Sunset nails

Thanks to +roa' hamouda (who you can find here on Facebook) I have another mani for you :D

She also commented on my "I have some spare time-challenge" post.

Asking me for sunset nails.

I've done some tropical nails in the past which also had a kind of sunset there

but I never got to really focus on the sunset.

 

Before starting my mani I had to check Google for some inspirational sunset images:

 

 

The left image I chose because of the colors.

I love this gradient and decided my gradient had to look like this.

The second image I chose because of the grass.

I prefer a black silhouette though (most easy) but at least my mani had to include some grass.

 

First step: Making the gradient.

 

These are the polishes I've used for the gradient:

 

- Only You White French

- Only You 113 Banana Split

- Kiko 238

- Essence Beauty Beats 01 Baby, baby, ooh!

- Maybelline 650 Midnight Blue

 

I've used the sponging technique.
And here is my sunset gradient:

 

 

Second step: Getting some silhouettes on there.

I've used black acrylic paint and a detail brush 000 to paint them.

 

 

As you can see I also added some wild flowers just to make it more me :D

Hope you like it!

 

By the way if you have ever any request for a nail art. Never hesitate to ask me!

 

 

Day 172) Nail art inspired by crayons art

Like I've said before, I get my inspiration everywhere.
Pinterest has proven to be a great medium for this.
Today I came along this picture of crayons art:

I really love it and so do many other people because after this one I found like a thousand other simular ones.
I love the colors and the little twist with the umbrella. Again credits for the one who came up with this idea!
In short: Glue the crayons on top of a canvas. Use a blow dryer to melt the wax of the crayons and let it drip.

The canvas above is today's inspiration for my nail art.

Of course I'm not going to use real crayons...don't want to burn my skin.
Nail polish thinned with remover will probably work. But I didn't want to ruin my base, so I chose to use a very watery acrylic paint, which could be very fast removed with some water.

Here is my step-by-step:

Step 1: After the basecoat apply a white nail polish

Step 2: Put some pieces of tape on the nail (leaving the sides and 1/3 of the top tape-free)

Step 3: Use the acrylic paint (picture 1) and a brush to make colorful stripes on the nails (picture 2)

Step 4: Remove the tape and clean the cuticles (if a little paint got under the tape, retouch the white)

Step 5: Use a nail art brush and black nail polish to paint an umbrella at the top of your white section (and if you like, paint some people underneath it)

That's it!