Why hello there. I hope you remember me... I'm Frances? I used to write a nail polish blog? ...it's been a while. As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I'm currently in a production of Rigoletto. I only have one more week of total insanity, culminating in a few days of non-nail-painting (the show is in period costumes, and I have an unreasonably ruffly petticoat), but hopefully I will get at least one post up during that week.
Anyway, today's manicure. This was my nail design for Valentine's day. I used the same technique I used to make hearts in my last manicure to make two overlapping sets of hearts on each nail.
I was surprised by how well this turned out! It looks a little jagged up close, but from a distance the hearts looked much smoother. I got lots of compliments on this design!
To achieve this effect, I used one coat of my Sinful Colors Basecoat followed by two coats of Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear White On. I made two sets of hearts, the first using Confetti Dance Party Pink and the second using Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Rapid Red. The red got a little gloopy and difficult to work with because of the fast drying formula. I used an eraser to make the top of each heart, and then I used the tip of the pencil to pull the dots together into a point. I topped the design off with NYC Grand Central Station.
I have to say I love how you used an eraser and pencil to do this! Proof that you don't need fancy tools to make great nail art!
ReplyDeleteThanks! It took me forever to even buy a set of stamping plates, so I like doing nail art with around-the-house sorts of things.
DeleteLove this! It turned out great. Hope your show is going well and you come back to us soon! By the way, you have very pretty hands! Long elegant fingers=)
ReplyDeleteThank you! The show was amazing, and now I'm trying to catch back up. And yay, I always think my hands look funny in photos.
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