This is my third tropical manicure for the Hukilau 2013.
I came up with the idea to use Winstonia W114 plate, which has a cool Moai image on it. I highly recommend checking out the Winstonia stamping plates. The quality is awesome and the images are very unique. You can find them at http://www.winstonia.com/.
Here is the polish list used to create the look:
WnW Black Crème
Essie In The Cab-ana
Konad Black
Sally Hansen Lightening
WnW French White Crème
WnW Sunny Side Up
Seche Vite
My husband suggested a sunset type background, so I went with that idea. I started off with one coat of WnW French Crème on all nails. Next I did one coat of WnW Sunny Side Up. Picked the largest dotting tool and with Sally Hansen Lightening made the sun shape. Using Konad black I stamped the Moai images on my nails except for the thumb. Using WnW Black Crème I made the land for the Moai to sit on. Toped with Seche Vite.
Since I have more space on my thumb I wanted to add the ocean to the sunset. For the ocean I used Essie In The Cab-ana. I made little waves with WnW French Crème and a nail art brush. I then stamped the Moai with Konad and used WnW Black Crème to make the land on which they sit. Toped with Seche Vite.
I had mixed feelings about this manicure. Close up it looked cool but from afar it looked like a mess since the detail is lost. Just taking a picture proved challenging. This is definitely an idea that I need to play around with more.