I was experimenting with watercolours again and I've attempted to paint colourful butterflies. It certainly doesn't look like I've imagined but practice makes perfect :D
Showing posts with label Aquarelle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Aquarelle. Show all posts
Saturday, 13 July 2013
Watercolour (aquarelle) butterflies nail art
Hello lovelies,
I was experimenting with watercolours again and I've attempted to paint colourful butterflies. It certainly doesn't look like I've imagined but practice makes perfect :D
I was experimenting with watercolours again and I've attempted to paint colourful butterflies. It certainly doesn't look like I've imagined but practice makes perfect :D
Monday, 17 June 2013
The Perfect Manicure For Your Evening Dress
Hello lovelies,
I have partnered with lovely Jenny Crompton and we are bringing you some dress and manicure inspiration!
When it comes to glamorous evening events, one of the highlights is picking out that perfect outfit. Whether it’s a prom, a wedding, or a special romantic date, once you've chosen your dress it's time to make some decisions about your hair, your make up, and of course... your manicure.
Here are just a few scenarios for evening dresses and tips on how they can influence your choice of manicure.
Quaint country wedding
If you turn up to a classy family wedding in a revealing bodycon dress, you might find yourself outlawed, so stick to floaty florals and pretty pastels.
With its chic rose detail and perfect peach tones, the Rare Rose Bodice Skater Dress is the ideal accompaniment to a romantic summer wedding. In terms of manicure you might choose a classic French style, with nude, understated tones or very subtle gradient. Needless to say, this is not an outfit to combine with bright, gregarious colours – think bare naturals and mother of pearl.
Lucy would pair this dress with a simple gradient or just painted nails without nail art with peach shades like China Glaze Peachy Keen.
There is always the opportunity to go a little more glam with touches of diamanté, with this Floral Bandeau Prom dress. You could even go glittery with a textured polish and pick out some of the fabric's darker tones to make an impact.
Lucy has created bespoke manicure inspired by this dress using watercolours and OPI Alpine Snow as a base. She has opted for a bit more colourful version.
And this is how it's done:
Out on the town
If you're hell bent on making a statement with a bright block-coloured dress such as the Renee Katie Criss Cross Roll Neck Dress, think contrast. More lime green would be extremely overpowering, so instead you might consider a black polish. If nail art is your thing, delicate green lines would be enough to tie in with the dress.
The OPI Don’t Talk Bach To Me matches this dress great but it might be too much so you can wear more subtle version with glitter gradient to give it more bling…
The Quontum Strappy Bodycon is a dress which screams nail art. On the front, this appears to be nothing more than an LBD, but turn around and it's much more than that. Vibrant pink and contrasting black nail designs would carry on the theme of the dress perfectly.
What you do with your nails largely depends upon the type of event you're attending, as well as the dress you've chosen. You might be surprised at how disastrous a poor nail/dress combination can be. But finger nails are extremely visible when it comes to eating, drinking and communicating – after all, you do have ten of them!
Lucy has done another bespoke manicure inspired by this dress using OPI You Callin’ Me A Lyre?, A England Camelot and OPI If You Moust You Moust.
Inspired? I hope so ;)
Thanks to Jenny for this lovely collaboration and inspiring me to do these nail art designs!
I have partnered with lovely Jenny Crompton and we are bringing you some dress and manicure inspiration!
When it comes to glamorous evening events, one of the highlights is picking out that perfect outfit. Whether it’s a prom, a wedding, or a special romantic date, once you've chosen your dress it's time to make some decisions about your hair, your make up, and of course... your manicure.
Here are just a few scenarios for evening dresses and tips on how they can influence your choice of manicure.
Quaint country wedding
If you turn up to a classy family wedding in a revealing bodycon dress, you might find yourself outlawed, so stick to floaty florals and pretty pastels.
With its chic rose detail and perfect peach tones, the Rare Rose Bodice Skater Dress is the ideal accompaniment to a romantic summer wedding. In terms of manicure you might choose a classic French style, with nude, understated tones or very subtle gradient. Needless to say, this is not an outfit to combine with bright, gregarious colours – think bare naturals and mother of pearl.
