Allo
polish Pals!
And
welcome to the start of another weekend, boy doesn't it feel like the
first weeks of January are going so quickly? How are those goals and
new years resolutions holding up?
Today's
nail art is inspired by two things, the first being the current theme
over on Tiny Canvas where this weeks nail art prompt is eyes.
The
second source of inspiration comes from my seven year old niece.
Now.. When I saw the prompt was eyes I found myself a little stuck.
I've done something on this theme before and didn't want to do
something too similar. So how does my niece come into today's design?
Often when she's concentrating hard on something she'll say “Eyeballs
out!” I have no idea where this came from, maybe a teacher at
school says it...does it sound like something a teach would actually
say..?
Anyway,
regardless of where her quirky saying comes from when she saw this
nail art she read it aloud and erupted into a fit of giggles!
Oh I am well aware this is
a design most people wont be lining up to have done but sometimes you
just need a bit of silliness in your life, don't you agree?
I began this manicure with
my usual OPI Nail Envy base coat and once dry applied two/three coats
of Essie's 'Nice Is Nice' and allowed it to dry. I then applied a
thin coat of my Pro-FX top coat to create a nice layer for my
acrylics to stick to. My next step was to use NeoNail gel top coat to
create some nice round, 3D circles. I used a dotting tool to apply
this onto my nails and cured. I repeated the process twice to build
up their shape. Next I moved in with my acrylic paints, painting the
eyeballs and adding little triangles of colour to the remaining
nails. I sealed the entire design in with ORLY's 'Glosser' top coat
and eventually added Barry M's matte top coat for a smooth finish.
I love using gel to create
3D elements to nail art, its such a fun and easy technique.
What do you think
of my Eyeballs out nail art? Have you ever worn a 3D element on your
nails?
Thank you so much for
stopping by, have yourself an awesome day and a fabulous weekend!
I'll catch you again on Monday!
Love,
Ithi
Quirky is the perfect word to describe this nail art and I can totally see why your niece started to giggle. I may or may not have done the same when I saw the photographs and read the story :) I'm too boring to wear 3D stuff like this, but if studs are 3D I have worn a 3D element once or twice... and picked it off within the hour!
ReplyDeleteThese are just the best. I'd totally rock these nails, my last name is Monster :D
ReplyDeleteThis is really cute! A good friend of mine would love the idea. I can't even grown mine, I always have my hands in dirt as I'm a horticulturist.
ReplyDeleteI'm in awe that you did this freehand!! This is seriously awesome!!!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely amazing, love your adorable nails, love your blog as well, thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteYou are so creative, I absolutely love how cute these nails are and you did them freehand? Amazing. They would be perfect for Halloween :)
ReplyDeleteOooh this is scary! and so creepy! but would be perfect for halloween! this is giving me time to practice ahah
ReplyDeleteThat looks really impressive and creative. It would be perfect for a Halloween. Awesomeness!!
ReplyDeleteI will be honest those look kinda freaky ... but I can see your creativity behind it. Love that shade of lavender tho; :)
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I love it!! It's an awesome and very artsy design, and the eyeballs look so very realistic, it's almost spooky.
ReplyDeleteSometimes children have the most strange and adorable ocurrences, that's fun and usually ends up becoming a memory for the future ;)
Woow! This seems fascinating and scary at the same time! I'm sure that my wife will love it!
ReplyDeleteHow unique! I love your designs- the patience and talent. This is a very unique and impressive design.
ReplyDeleteAww!! You are so talented. You really impressed me with your nail arts. and this eyeballs out nail art are perfect for a Halloween.
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