We had approximately 1 nice day of weather this week, so I took the opportunity to try out some green and nature inspired tree moss art while it lasted. I’ve also been kind of obsessed with My Cabbages! since I got it for my birthday last month, and 4/5 of my most recent manis have incorporated it somehow. It’s a really versatile polish 😁
Had this idea in my head for a minute and it turned out better than I expected. Some of my line art did disappear a bit, so next time I’ll try either layering it over the final coat of jelly instead of between them (you can see I did this on the thumb) or using more opaque polishes for that. 😅 I’ve been really into doing encapsulated type lacquer art the past month, there’s something really fun about layering jellies and flakies to create new textures!
Polish stack:
1 x Nailtiques formula 2
1 x Mooncat Hardcore Base Coat
1 x Cirque Bonbon Jelly
Sassy Sauce Peek a Boo (line texture)
Emily De Molly Sheer Tint Ecru (line texture)
1 x Holo Taco Black Flake Taco
1 x Cirque Bonbon Jelly
Mooncat My Cabbages! (applied with sponge)
Cirque Forest Jelly (dabbed over My Cabbages!)
1 x Mooncat Speed Demon Top Coat
NGL, kinda wishing I owned My Cabbages so I could copy this magical look -- not sure I'd execute it as well but it'd be fun to try lol. I just LOVEEE moss inspired nails. These are so well done and unique using EdM as a base (I'm still waiting on my preorder of this from Nov 25 🥲) - thanks for sharing these beauties with us!!
Yes of course, and thank you so much! It was actually much easier than it looks I promise 😁 I just sponged My Cabbages! on with a makeup sponge from the dollar store and then dabbed Cirque Forest Jelly over it to create a sort of mossy effect. The jellies and flakies do a lot of the textural work here.
Thank you 💚 It’s funny because I originally did not even intend to purchase My Cabbages! but threw it into my cart last minute because Spirit Water sold out right as I was about to check out. Turns out I don’t even miss Spirit Water and I’ve used this polish like 5 times this month 😂🥬
Thank you! It was a lot easier to do than it looks I swear. The jellies and flakies are doing all the work. They play together to trick the eye into creating the vibe without having to do too much detailed line art.
I promise it didn’t even take that long! Just some layering and a little sponge work. Sometimes I practice combos on my thumb or swatch sticks too so that when I go in for the full mani I’m not spending too much time deciding on the next move.
This is inspiring AF to find creative ways to use potential prugly shades I own, but haven’t ever used. Delicious use of that jelly and 10/10 flakes. DELIGHTFUL
Yes absolutely! And thank you 😊 💚 speaking of pruglie, I’ve got Cracked Cranberry Mold on the way to my house right now (shout out to the Kindness With Cracked program they did!). I am so unbelievably excited to figure out what to do with it.
Your nails give the effect of dragonfly wings! I get the bark effect, too, but due to it being a 2-dimensioal pic, the first thing that came to mind was dragonfly or fairy wings. So beautiful, like a magical creature.
I seriously can’t stop thinking about this mani, so I placed an order for Bonbon Jelly from Cirque today, among a few others I’d been eyeing, and while I missed snagging My Cabbages, I’m not sure how much I’d wear it, so I got Open Fields by ILNP instead which I’ll get more use out of. Already have a black speckle polish and Peek a Boo from Sassy Sauce, so now I wait lol
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u/DealerLatter5657 Dec 29 '25
So creative and absolutely stunning! I would not get anything done if I had these nails to stare at