Alessandro Peppermint Patty and funky butterfly’sAlessandro Peppermint Patty in metuljčki

Mint color is really on the move. If you told me that couple of years ago, I wouldn’t be thrilled by the news … luckily my love for the color changed over the years. :silly:

In the last few weeks I wore more blue-green colors. So it was time to reach for green-blue nail polish. And even though Alessandro Peppermint Patty is right in between pastel blue-green and green-blue, it’s still more blue than the shades I wore in last couple of weeks.

Alessandro Peppermint Patty bottle
Alessandro Peppermint Patty (bottle)

It applies similarly as majority of pastel shades. Loaded brush, as little strokes as possible and 2 coats get the job done.
Tip: if I ever mange to make a mess (aka bold spots) with pastel nail polishes, I put on fast drying top coat, wait couple of minutes, apply the third coat where needed and then cover the third layer with fast drying top coat. If I skip the first top coat layer, I tend to get pretty messy third layer. Something maybe worth trying for those of you who are like me and don’t have steady hand. :silly:

This is not creme nail polish, but the shimmer is so tiny, that you don’t really see it.

Alessandro Peppermint Patty swatch by Parokeets
Alessandro Peppermint Patty (swatch)

Color is really gorgeous and for some reason I kept picturing butterfly’s over it … so I stamped few on. :cute: I chose black stamping nail polish (old Essence one) because I wanted to make few shiny butterfly’s with Finger Paints Twisted flakie … and black is the best base if you want to achieve the maximum effect. Dark blue would be even better, but I don’t have one for stamping. :think:

Alessandro Peppermint Patty, Finger Paints Twisted, H3 fauxnad
Alessandro Peppermint Patty, Finger Paints Twisted, H3 fauxnad

Few things I learned from this manicure:
– paint inside the designated line or you could end up with yellowish stains that are really not attractive … even if base “looks” clear it doesn’t mean that it is;
– if you’re not sure if you have enough top coat on the brush or not, go with the instinct and load more top coat on it.

How do you like the nail polish and what do you think of my butterfly heaven?

P.S. If you think that you see flowers in this mani – you are mistaken. Those are only flower like thingies in my fantasy land. :cute:

* I received Peppermint Patty for review from Alessandro SlovenijaMint (imamo kak lep prevod :think: ) odtenki so letos zelo popularni. Še pred parimi leti ne bi bila nič kaj navdušena nad dejstvom … vendar se je moj barvni spekter z leti na srečo razširil. :silly:

V zadnjih tednih sem nosila predvsem modro-zelene lake, zdaj pa je čas za nekaj zeleno-modrega. Alessandro Peppermint Patty je sicer občasno modro-zelen občasno pa zeleno-moder, a je vseeno bolj moder kot odtenki, ki sem jih pred kratkim nosila.

Alessandro Peppermint Patty bottle
Alessandro Peppermint Patty (bottle)

Nanaša se tako kot večina pastelov. Če poskrbite, da je na čopiču zadosti laka in uporabite minimalno število potegov s čopičem, bosta dve plasti zadosti za lep nanos.

Mogoče še moja taktika krotenja neubogljivih pastelov. Občasno se mi zgodi, da nanos na nohtu ali dveh ni popoln oz. enakomeren. Takrat nanesem kot običajno hitro sušeči nadlak, počakam nekaj minut in nato na problematične nohte nanesem tretjo plast laka in še 1x nadlak. Če nanesem tretjo plast direktno na drugo, naredim ponavadi grozno packarijo. Se splača poizkusiti, če imate tako tresoče roke kot jaz in se vam rado pripetijo “ups” nezgode. :silly:

Peppermint Patty ni krem lak, vendar je šimer tako zelo droben, da se ga praktično ne vidi.

Alessandro Peppermint Patty swatch by Parokeets
Alessandro Peppermint Patty (swatch)

Ob pogledu na ta lep pastelni odtenek sem začutila močno željo po metuljčkih … in če ne znaš narisati metulja s prosto roko, posežeš po šablonah. :cute: Za štemplanje sem uporabila star Essence črn lak za štemplanje, večje metuljčke sem zapolnila s črnim lakom in nato čez nanesla Finger Paints Twisted lak z večbarvnimi krpicami. Raje bi sicer imela temno modro barvo za vzorce, vendar očitno nimam temno modrega laka za konadiranje. :think:

Alessandro Peppermint Patty, Finger Paints Twisted, H3 fauxnad
Alessandro Peppermint Patty, Finger Paints Twisted, H3 fauxnad

Kaj sem se naučila:
– četudi ima lak skoraj prozorno bazo, lakiraj le znotraj meje … prozorno ni vedno prozorno in hitro dobiš zelo grde rumene madeže;
– če se sprašuješ ali imaš res zadosti nadlaka na čopiču, ga verjetno nimaš … raje sledi instinktu.

Kako vam je všeč lak in kako metuljčkasta manikura?

P.S. Če se vam je slučajno zazdelo, da ste na fotografiji zagledali rožice – se motite. Gre le za rožicam podobne zadevice, ki krasijo mojo domišljijsko pokrajino. :cute:

* Peppermint Patty sem dobila v oceno od Alessandro Slovenija

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