Review: Art Deco mani using Floss Gloss Stun, Dimepiece and Partybruise!

I'm always on the lookout for new polish brands and I'd seen Floss Gloss around the place and thought I'd give it a shot. I'm so glad I did because they are so very super sparkly and awesome. I've been moving away from the traditional polish reviews lately as I like to contribute to the internet something that hasn't been done before. I really wanted to try out these polishes so the hardest part was trying to find out how to incorporate a coral, very dark brow, gold glitter and silver glitter polishes in the one mani. Why not jump aboard the art deco train and do something with triangles and call it art deco?

I initially did a mani involving coral and brown stripes over the gold and silver glitter but it really wasn't working for me. For my second attempt, I started with two coats of Partybruise, a really awesome brown so dark it could be black. Application was good - you only need the two coats - and it's something different from just using black all the time. After it and my coat of Seche Vite were dry, I went to work with my tape. I started by cutting "M" shapes out of painter's tape for the silver polish. Dimepiece has excellent coverage for a purely glitter polish - I only needed the one coat here. After adding another coat of Seche Vite and letting everything dry, I switched to clear tape and taped off the V's for the gold polish, Stun. Everything was sealed off with another coat of Seche Vite and I was done.

The Verdict: These polishes are awesome and not too expensive either. I didn't get to post the vine of this manicure, but the one above is using the same silver glitter over Sally Hansen Celeb City and it'll give you a true idea of just how amazing it is. And yay, art deco!

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