Turquoise Stone Nails

This week's Twinsie Tuesday theme is "Inspired by Jewelry." I don't wear much jewelry normally... Just a few small diamond studs in my ear lobes and a small hoop in my conch piercing... And my Fitbit Charge HR. I wasn't feeling inspired by any of my own jewelry so I decided to attempt a turquoise stone mani since it's a look I really like but never got around to doing. 

I started with 2 coats of The Face Shop GR506 as my base. Then I dabbed on a bit of gold (unlabeled Cosmetic Arts polish) using the Saran Wrap technique. Then I did the water spotting technique with Sally Hansen Black Heart and Fructis hair spray. Here's a tutorial by Kristin of Lacquer Style.

I'm not completely happy with how this came out... I think the gold looks more like it was sponged on rather than veiny like the stone. I also think there's too much black and the lines are too thick. I do like the overall effect though :) What do you think?

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Sharon at Behind Green Eyes 

Savannah at Addicted to Polish

Sarah at Partly Cloudy with a Chance of Lacquer

Sara at The Call of Beauty

Róisín at Cuti-CLUE-les

Megan at A Beauty in the Business

Marisa at Polish Those Nails

Marisa at Polish Obsession

Lisa at The Polish Playground

Claire at Kerruticles

ChiChi at I'm Just Me...ChiChi

Chelsea at Nailed Blog

Amber at Nails Like Lace

Amanda at Fashion Footing

Amanda at Amandalandish

Alice at Nail Art in Wonderland

Alaina at The Little Canvas