Friday 1 March 2013

NOTD: My First Successful Nail Art

Hey Everyone!

Remember back in the early days I used to post attempted nail art with big splodges and messy edges (eg here- cringe!)? Well I think I can finally say that I have successfully done nail art and it hasn't been a disaster! YAY- applause needed, thanks :)

I've been wanting to try out different styles for ages, with the constant inspiration from blogs and pinterest, but my nails are really short and my hand isn't the steadiest, so I decided nail art wasn't for me. However, inspired by Islay's amazing nail art (who makes everything look so simple!) I thought hey why not give it a go, and I was so pleased with how it turned out!
short nails painted pale pink and white stripes with ring finger blue with green and pink floral pattern
So you might think 'those aren't even that good' but for me its a major achievement! I think if I get the white stripes a bit thinner and grow my nails so I have more space to work with I might actually master this.
row of nail polishes (pale pink, pale blue, white thin nail pen polish, green, hot pink, yellow, green and clear - with pencil with pin stuck in rubber
These are the polishes I used in the order I used them, from left to right, and for the lighter green I mixed the green and yellow together. Why is there a random pencil hanging around you may ask? Well this was actually the tool I used for the flowers and it actually made things way easier. I used the writing end and just cleaned it after each colour.

And the best news? The polish lasted a whole 4 days before I peeled it off- a personal record I think.

Have you tried any nail art recently?
green and pink floral text with brown outline reading 'Julz'
I'm posting everyday at 6.00pm this week: let me know in the comments if you would like me to post at set times like this more often :)

13 comments:

  1. Theyre so pretty! x

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  2. Yay well done, it looks great. I haven't tried this look but it was i plan on doing x

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  3. Love your nails, the colours are amazing! I'm so rubbish at nail art

    A little bit Unique

    x


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    1. Thanks! I am too- I think it just takes the right tools and patience :) xx

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  4. I love the stripes and colour combo :)

    Tanesha x
    www.tanesha-marie.blogspot.co.uk

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  5. so cute!!

    following!
    notoriouseyes.blogspot.com

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  6. Your nails look amazing! The stripes are lovely
    xxx

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  7. They look so good, well done you! x

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