The Bonded Look!

Have you seen the new James Bond movie yet? If you have, you might have noticed the double sided stiletto manicure worn by actress Bérénice Marlohe which features two OPI shades from the Skyfall collection released in honor of the film. OPI is calling the manicure "The Bonded Look". I have yet to see the movie, so please don't spoil it for me, but I really couldn't wait to try the manicure...

In the movie the manicure features OPI Skyfall, the namesake of the collection as polish on top of the nails and OPI Goldeneye underneath. I decided to be a rebel and instead of Skyfall, I used OPI Casino Royale, from the same collection, as my top color. I thought the rich mulberry purple would look great with the gold. For the gold, I behaved myself and used Goldeneye...

I love double sided polish look and have worn it a few times for my Louboutin manicures here and here. It is like a little hidden surprise that is just for me since my nails are not long enough to make it obvious, but long enough to pull it off. This is the first time I've tried gold instead of red underneath and I love it. The gold flakes of Goldeneye create a great foil effect underneath the nail. That being said, it was definitely more tricky working with the gold flakes instead of a solid cream polish. The flakes wanted to pool together in a big puddle under the nail. It took three coats to get them where I wanted them, but worth it in the end...

Here is the OPI promo for the look if you have not seen it floating around yet. This comes directly from the OPI Skyfall Collection Pinterest board...

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What do you think of this look? Have you tried painting the underside of your nails yet?

I'm glad I hurried up and tried this look since I managed to break a nail at work yesterday...

Thanks for looking!
Anutka :)

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