NOTD: Zoya Norra & Nails Inc. Maddox Street

After my first try at stamping left me underwhelmed, I decided to run back to two of my favorite nail polish colors- dark vampy red, and metallic gunmetal- and see if I couldn't get a design that was more "me". I don't know if what I ended up with is quite what I pictured, but I think it's a good place to start! I used Zoya's Norra, which is a deep berry red with a subtle hint of silver frost as my base, and Nails Inc.'s Maddox Street, which is a gunmetal grey, as my design color. The stamp I used was the same lace pattern as before, only I positioned it differently this time around. The problem is that the design hardly shows up at all! I thought by using a metallic polish for the stamp, it would catch the light and show up because it's a different texture from my base color, but they're both very dark shades and from even a bit of a distance, the design is hardly noticeable. However, up close, it's really pretty. I think I'll do this again, but use a slightly brighter red or berry as my base color so the stamped design will show up better.

Zoya Norra

Nails Inc. Maddox Street

 Here is the finished nail; enlarge if you'd like to see the design better. It's really pretty, just... subtle.

Zoya Norra as a base with Nails Inc. Maddox Street stamped on top. 

I'm starting to get the hang of this stamping thing! It will definitely take me a little while to find color combinations that look ok together and aren't too loud for my taste, but slowly but surely I am getting closer!