Nail Art Wednesday: A Study in Textures with Glitter and Shattered Nails

After sporting caviar (aka fish egg or confetti) nails from last week, it got me thinking about textures. See, I enjoyed the different texture so much that I pulled out another polish that's another take on texture: shatter. It's not exactly news as we've seen practically every brand out there churn out their own take on it and calling it every single possible name that denotes the exact same thing. Crackle, shatter, cracked, break up, texture. The list goes on. If you're anything like me, I probably only got a of couple uses out of my shatter polishes. It fizzled out early on for me but lately, in the guise of trying to use what I already have, I found myself rethinking the idea of shatter. It's generally used over the entire nail but what if I just used it as an accent of sorts? Well, it's that kind of thinking that produced these:

Shimmer, shatter and sparkle!

What I Used:
Red base: A England Perceval
Black shatter: China Glaze Black Mesh
Glitter: Color Club Sugar Plum Fairy (or some other similarly dense glitter)

How I Did It:

This is easily another of those nail art designs where creating the graphic for the how-to part took longer than the actual execution. I find that this is another great way to jazz up an existing manicure with polishes you're bound to already have in your stash. Hammie definitely approves of this thrifty way of going about nail art! To be honest, I haven't even sported a full shatter mani since last year but doing my Game of Thrones inspired nails gave me an idea of using shatter in a different way that would make it look...well, different. Sort of. I guess it's the different textures that somehow work together that makes this particular design a stand out. You could probably do a whole bunch of other different color combinations, as well as play around with all the different glitter options out there.

For your viewing pleasure, here's A England Perceval on its own. This one's definitely giving Zoya Isla a run for its money! (I managed to photograph this step then got completely engrossed that I forgot to photograph the other steps. Oops.)

Here's the completed design.

It's such a bold contrast to the dainty fabric rose!

The red keeps it grounded while the shatter and glitter take it a notch higher.

 Note to self: Make sure base polish is completely dry before applying shatter polish.
Notice how it pulled the base polish on the thumb?

So there you have it, what I like to call my bejeweled shatter nails. When was the last time you sported shatter? Is it a nail trend that you totally embraced or completely shunned? Which nail trend is your favorite thus far (mine's flakies!)?