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| Intricate pastel floral nail art |
About this design:
I knew I wanted to incorporate these pastel polishes from UNT in some sort of intricate floral design. These pastel shades are a nice break from the darker colours that are typical in the winter, so expect to see swatches and a few more looks in the next week or two. I finally decided on doing something simple, but with intricate line work. The pastels provided a nice background for that.
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| Intricate pastel floral nail art |
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| Intricate pastel floral nail art |
To get this look:
- Base: UNT Lost Road Map (taupe)
- Background: UNT Jealousy (mint), Heartbreaker (bubblegum pink), and Breakup Blues (pastel blue with iridescent shimmer). Used watercolour technique to add colours to the background.
- Flowers: Black acrylic paint
- Brush: Winsor Newton Sceptre Gold II #0000
- Top Coats: Girly Bits What a Rush and Essie Matte About You
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| Intricate pastel floral nail art |
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| Intricate pastel floral nail art |
Final thoughts:
I love everything about this design - the colours, the simplicity, the intricate lines, and the contrast between the flowers and pastel background. Also, I'm trying out a new top coat (Girly Bits) and I was so pleased with the results here. I made sure the acrylic was dry thoroughly, and I had absolutely no smearing with the top coat.
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| Intricate pastel floral nail art |
UNT polishes are available from Live Love Polish. They ship internationally for a low cost of $9 (free over $100). And their US shipping is very affordable - free over $20, and $5 for orders under $20.
What do you think of this look? Do you like intricate nail art?
*Products provided for review, all opinions are my own. See my disclosure policy for more details.*
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Wow Meghan I LOVE this! That middle nail is especially fabulous.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kelli! That was actually the first one I did. :)
DeleteYou freehanded this??! It's incredible!! So so so pretty and the colours work so perfectly!! :)
ReplyDeleteYes! The acrylic paint and the #0000 brush really helped with that. :) And thank you!
DeleteThis is incredible! I can't wait for my #0000 brush and practice my fine lines like you did here!
ReplyDeleteThanks Novi! Depending on the type of brush you might have better results with acrylics. I originally tried the lines with nail polish and that didn't work out too well. :/
DeleteI love the combination of the simple background with the detailed flowers, it's so pretty. How do you do the watercolor technique, is it with a sponge? Do you have a tutorial somewhere?
ReplyDeleteThanks Nadia! By watercolour technique I mean I use nail polish thinner to thin the polish and swoosh it around with your brush. Just use a light hand and it also helps to do a quick dry top coat to seal your base colour before doing the watercolour technique. So you don't lift the base polish off. I hope that makes sense, and I hope to do a tutorial someday - although my poppy video on IG is somewhat similar.
Deleteso beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteGorgeous! So delicate and beautiful - I love your line work.
ReplyDeleteThanks Christine!
DeleteThis is really fantastic. I love that subtle shimmer!
ReplyDeleteThank you reisday - that's Breakup Blues - it's a gorgeous polish!
DeleteSo gorgeous! That floral design looks lovely.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lisa!
DeleteSo delicate and pretty! These look incredible!
ReplyDeleteEverything about this is just mind blowingly gorgeous. Great UNT colors, too-- I've never heard of this brand. What a lovely intro :)
ReplyDeleteI really love the colors you used, and those flowers are AMAZING!
ReplyDeleteThose are SOOOO beautiful! I especially love the touch of color in the background -- you are a floral genius. :)
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