I had a very busy week with swatching, but I was excited I was able to fit in some nail art! The following are my top 6 manis of the week!
First was a really easy floral pattern. I used Zoya Piaf as the base color and two Revlon Parfumeries for the flowers and a green striper. I used a tutorial from @lilyandjinks on instagram. If you have an orange stick (bamboo stick) all you do is dip it in the polish and make 5 petals, then use a darker color and a dotter to make the center and finally I added green leaves to make it more lush.
Next mani was a simple glitter topper and distressed accent nail. I used Ciate Advent Calendar colors (I plan on using those babies up until they are gone!) as undies and then topped it with 2 coats of the November Citrine from Super Nails.
Next is ombre stripes. I started with a silver base and added a quick dry topcoat. Let it sit until completely dry and then I used Nail Vinyls strips to place on the nail and then painted on 3 different pinks and removed the strips. Easy and it looks a lot more complicated than it really was. The hardest part is getting the stops on evenly.
Obviously I have been obsessed with distressed nails. It is the EASIEST and funnest way to get a neat look with little time. What I love about it is that it will be different every time. Paint your nails a base color and let it dry. Take another color and wipe off all of the polish on the lip of the bottle, now brush against the nail and you get a neat effect. You can repeat with different colors and layer. I used the Ciate Advent Calendar colors.
A swatch that stood out to me this week was Dynamite Girl. I love a matte look of a glitter jelly! This stunner is from Big Spoon Lacquers.
And lastly, another swatch that stood out to me is The Doctor Lies from CDB Lacquer. I wore this blue to work and it was very distracting in it's beauty.
I'm hoping to get back on the saddle with nail art this week as well. I am currently in the process of relocating all my polish from one side of the house to my own "mani-cave"! SOOOOOO EXCITED!!!
Happy Polishing,
Kristi aka @beginnails
The first mani, the floral pattern, is my favourite. Very nicely done!
ReplyDeleteThank you! :)
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