I was determined to do some nail art last night and decided to start with a floral. Now, I love florals (I've definitely done my fair share of them!), but I wanted to punch up the design a little bit. I thought it would be cool to contrast a harsh, black and white geometric checkerboard against the soft organic floral nails. I love the way they stand out, so rebellious!
I freehanded everything in this manicure with my medium length striper brush. I probably have a checkerboard stamping plate somewhere but I did want to challenge myself a bit and freehand those nails, too. I did force myself to be a little less controlling about the checkerboard lines than I normally would have been. That's kind of ass-backwards, huh? Controlling myself into being less controlling?
Colors used in this manicure include:
Cult Nails Tempest (white)
American Apparel Hassid (black)
OPI My Vampire is Buff (bone)
Lime Crime Peaches and Cream (lighter orange)
OPI Call Me Gwen-ever (darker orange)
Illamasqua Jo'mina (lighter purple)
China Glaze Crimson (darker purple)
China Glaze Def Defying (green)
I wish the Lime Crime polish would have shown up better in my photos. In person it has a much better contrast to the pale cream background.
So, what do you think about this geometric vs. organic manicure? Too much, or just bold enough?
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This looks absolutely amazing! I love it.
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ReplyDeleteVery cool! Nice job!
ReplyDeleteThis is one of the coolest manis I have ever seen! I love the contrast so much - it's perfect! You are a genius!
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ReplyDeleteVery cool! I love the contrast.
ReplyDeleteI can be very precise, so I know exactly what you mean by "controlling yourself to be less controlling." I find that a lot of very trendy nail art is imprecise, for example, a lot of stuff coming out of WAH Nails. I like how it looks, but can't always bring myself to loosen up. So I love the mix and match here, and the looser style. :)
ReplyDeletedigging the contrast of floral and checkers
ReplyDeleteI have to be honest, the flowers are lovely (I like the color combinations), but the geometric parts could have been better. All in one it's a great idea! Freehand is not easy!
ReplyDeleteDo love the combination! The contrast sure adds a new flavour to the eyes! Love it!
ReplyDeleteThere is no such thing as too bold! These are great! :D
ReplyDeleteI really love this!
ReplyDeleteThis is one of my favorites from you!
ReplyDeleteWow, freaking amazing! I love the combo!
ReplyDeleteabsolutely love this! your checkers and florals are both perfect!
ReplyDeleteThese are so pretty! I love them and really want to try out that floral pattern soon1
ReplyDeleteThe floral pattern is soooooo perfect, Woah !
ReplyDeleteWOW! Those are perfect! I think the fact that the black and white nails weren't perfect made them stand out even more, perfect mixture of floral and black and white.
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