#WNAC2015 - August / Summer: Simple Abstract Floral Nails (+ Tutorial!)

Hi everyone!

I have my second post for the #WNAC2015 (Weekly Nail Art Challenge) for August to share with you today.

The prompt last week was Magenta & Navy, so I paired some really simple, abstract florals with the inspiration colors, and I'm really happy with how they turned out.  You can view the tutorial at the end of the post if you'd like to learn how to recreate them! :)

#WNAC2015 - August / Summer: Classic Pink Floral Nails (+ Tutorial!)

Hello everyone!

I'm excited to share this post with you, for the first prompt of the August #WNAC2015 (Weekly Nail Art Challenge).  And yes, I finally have a new tutorial, which you can view at the end of the post! :)

Spring "Watercolor" Florals featuring Polished by KPT Roses for Juliet + Tutorial

Hi everyone!

If you haven't seen my swatches of the Basic Series Thermals by Polished by KPT, which will be restocked tomorrow (March 1st), you can view the post here: Polished by KPT Basic Series Thermals & Nail Care

After swatching Roses for Juliet, I knew I wanted to create some sort of floral nail art to go on top.  The pink is so girly and Spring-ish, so I knew it would be the perfect compliment.  I thought it would also be cool to paint the flowers in a "watercolor" style using nail polish, so that when the base transitions to a different color the flowers would look slightly different too.

I wont write too much about it here, because I filmed a tutorial for the design and added my first voiceover for the instructions as well.  If you have any other questions though, feel free to leave them in the comments below. :)

Summer Pastel Floral Nails

Hello everyone!

This post is going up at a pretty random time, but I'll explain the reason down below.  Anyways, I thought I would point a few things out first, one being that you may notice a change in appearance on the blog.  This past week, I've been completely re-designing it, and I've basically started from scratch doing all the coding myself.  It's not 100% complete, so you might notice a few more changes as the week goes on, but I'm pretty happy with the way it's going so far.  Let me know what you all think though!  Any ideas for a header??

Now onto what I'm really here to show you all today.  I created a new set of floral nails after seeing this really beautiful photo in my google searches.  It was a really lovely floral print in mostly pastels, but has several pops of brighter colors.  It has a sort of romantic, watercolor look to the photo with an amazing multicolored background, so that really spoke to me.  I just loved the combination so much, that I had to recreate them for the Nail Polish Canada Summer 2014 Nail Art Challenge.

Of course, the theme is "Summer", and for me, I just love to wear floral prints in the Spring and Summer, so I thought they would be perfect for the challenge.  I only have a few hours left to submit them, so that's why this post is going up this late!

I used several different polishes for the design, mostly pastels by Essie, including the gorgeous Urban Jungle as my base (pictured), and Fashion Underground, Under Where?, Blanc, and Tart Deco are in there somewhere too.  I might update with a full list later, but if you would like to know any specifics, don't be afraid to ask me in the comments below. :)

I hope you all love them!  And, if you would like to vote for me in the challenge, head over to the Nail Polish Canada page, and select "lacquerstyle.com" from the list (you don't have to be signed up or anything).  I would really appreciate it!


Thank you so much for reading, if you made it this far, too! :)


Kristin

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Vintage Gradient Floral Nails - YouTube Tutorial!

Hello everyone!

I just thought I would make a quick post to let you all know about my new YouTube video, if you haven’t seen it yet.  After all of the requests for a tutorial on my Vintage Gradient Floral Nails, I knew I had to finally upload one for you!

It has also been featured on the Nail It! Magazine website today, which is super exciting for me!  You can view the post here: http://nailitmag.com/nail-designs/lacquerstyle/nail-art-tutorial-realistic-hand-painted-flowers

Now without further ado, here is the video!

If you try it (or got inspired), I would absolutely love to see your recreations, so please share them with me on Instagram or Facebook! :)

And finally, thank you all for being so lovely, I really appreciate it!

Kristin

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Vintage Gradient Floral Nails

Hi everyone!

