Winter is on its way here in the Northeastern United States for
some of us it’s already here. With temperatures
dropping and snowy weather moving in, many of us are looking for ways to stay
warm. Heavy coats and sweaters are being brought out of storage and put to good
use. I wanted to create a warm and interesting nail art design and what I came
up with was this tweed like print.
Materials
Base and top coat (matte optional)
4-5 shades of polish
Stripping brush
I started with a nude base color, China Glaze 'Don't Honk Your
Thorn' from their City Flourish collection. I know I just used this with
Monday's design but it'll mostly be covered up by the end of this tutorial
anyways.
I then started adding layers using the dry drag method. I do not
have pictures of this method but it seems pretty simple to explain. The dry
drag method is when you remove as much of the polish from the applicator brush
by wiping on the side of the bottle. I also swiped my brush on a paper towel
before application.
The first layer of dry drag was China Glaze 'What are You
A-Freight of?' from their All Aboard collection. I did not cover the nail
completely but did a staggered brick pattern horizontally across the nail. This
left some blank space but no worries there are more layers coming.
For the next layer of dry drag I used China Glaze 'Don't Get
Derailed' also from the All Aboard collection. I concentrated on filling in the
slightly bare areas and brushed vertically this time allowing the layer to
overlap the previous one a bit.
Next I added in some tweed stitches, I used China Glaze 'Well
Trained' another from the All Aboard collection and a stripping brush to create
thin vertical lines and t-shapes.
I repeated the previous step using China Glaze 'Swing Baby', I'm
not sure what collection this is from but it's a favorite of mine that I
purchased at the beginning of my nail polish addiction. You'll notice I used all cream colors except
this last one. I felt it need a little sparkle but not too much because there
are not too many sparkly tweeds out there.
I did my clean up and add a matte top coat. You could of course
use a regular top coat of you’d like but I feel the matte top coat
gives it a slightly more realistic affect.
I'm actually really enjoying this nail art design; it's one of
those ones that look better in person than it does in pictures. This is a great
fall/winter nail art design, it incredibly easy, perfect for beginners, and I
hope you'll try it out.
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your Instagram pictures and tag me in the comments so that I find it easily.
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staying warm and cozy, thanks for stopping by, see you next time.
Your Fellow Plebe,
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