpet sparkly nail colors with a cream color? Final question (for now<g>). If you mix nail colors, should you put the sparkly one on the bottom or top?
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Ahead? Yeah, right. That's what I thought at the beginning of this mini-obsession. Although I am ahead, it's not quite the gap I had anticipated. Since January, I have spent about $852 on a lamp, supplies, and of course, colours (and I want more...). I probably have enough stuff for another few hundred manis. My niece and I have done about 25 manicures and 12 pedicures in that time and at $25 and $35 each (for Shellac manis and pedis) that would be $1045 plus tips, parking, etc. For me, that's more than okay because I really enjoy doing my own nails and I love the flawless nails I have with Shellac/Gelish.

I have done the reverse of what you describe and it's worked well. I have done Gelish and Shellac base and top with RCM colours. And since you ask about what goes on top, I suspect you're talking about layering, not mixing. You certainly can mix colours to create new ones, but mixing a glitter into a cream produces a color change and a very subtle effect, if any at all. It takes a lot of glitter mixed in to alter the appearance of a cream. Layering colors on top of each other creates not only new colours, but new effects. In that case, the effect (sparkle, glitter, holo, shimmer) usually goes on top for the most impact. I like RCM Glitterazzi.
 
#269
Thanks you so much for your quick response ferretkingdom! I'll either pick up some of the shimmery nail color from Sally's and use it as the second (or third) coat or figure out which red carpet shimmer color I need to get. I want to also find a neutral that will look good with my pale skin. Hopefully, I won't buy too many to find the right shade!!! I did shellac last year, but they filed my nails before painting them and I think that damaged them. Part of the reason I want to do it myself is that I'm hopeful I can cause less damage. THANK YOU again for answering my questions! I really appreciate it!!!



ferretkingdom said:
you'll be ahead until you get addicted to the colors like the rest of us. Lol. I don't even want to think about how much I've spent on this hobby in the past year lol.

You can use gelish and RCM together in my experience. Most brands seem to be pretty compatible actually.

If you want to add sparke to a cream your best bet is to layer a sparkly topcoat like Vegas nights, waterfield etc (sorry i don't know the names of the RCM ones) over the cream or to mix a shimmery pigment or glitter directly into a small amour of the cream polish. In my experience mixing a cream and a shimmer together gave me a new color, but not a very shimmery one. The cream finish tends to overcome shimmer in that way. Many of the sheer shimmery colors though can also be layered to change the color and give a cream a shimmery new look.

HTH.
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#270
THANK YOU Nancy G! I will buy the Glitterazzi. You're exactly right. I was talking about layering, not mixing. I'm so impressed with how many manis and pedis you and your niece have done! Good for you. I'm one of those rare people who won't get tired of having the same color for two weeks as long as it looks good against my skin. It's sad to confess, but my hands are by far the OLDEST looking part of me! I wash them a gajillion times a day. I think I need to make a practice of putting vaseline on my hands and wearing gloves at night! THANK YOU again!


NancyG said:
Ahead? Yeah, right. That's what I thought at the beginning of this mini-obsession. Although I am ahead, it's not quite the gap I had anticipated. Since January, I have spent about $852 on a lamp, supplies, and of course, colours (and I want more...). I probably have enough stuff for another few hundred manis. My niece and I have done about 25 manicures and 12 pedicures in that time and at $25 and $35 each (for Shellac manis and pedis) that would be $1045 plus tips, parking, etc. For me, that's more than okay because I really enjoy doing my own nails and I love the flawless nails I have with Shellac/Gelish.

I have done the reverse of what you describe and it's worked well. I have done Gelish and Shellac base and top with RCM colours. And since you ask about what goes on top, I suspect you're talking about layering, not mixing. You certainly can mix colours to create new ones, but mixing a glitter into a cream produces a color change and a very subtle effect, if any at all. It takes a lot of glitter mixed in to alter the appearance of a cream. Layering colors on top of each other creates not only new colours, but new effects. In that case, the effect (sparkle, glitter, holo, shimmer) usually goes on top for the most impact. I like RCM Glitterazzi.
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