Saturday, August 16, 2014

Mod Half Moon and French


I've seen a lot of gorgeous half moon/French combination nail art lately, and was feeling inspired to try it for myself. I've been particularly loving these looks from Chelsea Queen and Madeline Poole, but was a bit concerned that I don't have quite the steady hand that those ladies do. Thankfully, it turned out better than I had expected!



The color combination I chose feels kind of mod. I love pairing neons with neutrals, and these polishes seem like they were made to be put together.

I used:
Floss Gloss Moon Baby (soft grey)
Floss Gloss Faded (stormy grey)
Floss Gloss Fastlane (neon red-orange)

The half moon and French details were painted freehand on top of the light grey base. It's simple enough in theory, but I did end up redoing a couple of nails to get them just right.


Next time I try a half moon/French combo, I'll have to try it with some negative space like the ladies linked up top!
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10 comments

  1. These are so simple but the design is so cool! Really like them.

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  2. Gorgeous color combo and I loooove french tips and half moons on rounded nails :).

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  3. Did this same design the other day-but it just looked like Christmas ornaments-guess my color choices weren't the best!

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  4. Jo at Polished LiteracyAugust 17, 2014 at 9:32 AM

    Erm, this is *freehand*? Damn, if I had half the steady hand you do, I'd be set for life. ;)

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  5. This is so beautiful and it turned out amazing! I would have never guessed before reading that this was free handed.

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  6. PolishedtoPrecisionAugust 17, 2014 at 6:38 PM

    WOW! Super cute mani!

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  7. Love the colours u used wish I could do freehand as good:-)

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  8. Loove this trend, I think it looks simple yet amazing! And I like that you've added a pop of color, bet this would be an eyecatcher for autumn ^-^

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