Lucy would pair this dress with a simple gradient or just painted nails without nail art with peach shades like China Glaze Peachy Keen.
There is always the opportunity to go a little more glam with touches of diamanté, with this Floral Bandeau Prom dress. You could even go glittery with a textured polish and pick out some of the fabric's darker tones to make an impact.
Lucy has created bespoke manicure inspired by this dress using watercolours and OPI Alpine Snow as a base. She has opted for a bit more colourful version.
And this is how it's done:
Out on the town
If you're hell bent on making a statement with a bright block-coloured dress such as the Renee Katie Criss Cross Roll Neck Dress, think contrast. More lime green would be extremely overpowering, so instead you might consider a black polish. If nail art is your thing, delicate green lines would be enough to tie in with the dress.
The OPI Don’t Talk Bach To Me matches this dress great but it might be too much so you can wear more subtle version with glitter gradient to give it more bling…
The Quontum Strappy Bodycon is a dress which screams nail art. On the front, this appears to be nothing more than an LBD, but turn around and it's much more than that. Vibrant pink and contrasting black nail designs would carry on the theme of the dress perfectly.
What you do with your nails largely depends upon the type of event you're attending, as well as the dress you've chosen. You might be surprised at how disastrous a poor nail/dress combination can be. But finger nails are extremely visible when it comes to eating, drinking and communicating – after all, you do have ten of them!
Lucy has done another bespoke manicure inspired by this dress using OPI You Callin’ Me A Lyre?, A England Camelot and OPI If You Moust You Moust.
Inspired? I hope so ;)
Thanks to Jenny for this lovely collaboration and inspiring me to do these nail art designs!
*This is a collaboration post and I have been somewhat compensated
Friday, 8 March 2013
Watercolour (aquarelle) Nail Art - Pansy Violet Flowers
Hello lovelies!
Happy International Women's Day!!! We all deserve a reward for being great..and flowers! :D
I didn't plan on posting this manicure till spring but I wanted to give you all my lovely readers flowers :) This is my second manicure using watercolours and I love it! The first watercolour manicure pictured magnolias and you can check it out HERE if you've missed it. This manicure is all about Pansy Violets (at least that Google told me they are called :D). I like wild violets and these cultivated ones too, they just scream Spring to me. Well I hope you'll enjoy the colourful pictures...
And I thought you might want to see my practice nail art. What I've done is I've copied existing watercolour nail art or followed YouTube tutorials.
Happy International Women's Day!!! We all deserve a reward for being great..and flowers! :D
I didn't plan on posting this manicure till spring but I wanted to give you all my lovely readers flowers :) This is my second manicure using watercolours and I love it! The first watercolour manicure pictured magnolias and you can check it out HERE if you've missed it. This manicure is all about Pansy Violets (at least that Google told me they are called :D). I like wild violets and these cultivated ones too, they just scream Spring to me. Well I hope you'll enjoy the colourful pictures...
And I thought you might want to see my practice nail art. What I've done is I've copied existing watercolour nail art or followed YouTube tutorials.
Saturday, 15 December 2012
Watercolour (aquarelle) magnolia flowers - new technique to Lucy's Stash!
Hello lovelies,
I have waited so long to show you this manicure! It's my first stab at watercolour painting. It's not the 'watercolour' with nail polish and acetone but these are the real watercolours or aquarelles if you want that artists use. I absolutely loved the texture, the different layering options and how different it looks.
I've chosen magnolias as a theme for this nail art because a) I miss Spring and b) I love magnolia flowers so much. So what do you think? Would you like to see more in the future?
I have waited so long to show you this manicure! It's my first stab at watercolour painting. It's not the 'watercolour' with nail polish and acetone but these are the real watercolours or aquarelles if you want that artists use. I absolutely loved the texture, the different layering options and how different it looks.
I've chosen magnolias as a theme for this nail art because a) I miss Spring and b) I love magnolia flowers so much. So what do you think? Would you like to see more in the future?
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