Hello again!
I keep telling myself that I will do better at posting this summer but so far that hasn't happened! Though I have been able to paint my nails more, so I have tons of drafts sitting out there!
I've been super busy lately with summer classes starting a week ago. I also purchased a new to me 2005 Chevrolet Equinox which I'm super excited about! Today I'm going to share with you a turquoise inspired manicure that I absolutely loved! It's super easy and totally adorable!
What you need:
- A Cup (I do not suggest Styrofoam, you'll see why shortly)
- Water
- Alcohol/hand sanitizer
- Q-Tips
- Elmer's Glue for easy clean-up
- An orange stick for clean-up
- Gold polish (Milani Gold Lame)
- Base coat (Avon Ridge Filling Base Coat)
- Black Polish (Wet N' Wild)
- Turquoise/green polish (Essie Turquoise & Caicos)
- Top Coat (Essie All-in-One)
First, get some room temperature water in a cup. I would use a cup that you can throw away. Though try to stay away from Styrofoam! Some nail polish got on the bottom of mine and next thing I knew, water was leaking out and I was running through the house with my hand under the cup as my mom cleaned up the floor behind me. Not a fun experience at all.
Now leave the water alone for a while. Apply Elmer's Glue (or tape) around the outside of your nails for easy clean-up. Paint on your base coat and let that dry. Once that is dry, Paint on a couple of layers of your Turquoise polish.
Once that dries, drop some of your gold polish into the water. How many drops is totally up to you! Once you have a big enough circle of polish, spray some alcohol or hand sanitizer into it until you get the separation you desire. Then quickly dip your finger (or fingers) into the water. Before you take your fingers out, use a Q-Tip to remove the excess polish. Repeat this for all of your fingers. Do the same thing with your black polish. I wouldn't recommend using Wet N' Wild polish to do anything like this because it didn't spread in the water very well and wasn't really pleasant to work with.
Once you have done this to all of your nails, let it dry and apply your top coat. I think this would look really pretty with a glitter top coat and I may try it again with different colors and use a glitter top coat!
You may have noticed that I stopped using my Seche Vite top coat. The reason I am no longer using it is because it was becoming sticky and hard to apply. Not to mention, it seemed to make my manicures chip faster. So, I'm back to the drawing board on top coats. I would love to hear your suggestions!
Let me know what you think!
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