Cat nails! I just got a request to do these and I thought they’d be kinda cool to do! (And I have a slight obsession with the feline species, but we don’t need to go into that… heh heh)
For the background I used Sidewalkers by NYC
Orly Fowl Play, Orly Glitz, Ozotic 513
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So these type of floral print nails have become my go-to nails when I cannot put my mind to a new design. I blame general chemistry 1220 for this lack of creative thinking. But I like them anyway! They match the warm weather :)
“Tutorial Tuesday: Fishtail Braid” on preciouspolish.com
- Select four polishes. Start with your base coat and your base colour. Let that dry.
- ‘Sketch’ out your fishtail design using your darkest colour and a striping brush. These lines do not have to be neat. Paint lines starting from the tip of the nail, following the direction and order of the lines in the photo.
- Continue doing this, working your way to the cuticle.
- Fill in the section at the tip of your nail using the brush from the polish. From there, fill in the very next section that doesn’t touch the first section, i.e. skip two sections. It’s okay to paint over your sketch lines, but be careful not to paint into other sections.
- Repeat filling in sections with your next colour.
- In the sections that still have the base colour showing through create thin diagonal lines down the middle, parallel to the direction of the section.
- Create small diagonal lines on each side of the line from Step 6 for a leaf-like pattern.
- Go over all of your sketch lines again to neaten everything up.
- Finish with top coat to smooth out all of the polish, clean up, and you’re done!
(Source: preciouspolish, via properdead)
Spring florals based on a print I created at uni. Check out my blog for more and to see my inspiration!
“Tutorial Tuesday: Country Florals” on preciouspolish.com
- Start with your base coat and colour, and let that dry.
- Use a dotting tool to make 5-petal flowers all over your nail, leaving space between them for leaves.
- Use a striping brush and a contrasting polish to add detail to the petals. You can also do this with a smaller dotting tool or a toothpick.
- Use a dotting tool to create one dot in the center of each flower.
- Use a striping brush to create the leaves by making small V shapes. Create two leaves per flower.
- Use a dotting tool to fill in any spaces with dots.
- Seal with topcoat, clean up, and you’re done!
