Good morning! Don’t know where you are this morning, but here in Halifax it’s grey & rainy. Yep–still no snow in sight. But that doesn’t mean I’m not going to dress my nails all cosy in hopes that maybe we will finally get some snowy weather in time for Christmas. (If not though, we’ll be driving to snow so I’ll have a white Christmas regardless haha.)
These nails are actually inspired by a pair of my favourite pair of winter leggings. I’ve been trying to come up with “short nail” designs & feeling frustrated, but I realized pretty much anything I can do when my nails are long I can create on short nails too! & this design is perfect for that. Also because I used nail vinyls & minimal freehanding, I would say this design is a good option for beginners. It looks much more complicated than it actually is.
For this manicure, the polishes I used were:
- Base Coat: Nailtek Foundations 2
- Top Coat: Seche Vive
- Essence Rock My World
- Essence Dream On
- ACO by Ardene Daydreamer
- Quo by ORLY The Antidote
- L’Oréal Feeling Kilty
- Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Hard to Get
- Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Black Heart
- Xroma Polish & Vinyls Straight Vinyls
- Bundle Monster tiny detail brush
I love how these turned out. They remind me a lot of cosy sweater leggings, which is perfect for this time of year. Also like I said, these are so easy to do thanks to the use of nail Vinyls & only a bit of freehanding details. They look way more complicated to do than they actually are, I swear. For beginners, trying maybe one accent nail might be a little less overwhelming.
Oooooh these nails make me want snowy days to wear comfy leggings so bad. Is it snowing where you are yet? Do you typically get White or Green Christmas’ where you are? It’s usually hit or miss Snow wise in Halifax for Christmas–& it’s usually Christmas Eve before we see anything. January on, though, is a whole other story.
What do you think of this design? What designs remind you of Christmas? Let me know your thoughts in the comments below!
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