Looking back on some of my favorite nail art that I’ve done this past [almost] year, my favorite has always been my floral Vampire Weekend nails.  I don’t think I could ever recreate them, but whenever I look at them I want to create some new floral nails, and floral nails are just so fun to do!

I decided to create some “vintage” florals this time, so I started with two coats of China Glaze V as my base, which is such a beautiful, peachy, terracotta polish.  Then, I added a gradient using Zoya Jacqueline and Square Hue Westminster.  I’ve never painted florals over a gradient base, but I’ve had the idea in my head for a while now.  The flowers took me a few hours to paint (per hand - yes, I did both), because I wanted each nail to be unique, and they turned out just as I had hoped.

While I was at Michael’s recently, I found this really amazing brush that I wanted to show you all as well.  It’s the only brush I used to paint these floral nails, and I just went back to get another one because it’s that good.  It’s the 18/0 Round brush by La Corneille.

To paint the flowers, I used twelve different polishes.  I know that sounds like a lot, but I like to use at least 3 shades of polish per flower so that they look more realistic.  I’m just going to list all of the polishes I used down below, because I would be writing this for ages if I listed specifics!

Polishes used:
China Glaze: V, and Westside Warrior
CND: Flamingo Feather, and Tropic Coral
Dior: Grege
Essie: Fiji, Da Bush, Mind Your Mittens, and Warm & Toasty Turtleneck
Square Hue: Buckingham, and Westminster
Zoya: Jacqueline

I hope you all enjoyed these nails as much as I do, and thank you for reading! :)


Kristin

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Negative Space Rose Nails + Tutorial

Hi everyone!  I have a quick post today, but it includes a new tutorial!

I created these negative space style rose nails for Nail It! Magazine's bridal theme that I noticed on Instagram recently.  I will be entering these nails for consideration, so I'm hoping they make it into the March/April issue.  Wish me luck! :)

I love the design I came up with; I think it looks more complicated than it actually is (quite a few people on Instagram actually thought I stamped it!), and yet it's very delicate with a bit of blind.  I think I might even have to try them in different color combinations in the near future .. Maybe a darker version!

Elevation Polish Mount Feathertop, Essie Blanc, China Glaze Angel Wings, Orly Prisma Gloss Silver, and a brush (size 10/0) I got at Michael's recently.

 And a little bonus shot:

 This was my original accent nail idea, but I ended up going with a simple gold nail instead.

Here is the video if you would like to see how I created them:


Enjoy!

Thank you for reading! :)

Kristin

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View some of my other floral designs:

31 Day Challenge - Day 14: Fall Florals + Tutorial!

Floral Nail Art Tutorial!

Vampire Weekend Inspired Floral Nails

31 Day Challenge - Day 14: Fall Florals + Tutorial!

Ok, so I may have failed the #31DC2013, but I figured I would still post the last nails I created for the challenge (I know I'm like 10 days late, sorry!).  They were for Day 14: Flowers.

I was actually inspired to create these floral nails after I found a random print on google.  I really liked the color combination, especially for fall, so I tried to get it as close as possible.  I'm not exactly happy with them, but I spent so much time on them that it would've been silly not to post them. 

Polishes used: Deborah Lippman Human Nature, OPI Ate Berries In the Canaries, Ciate Kiss Chase, Essie Like to Be Bad, Essie Meet Me At Sunset, and Lime Crime Once In a Blue Mousse.

Update: I finally got a tutorial up on YouTube. Enjoy!

 

Thank you for reading!

Kristin

Floral Nail Art Tutorial!

A few weeks ago, I promised my lovely Instagram followers that I would make a YouTube video showing how to create my floral nails (you can see more photos here).  Well, I had filmed the video a few times and just wasn't happy with the quality.  I have since re-filmed it, and have also reached 10k followers on Instagram (crazy!!), so I figured it was about time to make it happen!

Without further ado, here it is!

I hope you enjoy it! :)

Kristin