My mam and my aunt came over from Ireland for a visit at the weekend, so it's been a pretty busy few days and I haven't had quite as much time as usual to arse around painting my nails. I stuck with my compliment-magnet tuxedo talons for as long as I could, but when the tuxes started to look a bit rough around the edges I slipped out of them and into something more comfortable (and quick to execute.)
Here's a quick pic of the tuxedos for anyone who didn't catch my tutorial on Beaut.ie or the snaps of them on Twitter last week...
... and here are the white-on-black polka dots I'm wearing right this very second.
There's something really appealing about a simple polka dot pattern on nails, though I did surprise myself with my colour choices. Two back-to-back B&W manicures must mean that The Artist has had a bigger impact on me that I realised! Incidentally, I loved the film; Himself didn't and complained that the second half dragged.
Silly boy.
i LOVE those polkadots!!! they are perfection!
ReplyDeletexo, vanessa (the gal)
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Thanks Vanessa - have to say I'm really pleased with them :)
ReplyDeleteWow! I really like the polka dots!
ReplyDeletegood job!
Cheers senna!
ReplyDeleteHow do u make the polka dots?
ReplyDeleteAnonymous - for this manicure I used a white nail art pen to create the polka dots, but you could use a dotting tool (or a homemade dotting tool!) to get the effect. Toothpicks, bobby pins, or paperclips can all work well.
ReplyDeleteI've written a post for Beaut.ie about how I use an old ballpoint pen as a makeshift tool to create polka dots that might be of interest - http://beaut.ie/blog/2010/beaut-ie-how-to-polka-dot-nails/
Hope that helps :)
What colour did you use for the polka dot nails? It looks like a brown-black..?
ReplyDeleteHi Nancy - good eye! It was China Glaze Liquid Leather, which is a black polish with brown undertones.
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