I have been wanting to try vertical studs down the nail since I saw this post by Aly Loves Lacquer. Therefore I decided to use black rhinestones (2mm) down my ring fingers on both hands. I had originally planned on doing all nails but quickly realised I wouldn't have enough rhinestone. I wanted to add a bit of glitter so I applied a layer of Spoiled Shuffle The Deck onto my thumbs. I topped these nails off with Ulta3 Non Chip top coat. Note to self: don't ever use this top coat just before bed! Even with drying drops it indented so badly >.<
I actually wore my nails like this for Mothers Day which may sounds horrible but it matched my dress perfectly :)
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| Red and Black Nails in Artificial Light |
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| Red and Black Nails in Artificial Light |
I had been dying to try out the gradient techique by The Nailasaurus and with Diablo 3 newly released what other colours could I choose but red and black :) So I used China Glaze Poinsettia and BYS Black Satin and applied them to a piece of paper and then mixed the two where they joined. I then sponged this onto my other nails.
Again I only have photos in artificial light because of the terrible weather :(
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| Diablo Nails in Artificial Light |
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| Diablo Nails in Artificial Light |
Wow, this is such a refreshing combo! I haven't seen anything like this so far! Nicely done :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! I'm glad you like it :)
DeleteHappy birthday for tomorrow! =) What a gorgeous gradient! And I totally didn't even think of making D3-themed nails! Certainly an idea to try out sometime~
ReplyDeleteThank you!! If you do give the D3 nails a go I'd love to see them :)
DeleteLove the black and red together, and the accents are perfect! As we predicted, STD and Poinsettia look great :P And Happy Birthday tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteThanks! Red and black is one of my favourite combos! I wanted to use STD but I still plan on doing a jelly sandwich :)
Deletewow this is such a rockstar mani combo! I LOOVE it! and happy bday enjoy!
ReplyDeleteThank you!! Your package arrived today! It was like an extra birthday present :)
DeleteOh wow, this is a really cool look! Loving the single row of rhinestones... I can't wait for mine to come in the mail!
ReplyDeleteThanks :) I need to get more rhinestones, I love using them!
Deletedidnt realize i wasnt following you! thought i was! Stunning mani, Happy bday!!!
ReplyDeleteDon't worry that happens to me a lot with pages I could have sworn I was already following :) Thanks!
DeleteThis mani is freaking awesome!
ReplyDeleteOh, and Happy Birthday! I hope it is amazing!
DeleteThank you!! I had a nice lazy day - it was great :)
Deleteoof that gradient! It is amazing, love the accent nail, too :D
ReplyDeleteThanks! I have to admit I fell in love with that gradient, it just looks amazing to me lol!
DeletePerfectness!
ReplyDeleteThe row of rhinestones, the gradient technique, and the glitter on your thumb. All are so prettY!!!
Awww thank you so much! I wasn't sure if all the different designs would work together but I think they do ):
DeleteWow, these look awesome! The single row of black stones looks simply fabulous, and the glitter is such a great match. Hope you had a fantastic birthday! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks! I loved the rhinestones down the nail too :) I had a great day but the weekend will be even better!
DeleteThank you :) I love finding new blogs!
ReplyDeleteThis is an amazingly effective look and the black rhinestones are so cute :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much :)
DeleteThat is just awesome! I literally gasped when I saw the gradient!
ReplyDeleteThanks! Haha I had the same reaction after doing the gradient :)
DeleteOoooh what a cute mani! Love the row of dots! <3
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Thank you :) It was my first time doing the rhinestones down the centre of the nail and I think it worked out well :)
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