I decided on this design after I created my zebra-print tips a week or so ago. I wondered if I could do it again but with leopard print tips. I was stuck for a base colour, and in the end settled on my trusty Dorien Grey by Sally Hansen. I love this polish, but it takes an aaaage to dry! Anyway, I chose this because I'm still at work (day 8 of 9 today!) and I wanted something quite plain, otherwise I reckon I'd have picked yellow or something.
After the grey had completely dried, I used my white nail-art pen to draw on the tips. I had to do a few layers as it's a bit see-through with just one. I then used Barry M's Papaya to do random blobs of orange over the white. After this had dried, I outlined the blobs with my black nail-art pen, putting in random gaps in each 'outline' to create the leopard-print effect. I finished with Sally Hansen's Insta-Dri topcoat to seal it all in and smooth it out.
I wasn't sure whether to add a solid black line between the white and the grey... In the end I decided not to as I was scared of ruining it!
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The bling nails had to come off before work, but I liked the colours I'd used so decided to stick to them for this simpler mani. I started with a few coats of Lychee and waited for it to completely dry. I then used the black and nail art pens to draw around the edges of each nail (except from the tip) and topcoated.
I really like how they look, I think it looks smart but a bit edgy/different without being OTT.... however I've had mixed reactions! Both my boyfriend and someone at work said it looked like I had something around my nails like dirt, or that I'd had my nails black and picked most off or something.... obviously the world isn't ready for the awesomeness of this manicure!
I know I've totally failed at keeping up with the year long challenge, but here's my attempt for week 27 (you can find the full list at the start of my blog, in the January section).
This week was bling, which to me is obviously dimanté! For this mani I used Barry M's Lychee and some pale pink gems, and the Barry M pink nail art pen for the bits of colour. This is kind of lots of ideas thrown together - I want to do what I've done with my index finger using studs rather than gems and a different colour combo, and I think I'll do the ruffian look I've created on all my fingers for a more 'safe for work' look for tomorrow!
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I've created these gradient nails because everything else I've tried this afternoon has gone wrong! :-(
First I was desperate to try Sugar-Spun, but it ended up turning out way harder than I thought! I tried with a few different polishes but couldn't get either to go 'stringy' enough when I was trying to drag it across. Ahhh. I then tried a glitter gradient with a new polish, but there was hardly ANY glitter on the brush each time I tried to add a coat so that didn't look good either.
I needed something not too bright for work, so ended up creating this gradient with Barry M's Blueberry, Prickly Pear & the new pink SLE.
I usually just create a gradient by painting my nails one colour, then dabbing on the second colour with a make-up sponge, building up the layers from the middle towards the end of my nail. This time though, I followed nuthin' but a nail thing's tutorial and it's turned out so much better! The only thing I didn't do is start with a white base (because I only decided on a gradient once I'd done two coats of the purple!) but the rest of it worked really well, and I reckon would be even more improved with a white base. :-)
This looks a lot 'smoother' and blended in real life, and I'm very happy with how it turned out - hope it doesn't chip, but I reckon it will very soon :-(
Also, look at this amazing t-shirt I spotted while out shopping this week:
I've had this idea for a while now, ever since I bought this top! I know I keep doing aztec nails, but I love all the different colour combos and different patterns there are to re-create. I looove the colour and the pattern on this top, which I bought from my local branch of Republic before it closed down this week :-(
To create this look on my nails, I used two coats of Papaya (orange) by Barry M. I then used their nail-art pen to draw on different parts of the design from the top on each nail. I finished off with a matte top coat to make it look more material-y!
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I don't really know what I've done with my nails here, or why! I've been wanting to use my new (poundland!) Sally Hansen polish for a while, but it's bright green! I've got two days off, so decided to use it tonight. I decided to put it together with a bright pink, kind of a watermelony look? I don't know!
Once I'd finished the gradient though, I wasn't really happy with it - although the colours looked good together they didn't blend very well and it looked a bit messy. So I decided to go over it with my lovely LacAttack glitter to try and hide the rubbish gradient. I'm quite happy with the result, despite it being a bit random. It's too late to change it now anyway!
The polishes I used were:
Beauxbatons Academy by Lac Attack (the white glitter)
Grass Slipper by Sally Hansen (greeen)
Grapefruit by Barry M (pink)
I mentioned in my previous post that some of my colleagues at work are into nail art too. Jenny doesn't have a blog but I feel some of her designs need showing off! She agreed I could share them to provide others with inspiration and ideas.
My favourite-favourite design is the first one. Love it! The rest are all awesome too, and my other faves are the textured Barry M with the cute little eyes and the orange/grey gradient.
