The orange polish in this look is Nicole by OPI Fairy Fairy Quite Contrary. This tangerine creme is really nice, it applied well and had an interesting tone. It's bright while still maintaining a slight dustiness, which makes it a great transition polish from summer to fall. The pink shade is Nicole by OPI Tink's In the Pink. I believe I used two coats of it here as the base of the manicure, and I didn't have any troubles with formula or opacity. I also grabbed white polish to make the orange detailing pop out of the pink background. I think these colors work so nicely together!
This design had no particular inspiration. I started out with intentions of doing a full nail floral but changed it up shortly after I had started. While I have a deep love for floral prints, this time I wanted to take it in a different direction.
I freehanded the two flowers in the "half moon area" and then added some dotted accents with a dotting tool. The dots make me think abstract floating pollen... or something. Also, if you squint, the two middle nails look like strawberries!
Regardless, I started calling the design mod blossoms in my head. It just stuck, and here we are. I think it's fitting!
What do you think of this design -- is it your style, or not so much? I think it's definitely out of my usual box but I'm really liking the way it turned out. I guess it pays to push your boundaries!
Nicole by OPI's Tink Collection is available beginning this month in select Walgreens locations. Each polish retails for $7.99.
This is a gorgeous design. I love these colors together, they were my wedding colors :)
ReplyDeleteWow, I love it!! The colors are so fun and bright and the design is so cute!!
ReplyDeleteVery cute! Love how much the white makes it pop.
ReplyDeleteLovely piece!
ReplyDeleteI think this is so cute! I just bought Fairy Fairy Quite Contrary and I'm looking forward to using it!
ReplyDeletePretty color combo. I used to have a favorite pair of PJ's in those colors pink and orange. I forgot until I saw this design and it brought that memory back. My mom sewed them for me out of a fabric that was the same colors and of course it had big mod seventies flowers.
ReplyDeletePretty design and color combo :-*
ReplyDeleteGorgeous pink. :-)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful manicure! I love it!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun design!
ReplyDeleteLove it!
ReplyDeleteThis design is very beautiful!
ReplyDeletelove this!!
ReplyDeleteIt really does look like strawberries, great job!
ReplyDeleteThey do look like some sort of Andy Warhol-esque strawberry lol
ReplyDeleteThis is a really fun pop art looking mani! <3 this!
ReplyDeletePretty!! Looks like pop-ish strawberries! :)
ReplyDeleteSo cute and fun! Awesome design! :)
ReplyDeleteThese really remind me of strawberries! Love the use of white to makes things pop. Thanks for the inspiration~
ReplyDeleteLove color combo! Bright but so great!
ReplyDeleteCute! It looks so sweet it hurts my teeth a bit lol
ReplyDeleteFunky strawberries was exactly what I thought the first time I saw these!
ReplyDelete<3 <3 <3
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