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Saturday, April 16, 2011

Butterfly wings



Here is some butterfly wings, these were surprisingly easy to do, I have seen this look a few times on blogs and on YouTube, so I thought I should try. I wish I used more of a shimmery base ~ on my pinky I did add a sheer shimmery polish.

This is 3 coats of Sally Hansen Lacey Lilac, then I used Art Deco Stripe polish in Black. I added the white dots with a Sally Hansen polish. I needed 2 thick coats of Top Coat for this, the black striping polish added a lot of texture ( needs to be thinned out ).

I am going to try this again, even though I think it turned out pretty, I want less black partitions and more of a shimmery base. I think that using on of those squeeze nail art things would be much easier for this look, just IMO......



step 1 - partitions


step 2 make partitions round, fill in tips


step 3 white dots and Top Coat




3 coats of Sally Hansen X-Treme Wear Lacy Lilac




  



shade - this black stripe polish needs to be thinned..... it added a lot of bumps to this mani
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23 comments:

  1. Amber P.April 16, 2011 at 7:59 PM

    Love it!! I gotta try this!

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  2. ToyomiApril 16, 2011 at 8:04 PM

    Oh my gosh I love it ! I need to try it.

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  3. rijaHApril 16, 2011 at 8:05 PM

    Super pretty design :) Loving it :D

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  4. Elizabeth Life and PolishApril 16, 2011 at 8:08 PM

    WOW! I have been trying this for MONTHS after I saw a picture on lacquerized's blog! I love that you put up a step by step! Definitely going to try it again! It looks awesome on you!

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  5. Libby's Pink VanityApril 16, 2011 at 8:13 PM

    How fun!!! I love the colors you selected.

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  6. Nail Designs xoxApril 16, 2011 at 8:16 PM

    Beautiful! I need to try this!

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  7. roseyApril 16, 2011 at 8:25 PM

    wow! this is really pretty!=)

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  8. HlopushkaApril 16, 2011 at 8:29 PM

    Gorgeous!!!!!! Such a creative mani:)

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  9. ErikaApril 16, 2011 at 8:31 PM

    I love this. :D

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  10. The Phalanges FriendApril 16, 2011 at 9:27 PM

    lol, you never cease to amaze me with this stuff. Beautiful!

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  11. AnonymousApril 16, 2011 at 11:35 PM

    Gorgeous! Gosh, I wish I was this creative with my nails. ;) :p

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  12. paint that nailApril 16, 2011 at 11:45 PM

    This is so cute!! I want to try it! I love your blog I always see fun and really cute designs I want to do!

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  13. AmandaApril 17, 2011 at 12:26 AM

    This is soo cute! I love this mani; I like your pinkie with the shimmer to it. I really want to try this now!

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  14. Olivia FrescuraApril 17, 2011 at 12:33 AM

    I saw yours so I did one myself and blogged about it! <3

    http://www.oliviafrescura.com/1/post/2011/04/notd-monarch-butterfly-nails-video-tutorial-to-come-later.html

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  15. ♥beauxs momApril 17, 2011 at 2:05 AM

    This is so cute and thanks for the pics of of how to Im going to try it.

    http://lovebeangirl.blogspot.com/

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  16. FOREVER '92April 17, 2011 at 2:25 AM

    This is such a wonderful mani! Very unique I've never seen anything like that. (:

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  17. UnknownApril 17, 2011 at 4:57 AM

    Sweet! I really like this version :)

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  18. ~*~ Dollface ~*~April 17, 2011 at 6:23 AM

    Awwww this is so pretty!!!

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  19. DLSarmywifeApril 17, 2011 at 11:39 AM

    Eeeeee omg this is gorgeous!!!! I soooooo love butterflies and will definitely be trying this!

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  20. FionaApril 17, 2011 at 11:45 AM

    Gorgeous, simply gorgeous, I love this!!

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  21. JoApril 17, 2011 at 2:54 PM

    This is such a good idea! I'll be sure to try it sometime :)

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  22. ABOP LaquerloveApril 17, 2011 at 3:03 PM

    I love this - especially in that gorgeous lavender color.

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  23. Danielle!April 19, 2011 at 9:12 AM

    Very cute butterfly nails! I tried this last week, but it didn't come out nearly as good. Maybe next time I'll try making the wings on an angle like yours.
    <---and THIS would be the post I meant to post this on. hah It's too early for me still.

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Hey There ~ even though I don't always comment, I do read everyone's nail/beauty blogs when they post. So, if you are a blogger, I thank you for sharing all your information - your photo's - your expertize - and your experience! I appreciate it. keep up all your good work!