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Freehand retro green leaves nail art |
About this design:
I knew I wanted to do something nature themed, and of course green suggests leaves. I found a great print that had the look I was going for - a flat design with nice line work. I knew I wanted to start with some type of tan background, and then incorporate both white and black elements, so eventually I decided to add some white swirls in the background, and use the black for the veins of the leaves.
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Freehand retro green leaves nail art |
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Freehand retro green leaves nail art |
To get this look:
I painted everything freehand with one of my detail brushes - I forget which one. I originally left this with the glossy quick dry top coat, but I find that the glare makes it hard to photograph, so I topped it with matte top coat. It's not that I'm going through a huge "matte all the things!" phase, I just want you to be able to see what I've painted. :)
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Freehand retro green leaves nail art |
- Base: Essie Sand Tropez
- Spirals: Sally Hansen White On
- Leaves: Renaissance Cosmetics Portland, piCture pOlish Kryptonite
- Lines: Cult Nails Nevermore
- Top Coats: KBShimmer Clearly On Top, Cult Nails Wax That
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Freehand retro green leaves nail art |
Final Thoughts:
I love the retro look to this design, and I'm glad I made the changes that I did - like the white swirls in the background. Even though the original design is very simple, I had to simplify the details in the leaves a lot more. I found that a bit surprising.
What do you think of this? What's your favourite green nail art?
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Those leaves are so pretty!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Lisa!
DeleteGorgeous!! Love it..
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteI LOVE this, and Portland looks amazing :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Kerri! And I agree - Portland really worked out for this design. :)
DeleteReally beautiful in every small detail!
ReplyDeleteThank you Agi, and thanks for visiting. <3
DeleteBeautiful design!
ReplyDeleteI love this mani :)
ReplyDeleteThese look amazing!
ReplyDeleteridiculously good. I hate how easy you make it all look haha
ReplyDeleteOooooh! I love these! Gorgeous! (really need to look up another word so I can use it to comment on your blog!) :)
ReplyDeleteThis looks amazing!
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