Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Fishnet & Lace Sheer Stamped Nails

Hello nail friends. Life my blogging schedule has been kind of crazy lately. I think it's because of summer. Work is slow so I get home a little earlier and I somehow become exponentially lazier the more free time I have. I've been watching a lot of Netflix and just signed up for Kindle Unlimited on Friday. I'm already half way through my second book. I can't help myself from binge-hobbying whatever it is I'm doing. I've also been painting a ton of nails but just can't bring myself to sit in my hot, stuffy office editing all the pictures (soooo many pictures). 

Today I have a lacy manicure to show you. Ever since OPI put out the sheer tints I've been seeing this look everywhere. I mixed up my own sheer black polish so I could try it out myself.

Sheer Black Lace Stamping with Gold Bow and Borders

Sheer Black Lace Stamping with Gold Bow and Borders

I started with base coat and then stamped the black designs directly onto my otherwise bare nails. The fishnet stamp is Bundle Monster plate BM-209 and the other lacy pattern is BM-323, stamped with Mundo de Unas black stamping polish. After that dried I layered on three coats of my sheer black polish which I made by adding a few (4-5) drops of black polish to a mini bottle full of clear polish. I think I may add a bit more black into the mix because it turned out pretty sheer. With a little more tint I think I'd need less coats to get the coverage I want. I added a little gold bow accent with plate BM-317 and Maybelline Bold Gold. I used a small nail art brush to paint the black outlines around every nail and finished up with a coat of Wet n Wild Matte Top Coat. This look has a lot going on, but I don't think it's too busy. Everything coordinates together nicely and I love how it turned out. I can't help but think this looks like it would be more perfect for cooler weather though. 

Sheer Black Lace Stamping with Gold Bow and Borders

2 comments:

  1. Thank you thank you thank you for explaining the steps you took to create this. I have been drooling over this look for months now, but was confused on how to do it. Now I'm going to have to give it a try.

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    1. I think it's easier than it looks. If you try it let me know how it turns out!

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