I learn best by jumping in so I went right ahead and filmed a quick tutorial for a quilted nail art look that I’ve seen floating about. This is only my second time trying the technique so I’m still learning too. I can spot a few bald patches where I went in too hard with the pin but you can learn from my mistakes! Make sure your polish is dry enough before you start making dents in it. I certainly will next time.
Today’s Green Nails for Day 4 are a remix of a design I did a long time ago. I remembered the stripes and stud details but wasn’t sure what the colours were. When I looked back to find the first version, I saw that mint green was quite a prominent feature last time around too. Why mess with a good thing, I suppose!
I realise that we’re less than a week in to the challenge and I’ve already fallen behind but I’m determined to catch up asap! The worst thing is, I worked tirelessly all Thursday night to get my Green nails done (since I knew I wouldn’t have a chance on Friday) and then just totally forgot to schedule it. Dang!
The mint green on the ‘solid colour’ nails is Nicole by OPI Alex by the Books.
I used Barry M Coconut as the base white for the stripes and topped with a thin coat of Glisten & Glow HK Girl. I placed two strips of Striping Tape down where I wanted the white to show through. I made the mistake of using purple tape so you can see where the colour has stuck at the edges. Note to self: next time use white striping tape!
The colour at the edges is OPI Gelato on My Mind (a shade that teeters right between mint green and candy blue) and the middle strip is Kriston 10. Finally, I added the 1.5mm Gold Studs on each nail and topped with another coat of HK Girl.
It’s a few weeks since I was in normal blogging mode and I must admit, I’m a bit rusty but slowly easing back in to the routine. I recently had another big sort out of my polishes and downsized my collection a fair bit. Whilst looking through I discovered a few hidden gems which I had forgotten were in there so I’ve brought them out to see the light of day and hop back to summer with my brights. I think the colour combination is very refreshing – it makes me think of ice cold cocktails somewhere sunny!
As a little celebration, I’m running a discount code in The Nailasaurus Emporium through until midnight on Monday (Dec 2nd). It’ll give you 30% off all orders over £10 and you just have to enter ‘millionaire‘ at the checkout. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
For this nail art I created the Nimbus Nail Art over a base of white using Barry M White using Sally Hansen Coral Reef, China Glaze Tart-y For The Party, Models Own Bubblegum and China Glaze Pink-ie Promise.
I added some gold triangle studs from The Nailasaurus Emporium right at the base of the nimbus nails.
The textured glitter on my accent fingers is Barry M Countess from the new(ish) Royal Glitters collection.
It’s all topped off with a coat of KBShimmer Clearly On Top
