Monday 12 November 2012

Nude flowers/return of the matte attack

Hi girls! I wasn't actually going to post today, but then I saw this lovely post on instagram and I just had to do it. You all know my love of matte nails so of course it was instantly appealing to me, and as soon as I got back from university I sat down and started on them. They were relatively easy to complete, I've just cut one of my small brushes down even smaller, it was my first time doing it and I think it could actually do with being smaller but it will do for now, and so I wanted to use it for a bit of outlining to see how it looked.



Firstly I painted my nails nude using Nails Inc 'great pulteney street' from the colour burst set (can you tell I love that set yet? haha) and then I used a dotting tool to place random dots of Barry M - Berry, Barry M - Red, Unnamed dark purple No 7 (no label, boo!) and Models Own - Blooboo. Then I used a small brush (not the cut down one) to paint on the leaves in China Glaze - Gaga for green, and then I outlined it all in black acrylic paint and a very small brush




I've always loved the look of things outlined in black (especially when it's matte), what do you think? Let me know in the comments! 

Alice


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11 comments:

  1. Whitney at Dressed Up Nails12 November 2012 at 15:24

    I LOVE these. I agree, the matte and the black outlining really make these stand out!

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  2. Ana12 November 2012 at 16:04

    Eeek, so fun!

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  3. Anonymous12 November 2012 at 16:21

    These are really amazing. I saw some of those nail wraps that look almost like this....imma try and use your instructions. I never haved outlined in black acrylic....awesome idea

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  4. Perri12 November 2012 at 16:32

    I love this - the outlining really makes it. I may have to try something like this :D

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  5. Unknown12 November 2012 at 21:53

    I like these so cute :)

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  6. Kitties and Polish13 November 2012 at 00:50

    This is gorgeous! It looks amazing it matte

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  7. Unknown13 November 2012 at 07:38

    LOL- I did matte roses on my blog today as well! Great minds ;) These are adorable!

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  8. Jamie @ Polish, Please!13 November 2012 at 14:54

    I love this so much! It looks so great matte-ified!!

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  9. Very Emily14 November 2012 at 12:18

    That base colour is so gorgeous! I love the flowers and the matte finish really makes it look awesome! :)

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  10. Gillian from PlumeriaPainted18 November 2012 at 04:15

    So detailed and pretty, matte nails are great :)

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  11. Elizabeth19 January 2013 at 15:18

    Saw this on Pinterest and marched straight over here to follow your blog. You did such a fabulous job with these nails! The combination of the bold, black outlines and the soft, matte finish really makes these flowers pop!

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