Hello, readers! Happy Fourth of July! I’m spending the day with family so this will be a quick post but I wanted to show you what I have on my nails today! This year’s mani is all about texture and red, white, and blue!
Thumb: 2 coats of Zoya Chyna.
Index: 2 coats of OPI Solitaire
Middle and Ring: 2 coats of China Glaze White on White, topped with one layer of OPI I’m Not Really a Waitress using the water spotted technique*, topped with a layer of Cirque Bejeweled using the water spotted technique, topped with HK Girl Top coat. I punched some stars** with a star shaped hole punch into painters tape and stuck that on the nail, and sponged on OPI Solitaire a few times for desired opaqueness. I then carefully peeled off the tape to leave the stars behind on the nail.
Pinky: 2 coats of Zoya Liberty.
*Water spotted technique: drop a few drops of polish in a shot glass of water. Spray hair spray on the water and watch the polish get “spots” in it. Dip nail parallel with the water surface to pick up the spotted design onto the nail. Clean up the same way as water marble nails. (I can’t remember where I saw this originally, but it’s been all over the nail world lately and I’ve been dying to try it!)
**Here is Sarah’s tutorial for using tape and star hole punches for step by step instructions: http://www.chalkboardnails.com/2012/07/stenciled-star-nails-tutorial.html
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Comments
Love it Jacki!
Wow! The stars turned out really well!
this is such a cool look!