Ugly Manicure Monday - 23

Hi there!

This is a manicure I painted quite some time ago, and I just discovered the photograph buried in one of my laptops...

My nails painted with Julep - Carrie, Cameron, Natasha, and Molly.

I painted a base of Carrie, and then stippled Cameron and each of the other colors onto my nails. I had high hopes for this manicure... I imagined it looking as if each color faded perfectly into the next color- much like sponging produces. The brush I had on hand at the time was much too large and dense, so I think that was my main problem with blending. Additionally, the lines aren't delicate... and, instead, they look sloppy.

Have you tried something like this with a nail art brush? If so, how did it turn out?

If you have an ugly manicure, I'd love to feature it! Email me with what polish you used and what you intended your manicure to look like :-)

Until next time...

Valentine's Week - Day 5 and Ugly Manicure Monday - 05

Hi there!

I want to like this- really, I do. I love the idea... just not the execution...

My nails water marbled with Julep - Carrie, Cameron, and Salma.

I painted 1 coat of Carrie before I marbled with Carrie, Cameron, and Salma. These 3 worked alright together, but not well enough to allow for a design other than 1 or 2 lines drawn through. I was aiming to marble a heart design on each finger, but the polish dried too quickly. That wasn't my only dilemma with this design... if you look closely, you can see how terribly the top coat smeared everything!

Aye, aye, aye.

Anyway, here's a look at how I tape my fingers before water marbling...

How to tape your finger for water marbling.

Until next time...

Valentine's Week - Day 1

Hi there!

I enjoyed my Patriotic Week last year when I did it, so I figured I'd enjoy a Valentine's Week as well. While it won't exactly be a week full of ideas, I'll still show what I've got...

My Valentine's nails painted with Julep - Carrie and Salma.

I painted 2 coats of each polish to achieve what's pictured. Then I applied top coat on my ring finger and attached heart confetti. I waited until the top coat was mostly dry before I applied more top coat to seal the hearts.

You can achieve this look even if you don't have heart confetti...

Using a dotting tool (or ballpoint pen, sewing needle, fork prong, etc.), place 2 dots of polish next to each other. Then draw a "V" shape in the 2 dots to make a heart shape.

Will you be trying this look?

Until next time...