Today theme is Chevrons, and I've never ever done that before, so it was pretty challenging. Well, honestly, first thing I thought was Missoni chevrons fabrics because I really like to complicate things :P
I started with a basecoat and painted my pinkie and index finger nails with Essie Da Bush. Then I painted some horizontal stripes on my ring, middle and thumb nails alternating the following colours: Essie Sew psyched, Essie Little brown dress, Essie Limited addiction, Essie Merino cool, OPI Ginger bells!, Underline Oro, China glaze Snow, China glaze Liquid leather. Obviously not all the colours on the same nail! I painted the stripes directly with the polish brush without any striping tape, because the joints were going to be covered so it didn't need to be perfect. I let it dry completely.
Then using some magic scotch tape and zig-zag scissors I cut some zig-zag thin stripes and placed them on the nails leaving free to be painted the places where two colours joined (sorry I have not taken pictures of this, it's simpler than it sounds). Then painted over those sections with some of the colours that weren't already on the nail. For some reason my tape adhered too hard, and I had some trouble removing it, next time I should try with masking tape. Finally I carefully removed the tape and that was the result! I topped it all with my gloopy topcoat which gave me some ridiculous bubbles, and that's how I ruined it this time!
So these were my "Missoni nails", I hope you liked it! I will be definitely trying this again.
Don't hesitate to leave your comments and do not forget to check on my co-challengers.
Love,
Nati
Love love love the colour choice!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I love your version :)
DeleteSalut ma belle - ah Missoni the best of the best when it comes to color combinations in stripes, waves, chevrons but indeed a challenge - you mastered it so well - love your mani and the combination with those plain nails - just perfect - Missoni will find inspiration in this I am sure - bisous xxx
ReplyDeleteHi Christine! Thank you for your positive comment sweetie, bisous ma biche, xxx
Deleteteb ha salido muy bonita la mani y los colores que has utilizado combinan muy bien
ReplyDeleteGracias Cristina! me halaga este comentario, especialmente viniendo de ti :)
DeleteI love the fall-ish colors you chose for this mani!
ReplyDeleteThank you Maria! I tried to give it a Fall-ish vibe, I'm glad you noticed it :)
DeleteI saw the photo before clicking the article and I immediately thought Missoni! :-) A job well done, is what that means, hehe.
ReplyDeleteOh Melissa, what a seetheart you are! Thank you, that's a huge compliment :)
DeleteI love the colors you used! Totally Missoni ;)
ReplyDeleteGreat work with the chevrons! I've never tried it because it seems so hard.. :O
ReplyDeleteThank you Gelic! Well, it is a bit of a hassle, but you can also do only one chevron per nail, and that's really pretty :)
DeleteEl diseño se parece mucho a lo que tejen en los Andes de Venezuela Mérida, Ejido, San cristobal, Barinas.
ReplyDeleteNo he visto nunca esos tejidos! me encantaría verlos :)
Deletebuscaré unas fotos y te las mando.
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DeleteThese are beautiful! I love the colors you used, very fall-y :)
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