Vintage Inspired Nails

 

 

 

 

Hello Everyone :) 

Today's tutorial will show you how to create pretty, feminine vintage inspired nails with stripes and vintage roses. This mani is very simple, easy and pretty quick to do so lets get started :)

What you need: Base coat, top coat, white polish, mint polish, pink polish, red polish, green polish, small dotting tool or fine nailart brush, striping tape.


Start off by applying your clear polish base and allow it to dry. Paint your index and pinky nails with the white polish and paint your middle and ring nails with the mint polish. I used two coats of Tip Top Nail Chic number 901 and two coats of Essence Cosmetics number 146 "That's What I Mint".
Allow your base colours to dry completely, especially your two white nails.

To create your roses start off by applying  a few blobs of pink polish on your nails. The pink I used was Essence Cosmetics number 106 "Free Hugs".

 

 

Next, using your dotting tool or nailart brush, place a few swirls of red polish on top of the pink. The red polish I used is Catrice Cosmetics number 18 "Bloody Mary To Go".

 

 

Now use your dotting tool or brush and do the same thing with the white polish. I used the same white polish that I used for my base colour. The white and red swirls on your roses are to create shodows on highlights, helping to make your roses look more realistic.

 

 

Now that your roses are done, you're going to create your leaves, again using a dotting tool or fine nailart brush and your green polish. I chose to use a dark green polish from Sinful Colors called "Rise and Shine".

 

 

Next you're going to do your striped nails. You can use a striper brush to paint on your stripes if you have one, but I use striping tape because I have shaky hands and I personally find it easier. Make sure your base colour is completely dry before you put your tape on otherwise you'll end up pulling it off when you remove the tape. Stick your striping tape vertically down your nails. You can make your stripes as wide or as narrow as you want.

 

Now using a soft pink polish paint over the tape. I mixed my pink and white polishes to create a lighter shade of pink for my stripes. Pull your striping tape off while your pink polish is still wet. If you leave it on until your polish is dry then you could end up pulling some of the pink polish off with the tape. I suggest doing one nail at a time so the pink polish doesn't have much time to start drying before you pull the tape off. Once your stripes and roses are dry, apply your top coat and you're done! I used my favourite high gloss top coat from Krafty Gurl Designs called "Gloss It" which is only $6 and worth every penny!

 

Don't forget that you can follow me on Instagram @the_beauty_bag and if you recreate any of the mani's posted on the blog, hashtag them with #lookbeautybag so I can see them :)

I hope you all enjoyed this tutorial and I can't wait to see your recreations:)

 

Ash xxx