Graffiti Nails Ice White
Barry M Damson
Barry M Elderberry
Born Pretty Gold Squares (#109)
Glisten & Glow HK Girl Top Coat
Marbled effect created using saran wrap
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Acid Wash
I’ve been binging on Orange is the New Black this weekend (thank you, Netflix!) so today’s nail art had to be Orange! I did the marble effect using cling film and it’s my most successful attempt yet. In the past, my attempts have been a little too marbled but the detail is nice and clear this time around.
The colours I used are Sally Hansen Tahitian Sunset, piCture pOlish Totes, NYC Rooftop Party Berry and Nicole by OPI Yoga-Then-Yogurt.
The details are all DIY Nails water decals. The Drippy Letters are from Creepy and the Parental Advisory stamp is from Love/Hate.
ASOS Denim Jacket in Pink Mottled Wash – asos.com
A little while ago, I was flicking through this month’s Asos magazine and I cam across this pink mottled jacket that was the perfect inspiration for some nail art. In all my excitement I got started on the nail art right away, not realising that the jacket wasn’t even online yet! I wanted to wait for the jacket to appear on the website before posting the nail art so you could see my inspiration.
I achieved this look using saran wrap / cling film but I do it in a weird way! I splodged out my three colours on to a sheet of plastic, dabbed on a piece of crinkled cling film and transferred it to my nails.
For this look, I used Barry M White as my base colour.
I used scrunched up cling film to transfer the mottled pattern which I made using Barry M White, W7 Baby Pink and Collection Think Pink.
The circle stud details are from Born Pretty Store (style #123).
It’s all finished with a top coat of Cult Nails Wicked Fast.
They say that ‘Done is Better Than Perfect’ and it’s a mantra that I’ve been trying to adopt recently. I’m a perfectionist to the core which can be a great thing but also means that I procrastinate whenever I doubt my ability to complete the task at hand to ‘perfection’. I have so many ideas scribbled down for this blog but because of that mind block, I’ve been putting them off for too long.
This weekend, I told myself that enough is enough – my blog has become too formulaic, too predictable and it’s no fun for anyone! I want to start mixing things up and I think the best way to do that is to proclaim my intention to you guys. If I say it, I have to do it right? And I figure that the best way to do it is to push forward with a new set of ideas. Even if it’s not perfect, it’s better than nothing!
I won’t be doing anything too drastic. There will still be a lot of my ‘regular’ posts like this one with some nail art and a bit of chat but I want to splice in some other types of posts too, like little extra treats to fill things out at least once a week!
I used Kriston 05 as my base colour as it’s a very light shade of mint.
Using the Saran Wrap technique, I created the mottled effect with the Kriston shade, NYC Water Street Blue, NYC Blue Sky and Rimmel Aqua Cool.
I added some of the Silver Triangle embellishments from She Sells Seashells. I gently curved them first using a pair of tweezers so they’d sit flush to my nail.
The stamped designs are from MoYou Plate Fairytale Collection 06 and I used BK Matte White.
It’s all topped off with a Color Club Top Coat.
