This is somewhat of a swatch, but more like me playing around. I've been thinking about ruffian/moon/reverse French manicures a lot lately (more info here) and decided to do one with my existing Zoya Happi manicure. To do this, I placed adhesive French tip guides on my nails to give the black a nice clean line. Then I added my first coat of Zoya Raven, a beautiful inky black with subtle silver shimmer. It's very important to remove the tip guide immediately after painting this first coat. If you remove it when it's dry, it can ruin the polish! After that dried, I carefully painted on a second coat of Raven and I was done!. But that wasn't enough, oh no.. I had these Cina nail art decals (available at Sally Beauty) that are essentially rhinestones on a sticky back. I stuck them along the black line, smothered the whole nail in top coat to help the decals stay on longer, and presto! They're kind of edgy princess nails, I think.
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Those are cute :) Kind of goth/rock princess.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I thought the same thing.
ReplyDeletewow - stunning! I can see a goth/rock princess with these.
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ReplyDeleteWicked! Do the rhinestone stick-ems get caught on things? I'm just trying to figure out if I did this would I still be able to put on socks. *grin*
ReplyDeleteNope! As long as you cover your nails with a good thick layer of topcoat after you put them on, you're good to go! I still have these on today without a single problem.
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