I’ve been playing around and tried something sort of new to me. We all know the ‘acid wash’ designs right? I’ve done a blue mani by using that technique before (view it here). This is basically the same technique but a little different… if that makes sense. I tried to make a picture tutorial for you guys but the neon colors made that impossible. So I’m just gonna try to explain how I’ve created this. Alright, first a picture: It’s way easier to create this design than it looks! Really!
1. Start with a white base and seal it with a top coat. The last is important to prevent smudging while swiping.
2. After the base color is completely dry use two or three neon shades and a make-up sponge to create a gradient effect. I chose to create different gradient designs with different colors on each nail to make it a bit more playful. Give it time to dry completely.
3. Paint all of your nails completely black and let it dry.
4. Now comes the fun but time consuming part. Fill a small cup with nail polish remover and grab a medium sized nail art brush. Make sure that your brush is saturated with nail polish remover and get ‘painting’ by repeatedly swiping of small strokes of black polish. Be gently!
It’s best to wipe your brush clean on a lint free pad after each stroke in order to prevent your cup of polish remover getting to dirty 😉 Also, don’t use ‘regular’ cotton pads for this because they have the tendency to give you a ‘hairy/fluffy’ mani.
5. Give the design time to dry a bit. Then use your clean (!) nail art brush and fresh nail polish remover to swipe over the stripes again to make them even more bright. Add a top coat and you’re ready to go 😀 So girls, are you gonna give these a try? If you have any questions or whatsoever, don’t hesitate to leave a comment! I’d love to see yours!
Oh and I really could use your opinion! I’m struggling with which background I like better for my pictures. Black or white. What do you think?
Once in a while I head over to Pinterest for inspiration. You can find lots of amazing nail designs over there. A while back I came across a gorgeous geometric design that I used as my inspiration for this mani. I started this mani with two coats of white polish (Purity by Zoya). After that was completely dry I created some geometric shapes with a thin nail art brush and a black polish (Liquid Leather by China Glaze). Then I filled in the white spaces with red, pink, yellow, blue and green polish (see below) and finished with one coat of Seche Vite. For those who would like to see a tutorial of this design: I’m waiting for a tripod to arrive so that I can (try) make a video 😀 I tried to make a photo tutorial but I’m not happy with the result.
What do you think of this mosaic design?
Just wondering: anyone else that has NO CLUE what to do for tomorrows challenge (family)?