It's time for Day 5 of Theme Week! This time the theme is "Follow a Tutorial." I'm getting together with some of my blogger friends so be sure and check out the other great theme week manis at the end!
Today I have my version of the cutest froggy nail art from Jacki over at Adventures in Acetone for you! I tried to copy this one exactly but you know that old saying about the best laid plans of mice and men. But it's not too bad.
I used Zoya Veruschka as my base and acrylic paints for the rest (except the eyes - I usually use Wet n Wild WildShine Black Creme and Salon Perfect Sugar Cube as I did here.) I'd definitely check out Jacki's Tutorial if you want to try this - she does the best tutorials!
Be sure and check out the other great theme week manis below!
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It's time for Day 3 of Theme Week! This time the theme is "Follow a Tutorial." I'm getting together with some of my blogger friends so be sure and check out the other great theme week manis at the end!
Today I've chosen my all-time favorite mani from Chalkboard Nails. I don't even know WHAT I was thinking. There's just no way to do her Radiant Orchid mani justice.
I mean REALLY. (Click on the photo to see her post and awesome photos)
But nevertheless, I gave it the good old college try! I have no idea how she got her orchids so perfect. GAH! Anyway, here's my "homage" to the most gorgeous mani she's ever done (IMO) and that's saying something!
Pantone Color of the Year 2014
Radiant Orchid Mani
I mean I still love it...for me. But I've got a LOT of practicing ahead of me! What do you think?
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It's time for Day Two of Theme Week! This time the theme is "Follow a Tutorial." I'm getting together with some of my blogger friends for this so be sure and check out the other great theme week manis at the end!
When I saw Nicole's (Nail Polish Wars) Foggy Trees mani I fell TOTALLY in love with it. Everyone loved it. Thankfully it was popular enough that she did a quick tutorial in her blog post, which I followed for this mani. Please click the link to check it out - it's SPECTACULAR!
Foggy Trees
Inspired by Nail Polish Wars
Mine are a bit messier, (you HAVE to check hers out) but the tutorial was easy to follow and I just love it.
I used a base of Illamasqua DSW with a gradient using a-England Sleeping Palace. The trees are Wet n Wild Black Creme and Salon Perfect Sugar Cube.
What do you think?
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The Bold Retro Wallpaper mani I'll be showing you today was inspired by Arcadia Nail Art aka +IndigoNova1 - so let me tell you the story.
When I saw the theme for January's Theme Week, I googled "nail art tutorials" and just scrolled through until I found one I liked and felt like doing right now (since I'm battling some sort of crud at the moment, it needed to be quick and easy). I'd never heard of Arcadia or IndigoNova1. So I go to the video, which is on her old YouTube channel (the indigonova1 one instead of the +ArcadiaNailArt one) and started reading comments. Apparently, this is one of the many designs stolen by a certain someone. If you don't know what I'm talking about, you can see my post about it here.
So I'm even happier to be showing you this "follow a tutorial" mani today! I get to show you a cool design AND I get to link you to the one who originally did this mani...the one who inspired me. I did a retro mani using a similar color palette (Elevation Polish Jengish Chokusu and Haba Xueshan) that I just loved - reminded me of mid-century modern and I think that's why this one grabbed my eye.
And since I'm getting together with some other blogger friends for Theme Week, you can check out their great manis at the bottom in the link-up!
Bold Retro Wallpaper
And matte using butter LONDON Matte Finish Top Coat...
Here's the YouTube video tutorial I used as a guide. Of course my mani isn't exactly the same, but it's the same idea in a similar color palette. My dots are smaller because I used a dotting tool. And of course it's messier than hers. I love it both ways actually.
I used a-England Galahad as my base color. The black and white polishes are Wet n Wild WildShine Black Creme and Salon Perfect Sugar Cube. I have acrylic paints, but I enjoy using polish when I can.
This is a really quick and easy mani that gives a great bold pop of color in a retro design - anyone can do it on any sort of nail shape or length...just adapt it to your own nails.
You can also do versions of this using different colors as the base. Different look altogether. But still totally cute!
So head on over to Arcadia Nail Designs and check her out. She has lots of great tutorials.
And THAT is how you give credit. And I defy you to tell me how sharing the link love and giving credit where credit is due is anything but beneficial to ALL parties involved. It's not. The only thing it's detrimental to is an ego.
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