Rocky road nails

Monday, February 4, 2013


Because of the cold I have been finding myself small projects to do inside. The latest thing I've been dabbling with is nail art! At work I'm not allowed to wear anything that sticks out so instead I try to use my nails and my hair to still show some personality! I have posted some pictures on Instagram (where my name is simonastreet) but I thought I write down the "recipe" here so you can try it at home if you want to.

First, I bought these amazing nailstickers from ebay. I found them trough The Dainty Squid who always has the most beautiful nailart. (If you want some wonderful inspiration you should check out her "Weekly nail" posts.) And you can read more about the stickers in her blogpost.


So here are the nail polishes that I used. From right: China Glaze "Life preserver", O.P.I. "Malaga wine", O.P.I "Servin' up sparkle".


I started by painting my nails with the China glaze polish and then waited until it had dried. I would recommend that you do your nails in steps because it's very important that every layer is really dry before you put on the stickers. So for example I can do the first coat of colour on the evening and next morning I will do the second one. 


When the first layer was dry I used the stickers and placed them on the middle of my nails. Depending on wich way you place them the triangel either has it's base at your cuticles or at your nailtips. They are quite sticky so I usually try and rub off some of the glue so that the sticker dosen't chip the first layer. Then I used O.P.I. "Malaga wine" for the second layer (wich turned almost marron because of the orange colour underneath. It's just like painting, the colours react to each other.)

To top it of I used the O.P.I. "Servin' up sparkle" laquer just to give it an extra sparkle and to even it out. You could also just use a clear top coat for a more refined result. Here are some of the pictures I've posted on Instagram, I'm usually to restless to do more then two colours! Haha!


And, that's it!
If you don't have the stickers and want to try this straight away, you can also use scotch tape. Hope you got some inspiration to decorate your nails!


8 comments:

  1. I have absolutely no patience for doing my nails!
    I usually do it at night, and by the time I go to bed half is messed up already, and by morning you can see the lines from my sheets on them :/ the first pic looks great with the 3 colors and glitter over the top!

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    1. I know, sometimes I don't have the patience either so I only do it when I have the time. Otherwise I just skip it!

      XX,

      Simona

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  2. Love these nails, this looks like so much fun! I really need to sit down and spend some time decorating mine :D I actually always bit my nails until last April when I finally stopped. They are still a little fragile though and start to break if they get too long, but I love having longer nails!!

    ~Alyssa
    www.butterfliesonmars.blogspot.com

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    1. Cool! I think this would suit your look perfectly. Would be so much fun to see what colour combinations you would do!

      XO, Simona

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  3. I love your nails! If only I had the patience. It's a very relaxing winter thing to do. Great way to pamper yourself. Stay warm!

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    1. I agree, I try to find ways to not go bonkers staying inside all the time! How is it for you? Do you get the same freezing temperatures?

      XO, Simona

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  4. I love how you combined the colours, they look so pretty together!

    Have a fantastic weekend,
    -Kati

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    1. Thank you for your sweet comment Kati! Hope your weekend was wonderful, mine was totally agreeable!

      XO, Simona

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XO,

Simona