Hi there everyone! I feel so totally off my game this week :( My posting has slacked off a bit and I think I've had a bit of a cold or something; I just haven't been feeling right, ya know? I'm a day late on my Mish Mash Challenge this week because of this...but I'm starting to get back into the swing of things, I hope! This Challenge gave me so many fails...so many. This week, we're supposed to do "Music" nails. I thought long and hard and had finally decided on incorporating violins into some nail art. About a hundred years ago, I used to play the violin and I love the iconic, cursive "f" shaped cut-outs. I thought it would be simple and cute. WRONG! After trying 3 separate manicures, I gave up on that idea lol
I went instead with a genre of music. I give you "Grunge" nails!
This is a technique I've tried before, to varying degrees of sucess. I started with 2 coats of Zoya's Micky (I was also thinking of an "Oh, Mickey you're so fine" mani, but couldn't make that work either!), a shimmery watermelon-y pink. Then I layered stripes of Orly Mayhem Mentality, a neon orange, and Wet 'n' Wild Stand the Test of Lime (bright lime green) and Teal Slowly and See (light blue creme and not really a teal at all). I let things dry between layers and then topped everything with Deborah Lippmann's Edge of Glory in black.
After the black had dried, I took a small brush and dipped it pure acetone. Nail polish remover will work, but it'll take a bit longer. Using a kind of scrubbing motion, I rubbed the brush over the layers of polish until I liked the look of the layers showing through. I cleaned up my cuticles and used a coat of Seche Vite over everything to complete the look. The colors are actually a bit brighter in real life, but I think you get a pretty good idea from the photos ;)
A quick reminder that my 100+ Trifecta Giveaway ends in a little under 48 hours so get your entries in! I'm so excited to pick my winners...I'm having to keep myself occupied to not end it early just to stop the suspense!
Please take some time to wander through my fellow Mish Mashers posts for the week, I've already seen some really great ideas for this challenge! You can find them via the thumbnails below.
Thanks so much for reading!
Very cool technique and very grungy indeed, well done :)
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DeleteI've wanted to try this technique forever, but I doubt I could do it this well!! Despite the fact that I hate grunge music, I Love this mani!!!! This is fabulous!!
ReplyDeleteI promise it's not hard at all, Dionne. You should totally give it a go! It would look awesome on your long and lovely nails :) Thanks!
DeleteThese look really cool, and yay for grunge! Long live the 90s!
ReplyDeletePreach it, Sister! I love 90's music! Thanks so much :)
DeleteOH I like these though! Going with a genre is such a good idea and grunge can be so fun! Your nails are so awesome!! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kristine! After all my fail, I was thrilled this came out so well lol
DeleteTotally get grunge. Loved grunge when I was in High School!! Great job
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteOMG what a cool manicure! This seems to be a quite difficult technique but the final result is stunning!
ReplyDeleteCristina, it's really pretty easy. The acetone does all the work! Thanks!
DeleteThat's really grungy! Score!
ReplyDeleteYou nailed it! Grunge nails... it's genius!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool technique! Love the way it turned out.
ReplyDeleteI like the way this looks...very cool. I think I want to try this with a matte top coat. Thanks for the idea!!
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