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| Cone flowers freehand nail art |
This yellow I would describe as a perfect "daisy yellow" creme. It's opaque in 2-3 coats, goes on fairly evenly (although mine is starting to thicken because it's been used a lot). The name is a bit odd. For so long I thought it referred to the electrical current in the sky during a storm, but then I realized the spelling didn't match. If you look up the definition for lightening, you will find a very *odd* meaning attached to the term.
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| Cone flowers freehand nail art |
Needless to say, I believe the name of the polish is supposed to refer to a mood being "lightened." Why don't they just call it "Better Mood Yellow"? Now instead I will think of uteruses (uteri?) every time I see this colour. :P
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| Cone flowers freehand nail art |
About this design:
But I digress. I wanted to paint cone flowers again. My first attempt was during the 31 Day Challenge last year.
Why do I like cone flowers so much? Well they look like dying daisies. Or lazy daisies. As in, "Ugh, these petals, they're so heavy..." I can empathize.
I wanted to use acrylics and do a graphic look. I'm still thinking about the graphic flowers that I did with Illamasqua Gothiqua before my blogging break. But this time I wanted to focus on the line work.
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| Cone flowers freehand nail art |
To get this look:
- Base: OPI My Vampire is Buff, Sally Hansen Lightening
- Flowers: Sally Hansen Lightening, acrylic paint in Van Dyck Brown
- Top Coat: None
- Brush: JN Dance 24 from the Stylish Nail Art Shop
I started with a light wash of the acrylic and sketched in the flowers. Using diluted paint, I also did some dry brush to add some texture. I then did more dry brush with the yellow polish before finishing up with the lines of the cone flowers.
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| Cone flowers freehand nail art (detail) |
Final thoughts:
I didn't use top coat here because I didn't want to ruin the texture. However, the texture can be distracting in the photos. So I have mixed feelings about this. I also wonder if I should have only painted on 2-3 nails as the design can be a bit busy. But I love the detail, and the lines on this, so overall I'm happy (and my mood has "lightened").
What do you think of this? Do you like cone flowers?
See also:
Week One, Turquoise: Graphic Lilies with Rescue Beauty Lounge
Week Two, Lime Green: Zazzy Chevrons with Misa Lime Love
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I like it and the messy look it has on the nails. That a very pretty and fun yellow too.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lisa!
DeleteBetween the polish inducing thoughts of uteruses/uteri and the mildly depressed talking daisies, this was a great post to read! I love this and your nail art is amazing as always (:
ReplyDeleteHaha! I think I enjoyed writing this post as much as doing the nail art! :) Thanks so much!
DeleteWELL then. I googled the definition and now I'm not sure I can un-learn that... anyway, love the manicure! I happen to really like the texture too.
ReplyDeleteOops! Sorry #imnotsorry. Lol! I hope you forget soon enough.
Deleteugh! i just don't know how you do it! <3
ReplyDeleteAwww! Thanks Debbie! Just a very, very light touch and working slowly - but not too slowly. :)
DeleteLove the look of these - it's almost impressionistic!
ReplyDeleteThank you Jessica! :)
DeleteHi Meghan,
ReplyDeleteMy preference goes to the middle finger and to the ring finger, more worked and more in agreement with what these flowers inspire you.
When a nail art is an identical motive on every nail, if it’s very sophisticated as this one and even simpler in fact, I clearly prefer only on two/three nails with a reminder on one nail of the other hand. I find that it puts much more the nail art in value, as a jewellery case. And it’s much more discreet and elegant.
Cone flowers ? They are my preferred and my garden’s queens. These Echinacea, do you know that it’s a flower native of US big plains ? And that the best horticulturalist who creates all the hybrids is Terra Nova, world-famous US company ? It’s now a very appreciated flower in France and in the rest of Europe.
Dying daisies or lazy daisies … It’s always interesting and sometimes surprising to see what evokes the same thing for one or several people. I adore these flowers because with their cone/heart very forward, it's as if they advanced on me confidently to create a link which is going to last years.
Hi Claire! Thanks for your comment. I completely agree that I should have only done the design on 2-3 nails. I didn't see it until afterwards. Unfortunately that will have to wait for a different mani! :)
DeleteAnd enjoyed hearing your thoughts on cone flowers. They are one of my favourite flowers even if I do have a different interpretation.