I attempted some nail art for Valentine's Day, but I couldn't decide which technique to use, so I layered a few!
I started off with A England- Dorian Gray as a base color. Then I sponged on Misa- Grey Matters starting at the tips. Over that, I sponged Barrielle- Sailor's Delight, the pink color that you see. Then, I used a white Stripe Rite striper to make simple vertical stripes on each nail. I added three simple rhinestones to one nail, and decided another nail needed a heart.
I wanted to try a stenciled gradient heart, based , but first I needed a solid surface on which to apply the heart gradient, so I made a large heart stencil, and painted one coat of Zoya- Purity over it, then removed quickly.
To do the gradient part, I created a smaller heart stencil and nested it on top of the original heart outline, which was then white. Then I just painted a gradient onto a makeup sponge and dabbed at the second stencil, then removed.
The polishes I used for the heart's gradient are Misa- Today Is My Birthday, Butter London- Cake-Hole, and Zoya- Purity:
Zoya- Purity, Butter London- Cake-Hole, Misa- Today Is My Birthday
Then, a final rhinestone was added to the heart!
My topcoat did smudge the heart a little bit, unfortunately. Sort of a grunge effect.
I've decided these nails are sort of like romantic-circus-bigtop.
I have to admit that, while fun, this nail art involved a lot of fiddly steps, and I did not do my dominant (non-photographed) hand! I will probably just wear plain grey/white stripes on that hand...hmm. I'm a lazy nail blogger, but who has the time?!
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