Hello loves & happy Wednesday! I hope everyone is having a good start to their week (& this brand new month!) Today I’m super excited to share a manicure I recently did inspired by one of my OG Nail inspirations circa 2013-2016: Christabell Nails.
I was browsing Pinterest while trying to figure out what I wanted to paint on my nails, when I clicked over to Youtube & saw my Subscriptions & remembered Christabell! After a little scrolling, I stumbled upon her Autumn Floral Nails Tutorial , & knew I needed to recreate it on my nails immediately! It is such a pretty, but unique, design & I thought it would be a perfect September design.
The polishes I used for this manicure are:
- Base Coat: Essie Hard To Resist Strengthner
- Top Coat: Sinful Colors Power Paint Top Coat + Essie Speed Setter
- Essie Silk Water Colours No Shrinking Violet
- Essie The A-Bliss
- Essie Blank Page
- NailStuff 7mm Liner Brush
- NailStuff Dotting Tool Trio (larger size)
Aren’t these fun? It definitely was a time consuming manicure to do, especially where I painted all 10 of my fingers. But I think it turned out so unique & fun. My strokes were a little messy, but I think that adds to the whole look.
Definitely a striking manicure that came together perfectly, & was absolutely worth the time it took to do!
What do you think of this design? Do you like to go back to old nail inspo, & reinsure yourself again? I feel like I might started doing it again — nail artists like pshiit_polish (her instagram is now private, but a lot of old manicures are on Pinterest!), The Nailasaurus & Lucys Stash. Maybe I’m feeling nostalgic to the olden nails of nail blogging, but it’s fun to take a trip down nail polish lane, & be inspired by what could be considered retro nail trends.
Let me know your thoughts, & where you get your nail inspo from!
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