Shellac layering questions

[Emma Wark]

Hi everyone. I've never posted on salongeek before so apologies if I post in the wrong place or anything like that. I've had a look through some posts but couldn't find the answers I was looking for.
I've been trying to layer shellac on some nail pop sticks to see what colours I can make and used Pinterest for ideas. One of my questions is though, how many layers of each colour. As I imagine too many layers will not look good. The few kinds that I've tried the colour I put on the top just makes the nail the top colour and doesn't mix the two, does that make sense?
I've been doing Shellac since January after a good few years break from doing nails.

 

[attitude]

One layer of each and not all colours work together. Generally a lighter colour on top changes the base colour. Some changes are very subtle. Some are completely new and different.

 

[user 111574]

Perhaps these will help get you started

 

[Emma Wark]

Thank you for your replies. I think with a lot of them it just kinda looks unfisnished because you can see brush strokes because there's for example one coat of light on a darker colour. Xx

 

[user 111574]

Thank you for your replies. I think with a lot of them it just kinda looks unfisnished because you can see brush strokes because there's for example one coat of light on a darker colour. Xx

Sometimes it works best if you do 2 coats of your darker colour followed by one coat of a SEMI-SHEER e.g. decadence or nordic lights
One of my favorites is Tinted love x2 + Nordic lights x1... a beautiful burgundy with holographic sparkle!