Lattice Lace with Heart French Tip

Hello Lovelies! Today, I have my lace nails for this week's WNAC.  I had a really epic break on my left hand, so it has gone into hiding for awhile.  However, I thought it was time I really challenge myself, and do some freehand on my cindy hand.  This is after all a weekly challenge, so why not push myself just a little bit.

Materials I used:
Basecoat - Dream Polish 'Smooth Gem'
White acrylic paint
Small detail brush (I recently won in a giveaway from IAMCCC, you can find it in her store)
Glitter or Die 'Romantic Tutu'
Dotting tool
Topcoat - Glisten & Glow 'HK Girl'

I started off with a base coat of Dream Polish's 'Smooth Gem' base coat.  This has become one of my favorite base coats because I have pretty significant ridges and this really helps hide them.  Unlike other ridge filler base coats I've tried, this is not thick and goopy and applies like a dream.  Also, it dries relatively clear which makes it perfect for doing french tip or negative space designs.

Using white acrylic paints and a small detail brush, I painted a criss-cross lattice pattern over the entire nail.  With the same paint and brush I filled in the tip with a somewhat heart shape french tip.  Switching to polish I filled in the very tip of the white french tip, leaving a boarder.  I then used a dotting tool and dotted the crosses of the lattice as well as small dots along the white board of the french tip.

I performed a small bit of clean up with gentle acetone and a brush, and topped off with a shiny quick drying topcoat.

So, my execution on this design isn't the greatest, but considering this is all done with my non-dominant hand, which hasn't really been put to task in a while it's really not all that bad.  With this design I have completed another month worth of WNACs.  I will be attempting to complete these challenges for the next couple months before I have to take a hiatus for our new little man's arrival.  I hope you all enjoyed this nail art design and the brief tutorial.  Thanks for stopping by, see you next time.

Your Fellow Plebe,

   

Hand-Painted Simple Lattice Lace V-Tip Design

Happy Friday everyone!  I hope you are all having a fantastic week and have wonderful plans for this weekend.  I have been having one of those weeks were time just keeps escaping.  I had so many nail art projects I wanted to complete but just haven't been able to find the time.  I originally planned to have this design done earlier in the week for Nail Polish Queens' "Lace Challenge."  Sadly, I did not get it done on time, however, I really wanted to do it anyway.



I also decided to make this my post for Blogger Braggers Weekly Challenge, "Favorite Color."  This is probably the hardest challenge for me because I have a hard time picking just one favorite color, and to narrow that down to just one polish, forget about it.  I would have to say the shades that attract me the most are blues, blue-greens, teals, and mint colors.  I decided to showcase one of my favorite polish shades China Glazes 'Keep Calm, Paint On'.  Not only do I love the color of this soft minty green, but the name is fun too.  It also has just a little shimmer to it, which you unfortunately can not see in my pictures.  Here is how I created this design...

Materials
Base and top coat
Soft pink or nude
Color polish
White polish (you could use a nail art striper or acrylic paint if you prefer)
Thin brush
Dotting Tool
Gems (Optional)

I started off with one coat of Sinful Colors 'Glass Pink' on most of my fingers.  This is a very pretty soft pink with lots of iridescent shimmer and it is slightly translucent.  For my ring finger and thumb I applied two coats of China Glaze 'Keep Calm, Paint On'.

I then painted a v-shaped french tip on my pink fingers.  You could tape this if you'd like, I didn't because I really wanted to practice my freehand.  To make it a little easier, I started with three points to guide me.  I then drew a line, in my colored polish using a thin brush, between the points to create a V.  I then painted in the tip of my nail below the V-line.

Once the tip was completed I started my lace design.  I primarily used white polish from a nail art striper but I used a thinner small brush I had instead of the stripping applicator in the bottle.  I started by outlining the top of the V-shape with the white.  I then drew a lattice pattern on the tip using the V-shape as a guide.  I then drew small semi-circles along the edge of the white on the top of the V-shape.  I then used the smallest dotting tool I could find and placed a dot at the top of each semi-circle loop.  To give a little something extra I applied a small (1.5mm I think) gem at the point of the V.

For my ring finger and my thumb, I simply drew a criss-crossing lattice pattern and added a few small gems.

I think this is the daintiest and girliest design I have ever done.  I really like the soft color palette, it makes it perfect for a wedding, baby shower, girls birthday party, or just something dressy to wear.  I also liked that I got to practice my free-hand but I think I need a bit more.

I hope you enjoyed this nail art design and tutorial.  If you did like this or any of my previous post please like/follow me.  You can do so by clicking the 'Join this Site' Icon on the top right hand side of the screen or through Google+, Bloglovin, Facebook, Instagram, and/or Pinterest.  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, thank you for stopping by, see you next time.

Your Fellow Plebe,