Hey there lovely readers! Today is Day 7 of the New 31 DC. One week down, woohoo! I am very happy with my progress so far and I feel like I'm making a lot of progress in my goal to step up the nail art for you this year. Today is no exception, and I have done what is now I believe my favorite mani I've done to date.
Today's theme is Ombré or Skittles. (If you don't know what these are, ombré is painting each nail a different shade of the same color progressing from light to dark. Skittles are when you do something different on each nail, not restricted by the same color family.) I was actually feeling really uninspired for today, and spent most of yesterday trying to work out what to do on my nails. Just when I felt like I was never going to come up with something good I glanced at this pack of scrapbooking paper that my Mom sent me. (This will be going on my Helmer to prettify it!)
What a perfect place to find inspiration for a patterned skittle mani!
The colors used for this are Ciaté Mojito, OPI You're A Pisa Work, and MASH Nail Art Polishes in Black and White.
My index and pinky each got one coat of the MASH White. My ring and thumb each got 2 coats of Mojito. (Which was my untried polish for this mani... at least I managed to get one in there!) My middle got one coat of MASH Black.
For the nail art I used a dotting tool on my thumb, freehanded the stripes with a striping brush, freehanded the swirl flowers with a tiny paint brush and MASH White polish, stamped my ring with MASH-41 and the MASH Black polish, and stamped my pinky with MASH-42 and OPI You're A Pisa Work.
I am so in love with these, and kind of disappointed to take them off and work on tomorrow's nails!!
LOVE it so much!!!! ♥♥♥
Reply^^ What she said!!
ReplyLOL I really love your color combo, the designs, the execution.... EVERYTHING!!!
And I also really love your inspiration papers!! I'm loving scrapbooking but I only do it digitally these days... LOL
Love love love love love love this!!!!!! I can't decide which nail I like the most because they are all fantastic! :)
ReplyWow, brilliant mani, looks great!
ReplyOh how cool! Love all the different designs!
ReplyLove this!!
ReplyI super duper love this! What a great idea to use scrapbook paper as inspiration! I feel like I don't skittle well and this might be what I need to help me out! Great job! I just love it!
ReplyI love the inspiration and I love the nails!
ReplyVery pretty! I love the design and colours on your pinky nail the best :-)
ReplyThis is such a fun skittle! It looks great with your scrapbook paper inspiration!
Replyutterly amazeballs xx
Replyi've been waiting all day to tell you that I LOVE THESE! so cute.
ReplyI. LOVE. THIS!
ReplyWhat a perfect match to some perfectly pretty paper
ReplyOh my, these are amazing! I am in love with this one. It may have to be my recreate mani.
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