Name the Dress Contest #119
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Winning Dress Name: Rock-Paper-Glitters
Winner: Tristan
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Name the Dress Contest #118
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Winning Dress Name: First In Line
Winner: Jay
Manicure Monday: Tribal Nails with Syl and Sam
Hey ladies,
This week we’re going to show you how to get the stylish modern “tribal” pattern nails. They look really intricate and detailed but when broken down to some easy steps, you can totally get the look in no time!
Here’s what we’re going for:
What you’ll need:
- white base coat
- white striper
- three contrast colours, I used a teal, orange and yellow.
- a black nail art pen
Start with a few coats of your base colour and don’t worry if the coverage isn’t the greatest, it mostly gets covered anyway.
Next grab your contrast colours and do some random stripes across each nail.
Just keep the colours random and do a coouple of stripes per nail. Wait for these coats to dry completely before continuing!
Then take your nail art pen and draw outlines for each of your horizontal stripes that you drew.
And now the fun part! In between each set of lines, draw any repeated geometric pattern. Some patterns I drew were triangles, zig zags, polka dots and concentric circles. Continue with the rest of your nails and then top coat!
That’s it! Once it’s broken down into a few easy steps, those really intricate nails aren’t actually that difficult to do! They’re a bit time consuming but it’s worth it for the compliments you’ll get!
Name the Dress Contest #117
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Winning Dress Name: Starlet Letter
Winner: Heather
Manicure Monday: Straw Stamp Nails with Syl and Sam
Hey ladies,
This Monday we’re going to share a really easy stamping technique with you that creates an abstract, colourful pattern. The only tool you’ll need is a drinking straw!
Here’s what we’re going for:
What you’ll need:
- a straw
- white base coat
- other complimentary colours (we used a purple, teal, lime green and hot pink)
- a quick dry top coat
Start with a light base colour on your nails. We used a pearly white but you can use any light colour that constrasts the other colours you’ll be using.
Take one of your contrast colours and drop some onto a scrap piece of paper or some foil. Take your straw and dip it into the nail polish
Then using your straw as a stamp, simply stamp it a few times on each nail. You may have to re-dip the straw every few times you stamp it.
Continue by doing the same with another colour. You don’t have to worry about it being imperfect or messy because it’s an abstract look we’re going for!
Repeat with three or four different colours!
And there you go– an adorably colourful manicure that doesn’t take much effort. It looks so intricate that a few people have been asking if they’re actually nail appliques! Try it out!
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