Nebula Nails Take Two

26th November, 2011 - Posted by Emily - 10 Comments

Sorry for being absent for so long! It’s been super busy this month and then I had issues with my pictures for this blogpost so it had to be delayed for another day. Anyway! I’ve been meaning to do nebula nails again for ages. I’ve done them a long time ago and since they were so successful last time I felt like an update was needed!

I have both a natural light image which shows the true colours and a flashed image with some colour editing though do note nothing on the nails themselves is Photoshopped! This goes for all my manicures by the way. I edit the colours and crop where needed but I will never Photoshop the design on the actual nails.

The base I am wearing is a stunning duochrome called Galaxy Girl by Orly. The other polishes I used were:

  • China Glaze: Hey Sailor, 108 Degrees, Papaya Punch, Spontaneous, Senorita Bonita, Re-Freshmint, Frostbite, Snow
  • Sinful Colours Rise And Shine
  • Barry M Pure Turquoise
  • A coat of China Glaze Fairy Dust over all the nails!
  • China Glaze Strong Adhesion Base Coat and Essence Nail Art Sealing Top Coat.

Nebula nails aren’t half as hard as they look. They are actually very easy! You just need a make-up sponge or any sponge you have lying around. Start by dabbing on white so the colours you put over them will show up on a dark base. Just open a bunch of nebula pictures on your browser to get inspired! I also added a few stars to bring it to life which you can easily do with a dotting tool or toothpicks.

I wasn’t 100% pleased with this image but I had to share it because I just loved how the purple nail looked here. So stunning! The purple and the red thumb are my favourites. :)

10 Comments

Margje

November 26th, 2011 at 9:10 PM    


Your nails look beautiful! I always like nebula designs, they looks so colourful and somewhat… mysterious?

Emily

November 26th, 2011 at 9:20 PM    


Thanks so much!!! ♥

Jolien

November 26th, 2011 at 10:02 PM    


Helemaal cool zou zijn als je voor de sterretjes de fluorescent powder http://www.emilydenisephotography.com/blog/?p=165… had gebruikt zodat ze ook echt licht gaven! Maar het is cool, de sponge techniek lukt mij maar niet :(

Emily

November 26th, 2011 at 10:06 PM    


Oh da zou wel leuk zijn idd! Maar dan zouden die wel 3D zijn en er waarschijnlijk snel afvallen :( Ik zou echt eens een glow in the dark topcoat moeten kopen hihi!

Soo

November 30th, 2011 at 10:56 AM    


you did such an amazing job! I love the second image.

Shirisu

November 30th, 2011 at 5:34 PM    


Omg, that's so beautiful!

Love it <3 <3

The second picture is awesome!! :)

Emily

November 30th, 2011 at 8:27 PM    


Thanks both of you! ♥

Isa

December 2nd, 2011 at 8:21 PM    


Hi Emily, I come from Italy, I love love your nails :)

Latoya

December 5th, 2011 at 8:27 PM    


Fantastic!! I'm not one for nail art most of the time, but every so often I'll see a design that is absolutely amazing!! Great job :)

Emily

December 5th, 2011 at 9:35 PM    


Thanks so much Latoya! Means a lot (:

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