Prom Look No.2 Purple and Silver with Glitter

So here is the second of my prom nail designs! Its a silver and purple design with small and large glitter chunks! I saw a design a bit like this on another blog, I can't remember what one, and made a variation of it!

The finished look

So to get this design I started with a lilac nail polish I had already had on my nails for a couple of days which had stared to chip around the edges.  I used a silver nail varnish and painted them with 3 separate strokes starting at different points on the nail.to achieve this 'cloud' type of effect. I think you could just stop here and maybe put an outline colour on as I think it would make it look a bit more finished.

Painting the 'Clouds'

Next I used a hair pin to dot a 'blob' of nail varnish above the cloud type effect and then dragged the 'blob' of nail varnish down to the rest of the silver nail varnish so it is all joined together. If you can make the line thinner it looks better but it is quite difficult to do this with the hair pin. If I had a small detail brush or a nail art pen this would have been much easier and cleaner! Although this was not to had to do, the lines are just a bit uneven which I don't mind but some people do!

Joining the Dots

Once I had done this I painted glitter on the bottom half of the silver chunk of nail, this doesn't need to be steady or neat you can just do it quite roughly. I have used a fine glitter to do this as I want it to shimmer on the edge of my nail and not to be to noticeable.

Adding the Fine Glitter

Finally I used a chunky glitter and put it on the dots. you could also use rhinestones or you could leave them blank. the larger chunks of glitter are shown in the top picture. This look was easy and quick to do. I think it looks much more skilled than it actually is and would be a perfect look for a lilac/purple prom look!

Also as a bit of extra news I am currently on a 'healthy living plan' = DIET!!! Its really hard work, iv been eating healthy and cutting back and exercising. I might start doing some posts about that, ill see how it goes! 

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Prom Nails Jade Models Own and Barry M

So I want to start a prom series ready for all the Proms coming up soon!.....So here is my first attempt! Its models own Jade Stone which I have had for a while and I LOVE.... the plain silver on the tips is Barry M Instant Nail Effects in 319 Foil, I have had this for quite some time now and I think they still do it, Its great you only need one coat and stays on really well. the sparkly silver is Barry M Limited Edition Effects which I picked up over a year ago in Boots its in silver glitter 149, Its quite an opaque glitter which you only need one coat!

The Final look!

So to get this look I started by priming my nail off with Sally Hanson (as always) then I applied one coat of the Jade stone! I know... It looks good for one coat! once it was fully dry I painted the bottom half of my nail with the Foil colour, just one coat again. I painted it with a curve around my nail, when doing this try to imitate the shape of your cuticle. Once that was fully dry I painted the glitter on the line, this covered any imperfections, I did not use and special brushes just the normal nail varnish brushes. I finished it off with the Seche Vite top coat with is super fast drying, Hi Shine and its really long lasting! 

Foil and Silver Glitter

I thought that this nail design was a bit of a twist on a French manicure which is a bit more special for an occasion like a prom! I chose to use the Jade but you could change the colour to any other for instance a pink would look really nice! I know a lot of girls do like a pink Prom dress!

Let me know what you think if you try this design out or if you use it for your prom or any other special occasion and I will continue with the prom series! Also if you have any requests for a colour scheme or design leave a comment and I will try my best to do them!

Jade Stone

I hope you have enjoyed this and follow me for me exciting designs!

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