I promise I haven't disappeared or given up on nail blogging - I've just been reaaaaallllyyy busy recently. I also unfortunately have an exam in a few weeks, so any manis I manage to blog about until that has passed are likely to be quick 'n' easy - although that's surely never a bad thing??!! Nail art still provides a welcome distraction though - there are only so many times I can read about earned value formulae and stakeholder management theories (zzzzzzzzzzz).
I decided to continue with the animal theme this week and try out a leopard print
mani - plus I knew it would be quick to do which was a definite plus :)
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with flash inside |
One big downside of the colder weather and shorter days coming in is the lack of natural sunlight to take nail pics in - I may have to think about investing in a lightbox for pictures (what I really mean is I might need to bribe my husband to make one ;) ).
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without flash |
I do love the cool weather though - I sleep with the window open so the crisp night air always clears my head (although the mornings can be a bit nippy and that means a dash to the warmth of the bathroom)!
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flash again |
For this mani I started with two coats of 'A Butterfly Moment' from the OPI Mariah Carey collection, then used 'You Don't Know Jacques' for the brown blobs. Finally I finished by using my Barry M nail art pen in black to make the outlines and adding a coat of Seche Vite top coat.
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side view |
I quite like it and will likely give the neon or pastel variants a go too at some point, especially when my nails get long again!
What do you think, are you enjoying the cooler weather? Have you ever tried a leopard print mani?
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Beautiful! I love this look -- I like the classic colors you used, but I'd love to see it in neon/pastel too!
ReplyDeletethank you! Will definitely give that a bash soon I think (sorry I just noticed your comment lol!) fx
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