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| Little Green Sprouts |
When it comes to nail art, I tend to go for the intricate and time-consuming. In fact, the members of The Digit-al Dozen have been working on Queen names for themselves, and I happen to be the Queen of Intricate Nail Art. But this design showed me that sometimes the most simple nail art can be just as effective.
About this design: The inspiration for this nail art came from a background I used for one of my Beginner Blogger's Bootcamp title images. You can see the original image here. I was really attracted to the sketchy look of the little sprouts, and it reminded me of a drawing.
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| Little Green Sprouts |
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| Little Green Sprouts |
To get this look: I started with a base of OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls. Then I blotted on the greens using Misa Lime Love for the light green, and Nubar Into the Wild for the darker shade. Then, using a fine liner brush, I painted the stems and outlines of the sprouts with Cult Nails Fetish. It's one of those things where you just have to pray and get it right the first time. Yup, I was a tad nervous with that last part!
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| Little Green Sprouts |
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| Little Green Sprouts |
Overall: It doesn't have that WOW factor that some of my more complicated nail art designs have, but at the same time, I'm oddly attached to this one. Maybe because it's just so gosh darned cute, I mean look at them, lil' itty bitty sprouts, awwww!!
Okay, I'm done gushing, what do you think of these?
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See my previous nail art designs for monochrome week:
Day #1: Blue Valentine
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This is stunning! It has a lovely air of simplicity, but still has a very artistic feel to it!
ReplyDeleteThank you Lindsay! :)
DeleteVery cute! You could even do something very similar for St. Patrick's Day too! xD
ReplyDeleteThank you Niki and that's a great suggestion! :)
DeleteThese are adorable and I really you achieved the sketchy, drawing-like look! Great job!
ReplyDeleteThank you Hey, Darling Polish! I'm glad to hear that you like them, and the sketchy look of them!
DeleteI really really like this. They look so happy! I think I might have to give this a go. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Candice, and yes you should try it! I'd love to see!
DeleteThis looks really gorgeous! I love it!
ReplyDeleteThank you Roxy Ch!
DeleteLike watercolor. Very fresh and cute design.
ReplyDeleteThank you Vedrana! I'm happy to hear that you get the watercolour look from them!
DeleteThis is very beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThank you Anastasia!
Deleteso beautiful <3
ReplyDeleteAwww thank you! :)
DeleteI LOVE this design, it's really cute!
ReplyDeleteYay! Thank you Erin! :)
DeleteThese are gorgeous in all their simplicity - love the gradient petals, love the clean, fresh look! It just looks so delicate and elegant! LOVE!
ReplyDeleteThank you Mina! What a nice thing to hear!
DeleteOk, I reached the conclusion that I need MBFSW. I always have fear of using whites, but this one looks more muted (and everyone is using it!)
ReplyDeleteLovely design Meghan, as usual ^^
Thank you Fernanda, and yes, MBSW is a lovely colour. It's a slightly grey-toned white, so it is not so bright as a regular white. I really like using it as a base for nail art as you may have already been able to tell! :)
DeleteAmazing skills :) i could never freehand such beautiful petals :)
ReplyDeleteAww thank you! I probably wouldn't have been able to do this when I started, but with practice it gets easier! :)
DeleteI really like it too =) In fact, the simplicity, coupled with the happy greens are probably what speaks the most to me here. I'll be pinning this one =) TFS!
ReplyDeleteThank you Maria! That's really nice to hear! But what is TFS? I've not heard that before. :/
DeleteThis is so sweet and pretty! I love it! <3
ReplyDeleteThank you Alexandria!
DeleteNo, there is definitely 'wow' factor, the clean look of the green and lines against the white background guarantees it. I think revisiting this when spring is on its way would be a genius idea. I really love these little guys.
ReplyDeleteJolene you're absolutely right, I probably won't do the exact same thing but something similar in the spring would be nice.
DeleteSeriously cute clovers! Your nails are looking perfect length and shape-wise too :)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Michaela, that's very nice of you!
DeleteSooo cute!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteThese are SO cute! They really speak to me too, and I think it's the simplicity and cuteness :) And I just love bright green, too, that might have something to do with it :p
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your feedback Swaafie! It means a lot to me! :)
DeleteLove this design! Your watercolour style of nail art is so cool :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Squeaky! :)
DeleteSweet and delicate. Lovely!
ReplyDeleteAwww... thanks Jill!
DeleteJust one word: WOW!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Glittersnapdragon for the comment! :)
DeleteThis is so unbelievably cute! I almost think I could pull this off...
ReplyDeleteLove this one! It is so cute! It's the simplicity that makes it great, it doesn't always need to be complicated :)
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