I got this
idea when I was sitting at the computer earlier in the week, trying to plan my
posts for the next month. So while
having a little tea break I decided to paint my nails, this lovely fresh mint
green-blue colour.
So, all my stationary, from sticky notes to highlighters and markers, was all laid out on the desk in front of me when I noticed this magenta coloured fine-tip permanent marker and I thought to myself ‘This colour would definitely go with my nail polish!! Can I use this on top of the polish, or would it just wipe off?’
Then I realised ‘Why not try it. If it doesn’t work, it doesn’t work…’
But it did work, so I was happy! Haha! I gave the whole thing a go and…
Ta dah! This is what I ended up with!
1. First of all I tidied up my nails,
filed and buffed them before putting on a strengthening base coat!
2. I let the base coat dry completely
before putting on two thin coats of a minty green-blue colour - you can use any
colour you like, I just picked this one because I recently bought it and wanted
to try it out! I usually leave roughly
three to five minutes between each coat.
3. I randomly picked the colours I
wanted and layered them on top of the nail polish from light to dark. I also clashed some of the colours to make them
stand out more. Read Note a) before going to step 4!
4. Before the top coat I used a pinkish
sparkly glitter polish to the tip of each nail, more at the tip than at the
middle, like a gradient effect!
5. I let that dry, then put the top coat
to seal the design!
Notes:
a) While reviewing other tips on doing
these permanent marker designs I discovered that, before putting a top coat on
to seal the design, you can skoosh (spray) a little bit of hairspray. This will help the ink not to smudge when the
top coat is put on.
b) Whenever I put the top coat on, I try
not to apply too many brush strokes over the nail, because it always smudges my
nails even if I leave hours or a day before the applying it. So I load the brush with enough for the nail
and do the middle, then one side and then the other.
c) I would always have a few coats of
polish between my nails and the ink, just to be on the safe side!
So that’s it for this week’s post. Have a fab week! Until next time… See ya!
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