Oh I am DRAGGING!
I have not even cared to do my nails, it's like I'm on a real vacation.
But today, I am pulling something from the vault while I really do my nails today!
This is just kind of a quick and dirty swatch/nail art I did a few months back using a gorgeous polish by Julep.
This is Lena by Julep - a super pretty turquoise shade with a spectacular golden shimmer.
And this is 2 coats of Lena with an accent nail of a rose tattoo.
I LOOOOOVE this polish so much. I forgot I even owned this polish until I pulled this swatch out, totally going to be a go-to polish for summer!
30/31 Day Challenge: Day 27 - Artwork
- Thursday, September 27, 2012
- By Missy
- 57 Comments
Hey Guys!
I'm just gonna say it now - I am GIDDY over these nails. They were so fun, and my favorite so far of the challenge. I even wore them for like 3 days, which hardly ever happens and got TONS of compliments on them!
The theme for today is ARTWORK - So obviously, I am inspired by Tattoo Art. Moreso because my boyfriend is an amazing painter of traditional tattoo style art so I just HAD to do something like that!
Now don't forget to see everyone else's artworks:
I'm just gonna say it now - I am GIDDY over these nails. They were so fun, and my favorite so far of the challenge. I even wore them for like 3 days, which hardly ever happens and got TONS of compliments on them!
The theme for today is ARTWORK - So obviously, I am inspired by Tattoo Art. Moreso because my boyfriend is an amazing painter of traditional tattoo style art so I just HAD to do something like that!
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| Now while the focal point of this mani was done with temporary tattoos - the base they sit on was painstakingly sponged using 6 different shades of nude, cream and various browns to get the perfect look of a sheet of parchment tattoo flash. |
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| Then I found 5 different tattoos that were small enough to fit on my nails. I'm bummed I kinda jacked up the anchor nail by putting the actual anchor part too far off my nail, so it just looks like a chain on a rod! |
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| Alas - this is a special mani to me for a couple of reasons. My boyfriend for one, and also the 'Mom' nail as it was just recently my moms birthday and she's no longer here, so that's always a crappy day in my house. |
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| On the ring finger here you can really see the parchment design under the tattoos. |
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| After adding on the temporary tattoos, I finished this mani with a coat of Butter London Matte Top Coat. |
Now don't forget to see everyone else's artworks:
So what I've done here is painted my nails with Milani Fresh Teal. It's classified as a Neon and it was almost totally opaque in one coat. Very nice polish with great application.
My boyfriend did my letters since it was for my non-dominant hand! He was nervous but I think he did a great job. Then the thumb is a temporary tattoo!
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