I took the basic idea, and made it my own going with vintage French designs for a "French" manicure. (I'm so punny, aren't I?)
Ring - Hot air balloon
Middle - Fluer De Lis & Paris
Index - Vintage Roses
Thumb - (not pictured) Eiffel Tower
I started with a base coat of Sephora's Dance Till Fawn.
Using a make-up sponge I sponged Sephora's Don't Feed the Hand Models three coats in the center of my nail only leaving a "frame" of the darker color.
After a quick dunk in rubbing alcohol I pressed newspaper to my nails when they were approx. 75% dry to transfer the text.
The images were created using rub-on transfer paper. I like Graphix Rub-Onz which I purchased from Amazon.
MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE PACKAGE!
(I didn't and had to scrap my first 10 images and that paper isn't exactly cheap)
I Googled for images I liked and pasted them into Microsoft Word. I sized them down until they were small enough to fit on my nails. I always test print on regular paper first to make sure they are the right size.
*tip - make sure to squeeze them all in together so you use less paper*
After creating the transfers, I cut them out very closely to the image and applied them to the nail.
I added a single very thin coat of OPI's Glints of Glinda.
Finally, I capped the whole thing off with a matte top coat.
After a few hours I added a coat of Gelous to see them glossy. I think I like the matte look here much better - it feels more "vintage".
What do you think? Matte or glossy?
very pretty designs! usually i prefer a glossy finish, but i think i like these matte. both are very nice though :)
ReplyDeleteThat's so neat! Stores need to start selling stuff like this - I'm JUST starting to find a couple water transfer things at Walmart. I like it glossy personally! But I know it's a lot easier to photograph matte!
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