Depend 314

As the world outside is just white, gray and blue I wanted something with a colorpunch and I had a craving for green!!

I pulled out all my green swatchsticks from the untried batch and tried to make something of them, but I had to get the tried ones out as well... I had a hard time choosing and I tried the design on a nailwheel first in four different combos. It came out 50-50, but this was really the best one! A big thanks to Linda, who cave the good advise!

First I want to show you my base color. This is number 314 from Depend. A really nice green pastel that came out with the Summer collection of 2012, but it was quickly withdrawn due to staining. I was fast and got me one and I don't really care if it does stain now that I now it probably will... it's a really nice green!!

 The first photo is more color correct than the second who is way too cool...  As I said, green was the way to go this weekend and I did try several combinations with this green as the base. A couple too wimpy and a couple really good, but the one down below was a real winner!!

I took some striping tape and made this design... not very difficult but it calls for precision and patience! The dark green polish is China Glaze Jolly Holly from the 2011 Christmas collection. I've saved the best photo for last.... my instagram photo....

I used our chiliplant as props and the nice huge daylight lamp hanging above it was great lighting....

Hope you enjoyed!

Week 24 - Flag mani

I was planning to do the Swedish flag out of last weeks blue ombre... although it failed miserably so I made it today instead! I used Isadora Bananas! (736) for the base of my thumb and ring. Then I made strips of tape and topped it off with Isadora Silver sky, as well as the other nails....

I really love the outcome of this one and think I will be wearing this for the Swedish national day next year!

Hope you enjoyed!

Ullared-mani

Before I went on the weekend-trip I wanted to paint my nails. The choice fell on a tape-mani (like this).... and the colors I wanted was supposed to be yellow and blue, the colors of the mall-logo.

Well... my time was running out and I did not find a good yellow, so the mani looked like this.....

I found the explosion hard to do... it takes a bit of practice and the right kind of tape.... maybe next time it'll look better. The photos is taken a couple of days after I painted it, hence the awful tip wear! The base color is Depend 252, a glass-flecked blue and on top is a regular black (Depend 39).

Hope you enjoyed!

Birthday Mani!!

I actually did make a tape mani for my birthday party. It took me 3 hours in the middle of the night to do this with all the drying times and everything.... and yet it is a mess! Thought I'd share anyway!

The base is Isadora Glamour White (649) and the pink glitter is Lovie Art Nail. The necklace I'm holding is also a gift from my dear friend Linda!! The dress had a similar patter and I wanted them to match!

Hope you enjoyed!!

First time tape manicure!

I made this for the Polish-aholics Anonymous Monday Mani. It was a bit of trouble because I had a really hard time choosing my colors and then to get some straight lines and crisp edges..... This is what came out!

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In the night (atrificial light) on top and outside in the sunlight underneath. I really like the color combo, it sticks out!! The purple glitter is Sparkling Purple from Claudia and the yellow is Acid Yellow from Mavala. I painted the accent nails yellow and the rest purple. Then I taped one accent nail at a time and painter it with the purple to create the pattern. At last I took a dotting tool and made some dots.....

Hope you enjoyed!!