Haven't done a good leopard print manicure in a while, so here you go! I am absolutely in LOVE with the base colour. It's Illamasqua's Loella, a new addition to my collection - I have quite a few of them now :) it's such a beautiful girly pink.
The spots were done with GOSH Holographic. I like using this polish for accents in nail designs because I love the way it looks but just can't bear to wear it over the whole nail because of its terrible wear... it holds up better like this! Not that you can see it very well in any of these pictures, but take my word for it that it looked fantastic in direct sunlight.
I used a Nails Supreme nail art pen to outline the spots, and when you look you can tell I hadn't used it for a while and hadn't shaken it properly before using it this time! The lines on the thumb and index nails are much thicker and look more diluted, but by the time I'd moved onto the middle nail the polish was better mixed together. It wasn't really noticeable in real life though, so never mind!
So yeah, not much else to say - just thought I could do with a leopard print mani to offset my new layout :)
I love this design!!
ReplyDeleteI love leopard print and yous is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI love it. I have yet to make a leopard design, but I'm just afraid I'll mess it up!
ReplyDeletegorgeous. i love it xx
ReplyDeletelove it!
ReplyDeletethe base colour is gorgeous :)
Rosie xo
these are gorgeous! i want a nail polish buy illamasqua.. the lilac one they do would look nice with this too :) x
ReplyDeleteLove it, of course!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous :D Love using Holographic on leopard designs xx
ReplyDeleteI looooove the pink shade! I've never used an Illamasqua polish but I really want to try :) Lovely look!
ReplyDeleteI love it! I use Gosh holographic in the exact same way :)
ReplyDeleteso pretty i love the base coat!
ReplyDeleteYour nails always inspire me to be more adventurous with my nails! Such a good use for the Gosh colour. Mine just sits in a drawer because it's so awful to use, so this will be a great way to use it! xo
ReplyDeleteOoooooh what an awesome idea to use Gosh Holographic for the spots!
ReplyDeleteI love this, it's so cute! Great job! :)
ReplyDeleteSuper gorgeous, will have to try it with a pink nail polish too!
ReplyDeleteabsolutely breath taking: wow wow and wow again. i am saving this in my google reader as an inspiration for eye makeup. dont hold your breath, i suck real bad at doing any kind of leopardy thing xx
ReplyDeleteGah! I love leopard print and I definatly want to try this out!
ReplyDeletePlease can you look at my blog and maybe follow me? http://stupidlolblog.blogspot.com/
It's mainly about nails now. I've also just got onto a nail course at college so I'll be posting a lot more about what I learn and practise soon enough :)
Super cute!
ReplyDeleteStunning. Love everything about this. x
ReplyDeleteYour nails look awesome, wish I had the patience to try this myself :)
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