Hello my dears!
Today I bring you a post I've been thinking about for a looooooooong time, but was too scared to try. Newspaper roses :D Lookie:
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Right hand |
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Left hand |
Isn't it awesome? :-) I have a slight obsession with the idea of background colours being present, but the main focus being monochrome; sort of like an inverted
Schindler's List. I love how my idea translated onto the nail :-) I've been wanting to try it for months and months, but always found rose manis extremely intimidating; they look so involved! It turns out that they're the easiest thing in the world. Do a rough blob on the nail with one colour (Rimmel Grey Matter, in this case), then draw little Vs and Cs in and around the blob to create the
suggestion of a rose. Unbelievably fool-proof -- everyone should try it! Of course, the entire job was made much easier by my Barry M nail art pen, without which I would have totally failed at this mani. Funnily enough, I actually liked my right hand better; the roses look more open and alive because I couldn't be as precise :-)
I also experimented with some pinstripes (though the photo isn't so great...):
The base colour for this mani is one you've seen before
here -- Barry M Pomegranate. I'm still in love with this colour, and I think it contrasts fantastically with my newspaper roses.
All in all I think this mani was super successful, and I'll definitely be attempting another rose/flower mani sometime in the future. What sorta colours do you think I should try next? Have you ever tried a monochrome mani like this? Lemme know in the comments!
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Silly attempt at 'proper blog' pose :P |
'Til next time, curlettes!
- Skye x
Maybe it's my computer but the photo didn't load :(
ReplyDeleteSorry Becca! Life and computer problems! The pics should all be there now :) xx
DeleteI'm going to save these pics on my computer and I will one day recreate this!
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