If you've seen the promotional ads for the Bird of Paradise collection, you will know why I went with the peacock theme. I didn't have a lot of time, and I was doing a full mani, so I wanted to keep this simple. Sometime I'd love to do a peacock design that is more elaborate, but that will have to be filed under "someday" for now.
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I used only four polishes for this design: the Dior Vernis Nail Duo in Samba (polish numbers 402 and 794), OPI Vant To Bite My Neck? (dark eggplant creme), and Orly Luxe (a gold foil metallic).
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| Peacock nail art |
Everything was done freehand. In case you're interested, here's how I went about painting this. For the peacock feather on my middle finger I drew in the feather with the OPI, then I painted in the top part of the feather with the Dior 794. I went over the feather a second time with the OPI, added a dab of the Orly, then finally Dior 794 on top of the OPI as an accent.
For the thumb I did an abstract peacock design. I started by painting in the feather shapes with Dior 794. Then I outlined them with the OPI, then finished with a touch of the Orly in each feather.
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The studs are from the Born Pretty Store, and you can read my review of them here. I've found this stud set so useful and have used it many times! Don't forget to use my coupon code MSL91 to get 10% off. They have free shipping worldwide with no minimum order!
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Until I can do some tutorials, here's a few tips regarding freehand nail art that I've picked up in the past few months. First, try to get the best nail art brushes that you can. Sometimes it takes buying a few brushes before you find the one that's right for you. I'm thinking about doing a post in the future about brushes, if you are interested, let me know and I'll make it a priority. In the meantime a lot of other bloggers have done posts on the topic. Second, I use nail polish thinner to make the polish more fluid and workable. It also "revives" dried polish that's on your palette, so you don't waste as much polish. And finally, don't try to get your lines right the first time. I often start out with a very light line, then go over it once or twice more.
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| Peacock nail art |
Overall, I'm really happy with how this turned out, and I find it very elegant. I was planning to do some swatching and nail art today, but nixed that because I didn't want to take this off!
What do you think of this?
This is really really stunning! I do agree with you on the brushes! It's so important to have found the set that works for you!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much My Nail Polish Online! :)
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ReplyDeleteThanks Alena! :D
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DeleteBeautiful mani, I love it!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you enjoyed it, and thank you!! :)
DeleteO.o this is SO pretty, totally dig it! And it's going on the nailspiration board, maybe I'll recreate someday ♥.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Deborah! I made the nailspiration board, I feel honored! <3
DeleteThis is seriously stunning!
ReplyDeleteThank you!! :)
DeleteOkay, this is one of my favorite peacock manis ever!
ReplyDeleteGosh, thanks Heather, what a compliment! I'm keeping you in my thoughts today! <3 :)
Deletethis is stunning!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! :)
DeleteSo beautiful! My 6 year old said she wants her nails done like yours and I told her I can't even do those!
ReplyDeleteI would love to see a post about brushes. I have the MASH set and I'm still clueless about some of them :P
Thanks so much Patricia! Your daughter sounds sweet, if I was there I'd do her nails! :)
DeleteI haven't tried the MASH brushes, but I know those larger sets can be daunting. I tend to stick to a limited range, so I'll do a bit more research before doing a nail art brush post.
i was like, wow, this totally looks like the ad for the new dior polishes, and then as i scroll down and see you USED those polishes, i scroll back up to read you did it because of the ad. LOL. you nailed it, this is fab.
ReplyDeleteBest comment ever!! Thanks so much. Shortly after I posted this I saw Pshiiit also did peacock-inspired nail art with this duo, so as I said, it was an obvious choice!
DeleteI love these!!
ReplyDeleteI think the shaped studs are perfect for the peacock theme, round or square would not have fit in as well.
I would love to see a post about brushes. I know you already told me about the 3-4 one you have, but I'd love to see what else you use.
I haven't done nail art since I last saw your tip about the polish thinner, but I bought some at my last visit to Sally Beauty so I'm all ready for my next art session! :-)
Thanks Chantal!! I originally was going to go with square studs but in the end decided these fit better. That's why I like having a variety. :)
DeleteThanks for the feedback re: brushes. I do use the 3-4 brush a lot, but I'll also talk about other shapes and stuff. And let me know how things work with the thinner. I couldn't get by without it, so hopefully it works out for you as well.
This is absolutely incredible - I'm literally speechless.
ReplyDeleteGosh thank you Polished Prescription! :)
DeleteWonderful Meghan !!
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