Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Henna Inspired (NATURAL) Design!




For those of you TV junkies like myself, you know that the season finale of the first season of Outsourced was last week; Rajiv got married and they had a big long Indian wedding episode with a segment where all the women did henna on their hands and arms for a day! I was so inspired I almost started drawing all over my hand with a brown marker.


I started with Sinful Colors "This Is It" gold nail polish with two coats, then painted swirlies, leaves, flowers, paisleys, and dots all over the gold leaving enough room to see the background color.


If you can't already tell, I have pulled off my acrylics and posted my natural nails for the first time...prolly ever on my blog. If you see natural nails on here, they are probably Chrissy or Oddrey's hands.
The most recent set of acrylics I had put on during Mardi Gras, so they had grown out quite a bit. When I pulled the acrylic (carefully) off my nails, they were perfectly squared tips , so they look just like they did with the acrylics on, only thinner!


As you can see in the bottom picture, I angled my nails to show you how thin they are after pulling the acrylic off. I just painted on one coat of white for ultra original French tips for the photo, and 2 coats of Seche Vite Dry-Fast top coat!




Let's see how long I can go before applying a full set again.









2 comments:

  1. Stay strong and resist acrylic! I'm def pro-natural! I've always disliked the thickness of acrylic nails. That's a dead giveaway that they're fakes. Your natural nails are gorgeous and beautifully shaped! Stick with them!!! :)

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  2. Your natural nails look AMAZING! I agree with Leslie!
    And I am in love with the henna inspired mani! Looks stunning!

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