Lit from Within: July's Nail Challenge Collaborative - Flowers
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Friday, July 5, 2013

July's Nail Challenge Collaborative - Flowers



I was happy to see that July's challenges were all about flowers!  They are some of my favorite nail art to do.

SpaRitual Mind

SpaRitual Mind.  This is such a unique but subtle polish.  It's a shimmer, but it's a matte.  It reminds me a bit of the suedes that were so popular a few months back.  Next time, I'll make sure to wear a good ridge-filling basecoat underneath, though, because as beautiful as it is, it shows every bump and divot in my nails.

SpaRitual Mind

I didn't take any pix of the intermediate steps (what?!) but I did a black French tip with OPI Black Onyx first, then made the flowers with Maybelline Bold Gold.

Gold flowers over a black French tip and nude nail

I dotted the centers with more Black Onyx and then added highlights with Revlon Sequin.  I was going for an antiqued look, and all the colors look a little washed out to me.

Gold flowers over a black French tip and nude nail

Everything brightens up a bit, though, with some topcoat.  I still like that it's fairly monochromatic, though.

Gold flowers over a black French tip and nude nail with topcoat

Gold flowers over a black French tip and nude nail with topcoat

Bottle shot:  SpaRitual Mind, OPI Black Onyx, Maybelline Bold Gold, and Revlon Sequin.

Bottle shot:  SpaRitual Mind, OPI Black Onyx, Maybelline Bold Gold, and Revlon Sequin.

Are flowers best when they are colorful, or would you wear a monochromatic floral nail art?





6 comments:

  1. I would totally wear monochromatic flowers. It looks rather classy that way. I love the colors you chose for your first flower challenge mani ;)

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    1. Thanks for the compliment! Sometimes, I just don't know how it's going to look until the mani is all done - and then it is what it is. I'm glad you like it! :)

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  2. I like this - very neutral. I agree with Kayono - it has a classier look like this; it would be more cutesy/fun if you had done it colorful. Not that it would be bad that way, but it would be a totally different feel.

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    1. Thanks! It's nice when an experiment works out. I think I love doing ALL kinds of floral manis now.. :)

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