Birds of a Feather!

There are a lot of times that I see something and think to myself, 'I can do that'.  That was the case yesterday when I was trying to come up with a way to use three polishes that all called out to be used together.

I knew, based on the colours and the name of the one polish, this mani had to have feathers.  None of my stamping plates seemed right so I turned to my Sillouette Cameo for the solution.  In a matter of minutes I found a feather designs, traced, sized, and arranged it and had the machine cutting.

• Apply a base coat.
• Apply an even layer of the lightest colour, I'm using Barry M Gelly Shine in Guava.

• Apply a quick dry top coat and allow to dry.
• Arrange your feather vinyls as desired.  Leaving them to stick off the edge of your nail will make it easier to remove them.

• Apply your darker colour evenly and after a moment, remove vinyls slowly in an upwards motion.  I used Barry M Gelly Shine in Blackberry.

• Allow to set for a moment and apply flakie.  For some reason it gave this polish a 'soft focus' effect that I liked!  I used Flake Ya Tailfeather from Painted Polish.

• Apply a top coat.
• Tidy up if required!

If you're interested in some of these feathers, comment below and I'll send you some!

Vinyls

I wanted to show you what I've been working on!

Last week I got a Silhouette Cameo, a digital cutting tool. I wanted one to make custom stickers and decorations, but realized as it was on it's way to me that I would actually be able to make nail vinyls on it as well.  And I can.  I can take just about any design ever and put it on my nail!!

 This is my first attempt.  It's a free file I downloaded and then shrunk and then sat and 'fixed' making sure all the lines, now smaller, would cut correctly.  I really love how it came out!

A sheet of two of these will be included in my Naughty or Nice giveaway, which starts this weekend!

I'm also currently working on creating a whole bunch of other things, from laces to stripes to little motifs. I can't wait to share more of them with you.

If you have any requests, please let me know!

Wormhole: EXTREME!

• Apply a base coat.
• Apply an even layer of the holo polish you've chosen.  Any will do, I just love the depth of Black Gold, Texas Tea from LLarowe.

• Apply a quick dry base coat and  let dry completely.
• Carefully remove the entire bullseye design from the backing.  These are from Lou-It-Yourself and the moment I saw them I knew that I wanted to try this mani with them!

• Place the entire design over the nail as desired.  I did each nail with a different aspect, it's up to you!

• Carefully remove every other inner ring.  Applying the whole design at once and then removing the extra ensures that the spacing between rings remains exact.

• Apply the solid cream polish you've chosen, this design looks best when the holo and the cream match.  I'm using Camelot from A England.

• Carefully remove the vinyls, piece by piece, pulling up.  Try to move quickly before the vinyls melt.

• Let the solid colour set a bit before applying a fast dry top coat.  Letting it set ensures that it doesn't smear into the holo.
• Tidy up, if required! 

What do you think?

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Negative Blocking

•  Apply a base coat and allow to dry completely.  Whenever you use a vinyl, all the layers under it must be set.
• Apply the chevron vinyl, I'm using the Simple Chevron Wave from Up Your Nail.  Take your time and make sure it's aligned.  I usually apply all the chevrons at the same time so that I can visually see they all look the same before I apply polish.

•  Paint each section of your nail the desired colour.  I find this design looks balanced with a darker shade on the moon and a lighter shade on the tip.  Paint carefully.  I'm using the trio of shades I received from my September Black Sheep Lacquer Box.

•  Remove the vinyl.  I paint one nail at a time and remove the vinyl before I move on.  If you leave it the polish will dry and the vinyl will melt.

•  Apply the glitter topper you've chosen.  I typically wait until the two polishes are a bit set so as to not smear them into the negative space.  You can also opt to omit the glitter for a simpler look.

•  Tidy up, if required!

If you're inspired by any of my posts, don't forget to tag them #00Inspired on Instagram! 

 

Silver Streaks

• Apply a base coat.
• Apply two thin layers of Starry Nights from Polished for Days.
• Apply a fast dry top coat.
• Let dry completely.  When working with vinyls your polish layers must all be dry.
• Affix the vinyl of your choice over top, I'm using Hash Guides from Up Your Nail.

• Using the jellies of your choice, dab them on in stripes over the vinyl.  The great thing about jellies is that it doesn't take much work for them to meld into each other, forming an easy gradient!  I'm using Weekend Getaway, Splish Splash, and Poolside Popsicle from Polished for Days.

• Quickly and carefully peel up the vinyl guide.

• Allow the jellies to dry a little before you apply a quick dry top coat.  Letting them sit makes sure you don't smear the lines into the silver.
• Tidy up, if required!

 I hope this tutorial inspires you!

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