Thursday 14 February 2013

Valentines - Nail Art

Today is Valentines Day and I have to say I am not much of a fan.
But I have made somewhat of an effort and put a heart on one of my nails so I thought I'd show you!







For these I started with two coats of Barry M Matt White and used Avon Nailwear Pro Vintage Blue to make the umbrella/pinwheel pattern.
It's quite tricky to try and explain clearly how I did it but I'll give it a go.
I started with a really small dot roughly in the center of my nail, and made a line with the blue polish from the dot to the edge of my nail, I then made another line from the dot to the side of my nail so I had a quarter marked out. I then divided that quarter into four and painted two of those sections with the blue and repeated for the other three quarters.
If that makes as little sense as I think it does let me know and I'll make a tutorial!

For the heart I used China Glaze Igniting Love and Barry M Red Glitter then just framed the pinky and index fingers with red Glequins!

I like it, it's not too Valentines-y but shows that I'm aware of the date and that I'm not a completely bitter married just yet ;-) I suppose you could make it a bit more valentines appropriate by using reds and/or pinks instead of blue and white but I really like theses colours together, it's a combo I'll be sure to use again.

Hope you are all have a good day!

♥ A ♥

18 comments:

  1. I love it! It's cute without being cheesy, and one heart is enough for the occasion :) Love it!
    The explanation made sense but was a little hard to follow :p A tutorial would be great!

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  2. Love It!

    Sianni :)

    http://siannismakeupdiary.blogspot.co.uk

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  3. Love this nail art! Im not patient enough to sit and do this.. or I will and I end up smudging it!

    Leanne @ Leanne-Marie | Beauty, fashion & lifestyle. x x

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  4. its so beautiful! i love that glitter, its similar to china glaze ruby pumps

    galorious.blogspoy.com

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  5. Gorgeous!!! The pinwheel looks amazing and the heart is so cute!!! :)

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  6. I love the pop of red against the blue and white!

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  7. When I saw this I instantly thought of Dorothy on the Wizard of Oz. This is definitely something she would wear XD Simple, yet lovely.

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  8. These look great! Your blog is amazing :) x

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  9. you have such steady hands and lots of talent! love your nailsx

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  10. omg i love your nails there perfect and supper cute.
    new follower, found you through #bbloggers blog hop would love if you found the time to come cheek out my blog as well.

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  11. Very nail,art I love blue color with red color nail paint combination very nice. This glittering effect is very nice.

    Oncology & Cancer Surgery India

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  12. Not a Valentines fan either but I adore the pinwheel design you did, your explanation makes perfect sense :)

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  13. Hi! I just founded your blog, and I have to say that It's very inspiring. You are making such a good job here... Your manicures and nail arts are amazing. I see that you are a very perfectionist girl. Congrats! (I've just pinned some of your images in muy pinterest)
    Following you since now!
    ♥nailistas

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  14. Hi Alexis, just stopping by to say how delightful your blog is. Thanks so much for sharing. I have recently found your blog and am now following you, and will visit often. Please stop by my blog and perhaps you would like to follow me also. Have a wonderful day. Hugs, Chris
    http://chelencarter-retiredandlovingit.blogspot.ca/

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