Monday 13 June 2016

Negative Blue Marble

Hey everyone! I hope you've had a good start to the week so far. Monday's aren't always the best days but mine wasn't too bad. Today I've got a quick post with these blue marble nails. Is there a term for the new trend of half negative space nails? I feel like there should be if there isn't because "halved nails" sounds a bit rubbish so I just tend to stick with calling them negative space. Despite the lack of a name, I love this trend and there are so many different options (basically you could just cut any design in half) that I doubt I'll get bored anytime soon. Although I do try not to do it as much as I'd like because otherwise it might get a bit boring to read about! For this design I was struggling to think of a design as I was in 'swatching mode', and I saw a "halved" design on Instagram and knew that's what I wanted to do, so I just went where the design took me. I decided the combination of this and stamping marbling would work quite well, and I was really happy with the results. 



The base for these nails was OPI - The I's Have It*, from the Alice Through The Looking Glass collection. Then I used OPI - Fearlessly Alice* (also from the same collection), Barry M - Huckleberry,  Barry M - Cobalt Blue (from their original nail paint collection years ago), and Barry M - Sugar Apple for the marble. The studs were given to me years ago by Very Emily so I don't know where they're from, but I would assume Born Pretty Store


What do you think? Let me know in the comments! 
Alice 

8 comments:

  1. I love it! I wish my nails weren't so yellow and I could try some negative space, it's so pretty *.*

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  2. Oh, I love these and that pool effect is spot on! They make me wanna jump into my bikini and go to the pool! Such a refreshing look :)

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  3. Oh my gosh, these are so adorable! Mina is right, the pool effect is spot on and the addition of studs adds something extra special to this (already adorable) nail art. I am yet to try this half negative space technique! It's so fun.

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  4. oooh, that's a pretty marble! I think the studs really make it with the negative space. It's a look I'd really like to try! Pinning this one :-)

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  5. OHHH I love these. Everything about them is right on - from the negative space to the marbling to the 3D element!

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  6. Aww haha I don't even remember giving you those studs but they look so cute and really finish off this design. I am obsessed with this style of negative space too, maybe we could call them straight moons or straight bare moons?! LOL I'm still thinking! Love the blue marble, reminds me of a swimming pool!

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  7. For some reason I'm always afraid to do negative space. You make it look so good! I love it with the studs.

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