Last week you voted for me to try out the watercolour technique! I have to say, I wasn't looking forward to this. I did, rather sensibly, actually google a tutorial for once though. I happened across a cheat's version, and I was oh so tempted... But no, I stuck with doing it properly. I glanced at a few tutorials to get the general idea, but I don't remember which ones, sorry!
So, the grand unveiling...
I really liked it...although I don't know if I like it in the photo. I used a base of Barry M Matt White to begin with. Then, using one colour at a time, I added one or two dots to each nail, then used a nail art brush dipped in acetone to sort of smudge the polish around a bit. My top tip: use less polish than you think you need; the first colour I did was the purple, and my blobs were too big so it didn't go as faint as I'd like. Oh, and topcoat over your base colour! Otherwise you'll end up taking off some of your base when you start with the acetone, and no one wants to see naked nail!
The other polishes I used are Jessica Ruffled Bottoms, Nails Inc Grosvenor Street, and Max Factor Bright Orange and Cactus Green.
Thank you to everyone who voted, it's lovely getting you all involved! Don't forget to pop over to my Facebook page to vote for next week's new technique. Acrylic paint is winning at the moment, so if you'd rather see me attempt needle drag or DIY spotted, get voting! And if you have any other suggestions for new techniques you'd like to see me try, just leave a comment :)
I love your choice of colors! You did a great job here :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Roxy :) It was a lot easier (and a lot quicker!) than I thought it would be.
DeleteI like this Sam, may have to try it myself. :D
ReplyDeleteThanks :) It's really easy, give it a go. I think it could be quite nice with blues and greens :)
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