Here's a list of things I used for this nail art:
+ nail art brush
+ Essence Give Me Nude, Baby! (white jelly base)
+ Sally Hansen Black Out (black lettering)
+ Essence Naughty and Pink! (roses)
+ Essence Free Hugs (rose highlights)
+ Essence L.O.L. (rose leaves)
+ Essence Beijos De Brazil (rose leaf shadows)
I (obviously) freehanded all of this - the calligraphy is a little more wonky that I would have liked but since I only paint with enamel, it's pretty hard to maintain a smooth look. I might try mixing it with thinner next time to experiment with different consistencies. I'm pretty happy with the roses, though. They look cute and intricate and a huge difference from my roses last year.
How would you approach calligraphy nail art? Should I bite the bullet and just use acrylic paints? (I'm trying my best to do lacquer only nail art! I know it's possible (see: @kgrdnr on Instagram)
Great work! I would also do polishes and stay away from the acrylic paints... I get along better with the polishes :D
ReplyDeleteI just feel like there's far more of a challenge with polishes! It's definitely harder to paint but it's rewarding knowing you were able to overcome some of the obstacles (fast drying, thick).
DeleteI love everything about this art! Awesome job! And stick to lacquers, no acrylics! :-)
ReplyDeleteI hope you can kick whatever you have starting before it fully develops.
I'm going to stick with lacquers! I like a bit of the pride knowing I did it all with polish and acrylics are apparently very difficult to remove!
DeleteI love everything about this.
ReplyDeleteI like working with a mix of both, acrylic paint is much more forgiving and much easier to fix a mistake without starting over from scratch.
Or just try investing in some nail art polishes the ones from Orly are water based so they act a lot like acrylics.
Nail art polishes can rack up, groan - but I might just learn how, you know, to do nail art better. Shitty Nail Art Monday it'll be for a while, haha!
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