Tuesday, 1 January 2013

Pink Half Leopard Print

Barry M-Matt White (66)
Barry M-Black (47)
Barry M-Pink Iridescent (264)
Nails Inc-Elizabeth Street

I've always wanted to try a leopard print design on my nails and today I finally got round to it. I found a similar design whilst browsing google images and as I also wanted to try my new pink glitter that I got for christmas I decided that do my own take on it! 

First I painted each nail half white and half pink. I topped the pink with the pink iridescent glitter which I think looks really pretty. To do the leopard print all you need to do is paint several blobs (I used a fine nail art brush) and then outline them with black. The trick is to not make them too neat. Finish with a top coat but make sure they are properly dry as black smudges very easily!

Red-Gltter-Red

Barry M- Bright Red
Barry M- Diamond Glitter

First of all, sorry for the rough looking nails, I got an acrylic set for Christmas and decided to try it out today. I'm not too happy with the way they look, but, for a first time I don't think I did too bad. This is more of a 'ooh, I had a bright idea' post than a 'ooh look at my nails' post. If you are thinking of getting an acrylic set then go for it! It's actually quite simple it's one of those things that the more and more you do it, the better you will get. It's simple to create this look, just paint your nails red, coat the red in silver glitter and then coat the glitter in the red again, It creates a glittery almost marble effect on your nails and it's probably better to try it out for yourself than to look at this picture as my nails look much more gel like and glittery. This is definitely a look I would recommend I just couldn't capture it properly!