Cream Knit Mani

Today I have a quick and easy nail stamping manicure to share with you.



Cream Knit Mani

To achieve this look, I used Vivid Lacquer plate VL004 for the stockinette stitch pattern on all of my fingers except my ring finger.  For the ring finger, I used Winstonia plate W120 for the Nordic fair isle star pattern.

When I first saw this Vivid Lacquer plate I knew I had to have it. I love knitting and I love nail stamping - so this plate was perfect for me!  I bought it in the summer, so I never really had the urge to try it out until now that we're in sweater season.

Polishes Used

The nail polishes I used for this look were Essie's 'Urban Jungle', which served as the base colour, and for the stamping polish I used China Glaze's 'Release' from the limited edition 'The Giver' Collection. I chose these polishes because I wanted to use two colours that would give a realistic shadow effect when paired together.

I can't get over just how realistic the Vivid Lacquer knitting pattern looks on the nail! In real life, looking at this manicure from a couple feet away gives a bit of a trompe l'oeil effect. It almost looks like a thin, tiny swatch of knitted fabric has been placed on my nails!  Of course the effect would be a little more realistic with a matte topcoat, but for this manicure I chose this image more for the pattern, and not so much for the effect.  Now that I see how realistic it can look, perhaps I'll try it again with different colours and a matte top coat.