Smoosh Marble Chevron

Hey everyone!

I hope ya'll have been well. 

I decided to try a little more free hand this time around. I'm not the best so I did get some help from my good friend, striping tape. 

This one is a little more complicated than usual, which is good because sometimes we all need a challenge. I tried two different techniques for this one due to a minor mishap, and decided on this one. If I did it again, I'd find another way because this one worked out a little better than the original technique. 

So here we have the Smoosh Marble Chevron design.

Smoosh Marble Chevron with Garden Variety - Essie

What I used:
Sea-ing Stars - Sally Hansen
Garden Variety - Essie
Blossom Dandy - Essie
Blanc - Essie
Lady in Black - OPI
Camo Coat - Celestial
Kwik Dry top coat - Sally Hansen
Striping tape
Striping brush

Smoosh Marble Chevron with Blossom Dandy - Essie

For this design I started with two coats of Blanc. While drying, I applied Camo Coat around the nails to protect from the next step. I dropped blobs of Sea-ing Stars, Garden Variety & Blossom Dandy onto a large stamper, then stamped them onto the nail, making sure to spread all the colours around. I then removed the Camo Coat, allowed the polish to dry and then added a quick dry top coat. For the two white nails, I placed two pieces of striping tape into a chevron shape and painted the top half with Blanc. I used Lady in Black and a thin striping brush to paint black chevron lines & a black line across the free edge. Finally, I finished with a quick dry top coat.  

Smoosh Marble Chevron with Sea-ing Stars - Sally Hansen

There you have it. I know this is not my best work, but I still love the way it looks. I am a little bit in love with smoosh marble nails, they always look amazing! And of course they're so easy!

Whats your opinion on smoosh marbles? Have you done them? Let me know.

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Essie Blossom Dandy Spring 2015 Dry Brush

Howdy y'all!

Today I'm gonna share with you the first nail art that spiked my obsession. This is not the first one I've ever done, but the first one that turned into a snow ball effect. Admittedly, I have done this technique so many times because I love it. It's quick, easy, super cute and you can do so much with it! 

It's the dry brush technique. So basically, you choose your base colour, for me, its usually white, because what doesn't go with white? Then you grab your second colour and wipe off as much of the polish as you can, effectively making the brush "dry", and just swipe the brush across your nail in any way you see fit. The results are sort of a distressed abstract look. You can use as many colours as you like, but I just did the one this time. If you check out my last post there's a three toned version that I also love.

For this design I used BYS French White and Essie Blossom Dandy. I think these colours pair well together. At the time it was the middle of winter and we were receiving an unusual amount of rain, so I wanted to do something a to match those winter vibes, whilst still adding a splash of colour. Honestly this is still one of my favorite designs to date. It just wears so well and I could not stop looking at them!

Now I know my gap is HUGE and very uneven and inconsistent, but this was actually the first time I'd done it. I was getting sick of my polish chipping so easily, and only lasting a day or two, so I did some research which lead to the gap (as well as some other really useful tips) This will get slightly better over time, and then slightly worse again haha.

I know it's a little over done, but I totally understand why, its so awesome! I love it. I feel I need to get a little more adventurous with this one. Watch this space!

What are your thoughts on this technique? Have you done it before? Let me know!

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