Barielle Budda - Ful Flowers

I was really lucky to be sent some amazing polishes by Barielle to play with. One of those polishes is a lovely flakie named Budda-Ful. The name led me to dream of lotus flowers on the corners of each nail. As it often happens, what I think up doesn't quite come out as I pictured it. In this case, I'm not convinced that I ended up with lotus flowers, but whatever flower that is, I do love the manicure.

I started out with Wet 'n Wild Black Creme followed by a thick layer of Barielle Budda-Ful. Flowers were drawn using black and white acrylic paint. A red rhinestone was then added at the base of the flowers. I can't quite put my finger on what this reminds me of, but I'm sure it will come to me eventually .

Some swatches of Budda-Ful over Wet 'n Wild Black Creme to show off the gorgeous blue/green flakies. The base of Budda-Ful is quite milky which gives the combo a soft foggy look. Is there anything better than flakies over black?

Swatch Details
	Brand: Barielle Collection: main line Color Name/Number: Buddha-Ful, 5109 Number of coats: 1 (over 1 coat Wet 'n Wild Black Creme) Top Coat: Yes Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP)

On it's own Budda-Ful can be worn for a lovely sheer look. The polish consists of a soft milky pink base with flakies that shift from gold to green to blue. The blue is best seen when layered over black, but it is there. I can definitely see a french manicure done with this as the base/top. Here, I used three coats for a lovely sheer manicure. Swatches are with a top coat...

Swatch Details
	Brand: Barielle Collection: main line Color Name/Number: Buddha-Ful, 5109 Number of coats: 3 Top Coat: Yes Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP)