Monarch Manicure
3rd May, 2011 - Posted by Emily - 4 Comments
These Monarch butterfly inspired nails were very popular a while ago and I never got round to doing them up until now. I know they’re far from original but I do think they’re very cute!
I’m really pleased with how they turned out though they take a while to do especially if you use a gradient as a base. Here’s what I used for this manicure:
- American Apparel Office
- Catrice I Sea You (for the gradient)
- Black and white nail art pen
- A sponge
- Dotting tool or toothpick
I created a gradient with AA Office as a base and sponged Catrice I Sea You over the top, waited for that to dry and then painted the black lines with a black nail art pen. I added dots at the top with a white and AA Office.
4 Comments
Liese
May 3rd, 2011 at 10:17 PM
oooooh do want!
Gwenn
May 7th, 2011 at 8:16 PM
Great ! I really love how you did your butterfly wings !
I want to do this for so long, I really should give it a try ^^
Emily
May 8th, 2011 at 1:43 AM
Thanks! Glad you like it! You should definitely try it, it's so much fun to do and they look really nice.
4Beauty
August 11th, 2011 at 8:26 PM
Hi Emily! This is an amazing look – sounds like it took a lot of work and patience!
We'd love you to post it in our 'Rate My Nail Art' gallery: http://www.channel4.com/4beauty/rate-my-look/rate…
4Beauty x
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