I've seen the dripping manicure look floating around the nail community for quite a while now and decided it was high time I gave it a go myself. And it was SUPER easy!
I started with two coats of Illamasqua Jo'Mina, and did my first set of drips with China Glaze Light as Air. I used no tools for this manicure, just the brushes that come with the polishes. To create the drips, I used the very tip of the brush to place where the ends of the drips would be in two or three places near the middle of the nail. Then I dragged these up towards the tip, and filled in between them to get a drippy droppy splatty shape.
Then I repeated with Illamasqua Baptiste, doing a bit of overlapping for a more varied look (in hindsight, I think Models Own Purple Grey would have looked better). Bit of clean up with acetone and a brush, et voila!
Have you tried the drips manicure? Do you like it or loathe it?
I like this. I always like your nail art! I just wish I could be bothered to do more of it myself.
ReplyDeleteLove the colours you chose here - always nice to see JoMina.
this looks so good! i never have the patience to try things like this lol
ReplyDeleteoh wow, it looks amazing...well done ... i could never do that. xox
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I haven't tried this yet, but once my nails grow a little longer I certainly will. It looks lovely, you should try with different colours now. :)
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That looks awesome! Am definitely going to give it a try. :) Nice colour combination as well!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty!
ReplyDeleteI love this, it looks great. I'm so completely inept when it comes to my nails, I have issues just painting them let alone trying any form of nail art :(
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This looks great! Have always wanted to try it out, just didn't know how it was done :) will definitely try it out !
ReplyDelete@Helen: Daww, thank you :)! When I first bought Jo'Mina I thought 'what did I do that for, I have so many lilacs already' but it's so unique, isn't it?
ReplyDelete@Jordan: Thank you! :)
@Steph: Thanks! It's pretty easy really, just a bit of trial and error :)
@Jess: Thanks, I probably will do :) be sure to show me when you do it!
@Lianne: Thank you! Would love to see yours :)
@Bettina: Thank you :)
@Kelly: Thanks! Trust me, it's not too hard - I wasn't born magically able to do nail art, it's all just practice! :)
@Kimmycph: Thank you! Would love to see :)
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Ohhh I loveeee it!!! Ok definitely gonna hve to try this myself! I got konad plates etc last week so I'm gonna have to give those a whirl too! xx
ReplyDeleteThat looks great, have to give that a go sometime :)
ReplyDeleteThis is so fun. Great colours too. Perfect! xx
ReplyDeleteI really like it...wish my nails were long enough to try it. LOL
ReplyDeleteI love yours!
ReplyDeleteI did one recently but I used nail art pens rather than nail polish for a 3d effect :)
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I LOVE!! And in a BIG way! I haven't seen this before. You make it look not only awesome but easy. Two things that I know I'd have a FAIL.ORG on.
ReplyDeleteTried it, but it didn't look as good as yours!
ReplyDeleteSuper cool! Did you wait for each layer to dry?
ReplyDeleteSo cool! This reminds me of the artist Junko Mizuno (she has a very cutesy, drippy art style)
ReplyDeleteWow, that looks amazing! I know you said it was easy but I'd fail at it hehe <3 xo
ReplyDeleteGreat look. Great color combo too!
ReplyDeleteI like the drip drops nails - It's on my to do list! :)
ReplyDeleteThis looks fab. I love that shade of lilac and your nails are amazing - so long! x
ReplyDeleteI love this! I'll definitely be trying this out soon :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much everyone for your comments! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is so freaking cute! Love it!
ReplyDeleteI really like it, i love the colours you used!
ReplyDeleteThese look stunning! Love your choice of colours.
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This is the first time I've seen this technique and it's fantastic, yours turned out so great!
ReplyDeleteSo perfectly done :) Please try it with blues! xx
ReplyDeleteLEEEELEEEEEEEEE!!! perFECTION! utter perfection, the glossyness.. your nails! <3 the effort you always put into the looks and how unique they are, love love love! and you know me how i go gaga over purples.. WOOOO!
ReplyDeletereally reminds me of ink blots you get, heheee :D xxxxxx
That's the first I've heard of this and I LOVE it! Wow! Now I'm tempted to do mine!
ReplyDeleteThis is lovely! Inspired me to do it to the bed of my nails, a singluar colour though (and, not as well)!
ReplyDeleteLove the look of this!
ReplyDeleteAnother winner that I would fail at! Love how glossy it is as well.
ReplyDeleteAh I love this. Great choice of colours! xo
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