Friday, November 12, 2010

Blue Patchwork NOTD

Today I tried doing a patchwork manicure.
I decided to do it all in different shades of blue.

First layer was 3 coats of OPI What's with the Cattitude? from the Shrek collection from the start of the year (I cant believe I am actually starting to develop a fondness of creme polishes!!)

Blue patchwork manicure - sunshine

Blue patchwork manicure - shade

I used sellotape to create the lines for this design. I used a quick dry top coat in between layers but still waited ages before putting the next coat on so as not to rip the bottom one off with the sellotape. The second layer is Color Club Pure energy from the Electro Candy collection. the final layer was OPI Catch me in your net from the 2010 summer Flutter collection. The second and third layers were both done using one thick coat of polish.

I am quite happy with the way this turned out for my first try. I like the idea of using different shades of the same colour to do these manicures. I cant wait to try the same thing with different colours.

Lots of Love
Lisa

p.s. I stuck the sellotape on my hand to get rid of the excess stickiness first before using it.
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11 comments:

  1. jbrobeckNovember 12, 2010 at 2:32 PM

    Great color combo! You did a great job, I need to try this soon!

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  2. LisaNovember 12, 2010 at 2:40 PM

    thanks :)

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  3. JennyNovember 12, 2010 at 3:40 PM

    Very cute design, and I love the color combination! I may also have to try a similar design soon! :)

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  4. LisaNovember 12, 2010 at 4:28 PM

    it is actually really simple to do. the biggest thing is making sure each layer is completely dry :)

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  5. mon monNovember 12, 2010 at 10:33 PM

    I've tried doing something similar things before, and masking tape works really well! Just as effective, but less resistant to taking a layer of polish off :)

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  6. LisaNovember 12, 2010 at 10:38 PM

    Don't worry mon mon, masking tape is on my shopping list to try out :)

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  7. Blu11November 12, 2010 at 11:02 PM

    Great combination! :)

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  8. nail crazyNovember 13, 2010 at 4:33 AM

    Nice mani,I love the colours :-)

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  9. SnowydropsNovember 13, 2010 at 10:39 PM

    This is really cool and makes me want to get Catch me in the net!
    =)

    May I also ask what tha name of the polish shown in the banner is? It absolutely gorgeous!

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  10. LisaNovember 13, 2010 at 10:58 PM

    Snowydrops the polish in the banner is OPI "I Pink I Love you" (NLV22) which was a Japanese exclusive - I keep meaning to do a post on it. and I definitely recommend Catch me in your net or orly Halley's comet.

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  11. SnowydropsNovember 14, 2010 at 3:16 AM

    Thanks so much, Lisa! I'm going to see if I can find I Pink I Love You! I will also keep a look out for Catch me in your net or Orly's Halley's Comet - I didn't know they were dupes.
    =)

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