Rose Manicure

After last week's simple two-colour manicure I was in the mood for something colourful and exciting. Of course, I still wanted nails that my supervisors at work wouldn't raise their eyebrows at, so I tried to keep the colours a little bit on the darker side for this pretty floral nail art.

On a dark green base of OPI Don't Mess With OPI I made circular blobs using a dotting tool and Butter London Teddy Girl, my favourite pastel pink. When the blobs were dry I used Shany Cosmetics 06, a dark pink striper, to make little curves and swirls to represent the petals of the rose. It still didn't seem rose-like enough, so I used a thin nail art brush dipped into Teddy Girl to add a bit more petal swirls. Then, using Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Mint Sorbet and a small nail art brush, I painted on some triangular shapes for the leaves. When the leaves were dry, I used Shany Cosmetics 15, a green microglitter in a green base, to add a little dimension to each leaf.

On my index and middle finger I used a base of Teddy Girl and made the circular blobs with NYC Plaza Plumberry. I made little petal swirls and curves using Teddy Girl, but I was short on time and couldn't add more detail to the middle of these roses :( I definitely would have added more Plaza Plumberry! I freehanded the leaves on with Don't Mess With OPI and added some glitter with Shany Cosmetics 15.

Finally, using a small dotting tool, I added a few polka dots in the empty spaces with Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear White On. Then I used Sacha Top Coat to seal it off and it was done!

A little bit of layering goes a long way in achieving this sweet and feminine look!

The next time I do this pattern I might try keeping all the background colours the same, and do roses in more than one colour.


I hope you're having a great holiday season! Enjoy your week!

Mara