My first nail post- woo!
This is a first for a design like this for me. Usually I use nail art brushes for different patterns,but today I grabbed some masking tape (after Mum's precise 'freshening up' of the living room at the weekend) and pretty much made this one up as I went along. So, if you're interested in how I did this then have a butchers below!
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| What I used: Rimmel Lasting Finish: 080 Black Cab| Maybelline Express Finish : 862 Turquoise Lagoon| Barry M : Instant Foil Effects| Rimmel: 5 in 1 Base & Top Coat (excuse the tatty bottle..haha) Masking tape and scissors! |
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| Thought I'd take a sneaky shot of the colour individually with my new nail wheel (look at me, trying to look all professional!..) |
Firstly I applied the base coat and had to wait about a trillion years for it to dry. Then, I applied Turquoise Lagoon, which took a while to dry because of the base coat- I always mentally moan at myself about this base coat, I think it's had it. Does anyone have any base coats they can recommend me?
Then, I cut small strips of masking tape to create the gap for the lines I would fill in with the Foil Effects. I then left these to dry for a while and peeled the masking tape off. I then repeated for the black nail varnish, this time in different places- as the picture above shows quite unsuccessfully.
I found that leaving the nail varnish to slightly dry before peeling off left a much cleaner, sharper edge that otherwise was pulled off by the tackiness of the masking tape.
I wanted to finish off the nail with my matte top coat, but me being me, I smashed it on the floor and it went everywhere! *Mental note to self to buy a new one*
I'd like to appologise for the sparse posts, I've been quite busy the last few days and my cats poorly :( She's got a ulcer in her eye which means trips to the vets everyday watching him poke around her eye with tweezers. Very gory, very unpleasant but Bellas being a brave girlie :D haha.
Another appology also for the shoddy quality of the pictures, at the moment I'm stuck with my rubbish broken little camera, but when my Dad's back from Manchester I shall be nabbing his camera off him ;)
More posts to come very soon, a little haul on zee way :)
Do you think you'll try out this nail look? What's your favourite nail art at the moment?
Any suggestions for other posts? Let me know!
Thanks for reading guys!
Sam xx
