*I'm still on vacation, but I KNOW you are dying for the reveal of Constantly Redone's Hubby's Picks. Did she succeed in combining her hubby's picks into a stunning manicure. Oh my did she! I love it!!!*
After ditching the initial urge
to run with the Army theme I picked up in the polishes my military man
chose, I spent some time pondering what manicure I should attempt. I've
been seeing a lot of the ikat manicure around, so I decided to run with
it. The first time I saw the ikat print, I honestly hated it - but a
lot of my eventual loves start out that way. Toms for example. And
Starbucks. Mmm...coffeee.....*shiny eyes*
Sorry, I digress.
The base color is Zoya "Tao", a metallic pewter colored polish, and then
I used my China Glaze "Matte Magic" to add some texture dimension to
the look. I followed Kayla Shevonne's ikat tutorial found here (http://www.kaylashevonne.com/2013/01/nail-art-tutorial-ikat-print-design.html),
which is excellently done. Zoya "Purity" in all her stark white wonder
worked perfectly for the base of the ikat print, and I think Zoya
"Shawn" really pops as the only "color" in the look. Finger Paints
"Black Expressionism" finishes off the look - which I went ahead and
fell in love with! I added a bit of seche over the pattern itself,
making sure to leave the background in all it's matte glory. What's
with this love/hate pattern to my interests anyhow?
As a nice bonus, this
mani totally matches the view of my yard. My grey porch and green
grass were just made to be a backdrop to these photos. I hope you
enjoyed the look, and the guest post. I know we all look forward to
Candice's return - but I personally hope she has a great time on her
vacation. That, and avoids tornadoes, because I desperately need her to
return so I keep what little sanity I have left.
xoxo
Constantly Undone (Frankie)
It looks good! The colors really worked well together here :)
ReplyDeleteI knew you'd figure something out besides army and you totally delivered ♥ This looks very cool and I want a wrap dress that looks like your nails.
ReplyDeleteAw thanks! You'd totally rock a wrap dress...I may have picked up a tank top with the ikat pattern on it today. I've been won over!!!
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