I’ve joined in the Everything But The Kitchen Sink Saturday challenge once again, this time with a hearts manicure. Three of my nails have a base of OPI I Have A Herring Problem, which I was wearing yesterday; the other two have Nina Silver Slipper.

I started by adding the silver hearts to my ring finger. I just stuck them on over wet top coat. It was easy enough, but the top one moved and when I moved it back it had left a bit of a mark. The hearts are completely flat, so don’t lay flush to the nail at the sides, so I added two further top coats to seal them into the polish. This has covered well, and I can’t feel the hearts through the top coat, but it did bubble a little, so it’s not that neat. I like the idea of these heart sequins, but not so much in practice. They might be better if I glued them, so that they laid flatter on the nail.

I Have a Herring Problem didn’t show up brilliantly against the silver base, so I freehanded the two hearts on my middle finger using Chanel Blue Boy and a dotting tool.

Then I stamped some hearts using Barry M Foil Effects Silver on my index finger, and using China Glaze Up All Night on my thumb.

Finally, for my little finger, I painted some Silver Slipper onto a thin plastic bag (the kind that a greetings card comes in) and when it was dry, cut it into a heart shape and stuck it to my nail using top coat. It’s a bit thick, but I couldn’t easily separate the polish from the bag, which was my original plan.

Details of all the polishes and stamping plates are below.

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