Just Another Mani Monday: "Berry" Purple-icious!

My last mani was very dark & edgy so I wanted to lighten this next one up and make it more playful... Purples, Blues, & Greiges are my absolute fave polish colors right now, so I wanted have an over-the-top purple nail design.  I've never done too much nail art & this is my 1st attempt at freehand nail art with a fine paint brush & 3 different colors.  The base is a deep berry purple by Essie...dried a lot darker than the bottle & looked more eggplant/blackberry in the shade).  I applied 3 coats of the Essie, slowly & soaking nails in ice water betweens coats to prevent bubbling.  Essie is a fantastic brand of polish, applies opaque & dries with a high-gloss shine. Next i wanted to create dot flowers on the side of the tips.  I first used an OPI glitter to create the center off the flowers with a fine thin tip paint brush. It's not a ton of glitter but just enough to give the flower a little bedazzley pop! Next I used OPI "Planks A Lot" to create the 'flower petals'.  Lastly, applied OPI Topcoat & sprayed with Sally Beauty Supply Rapid Dry aerosol spray.  

Essie "Bahama Mama", OPI "Planks A Lot", OPI "Show It Or Glow It"

natural lighting but not in direct sunlight (looks very dark)

In direct sunlight, appears more berry merlot-purple

 Little Dot Flowers 

This OPI glitter from the Burlesque Collection: all same-size micro glitters in a clear base, mainly fuchsia glitter mixed with silver, gold, & a tiny amount of teal glitter pieces

OPI "Planks A Lot" from The Pirates Of The Caribbean Collection

Hope you enjoyed my 'berry' purple-icious flower mani! 

What do you think of my first attempt at freehand nail art painting??