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12 February, 2014

Neon camouflage manicure (BYS and Ulta3)

Another looooong gap between posts - whoops!
 
When I was housebound during the peak of our January 40+ Celsius heatwave I actually had the time to experiment and do some nail art. I knew I wanted to do something interesting with hot neons (influenced by the hot weather maybe?) and it was a case of "pinspiration" as I was inspired by a colourful Pinterest post. Lots of splashes of neon colour looked like a good idea and here's my interpretation.  Deliberately messy and lots of fun!
 
I applied overlapping splotches of neon yellow (Ulta3 - neon yellow mini), pink (Ulta3 - neon pink mini) and orange (BYS - Clowning Around) over my Sally Hansen White On base:
 
 
 
 
To give you an idea of the work in progress this is how I started out, applying the alternating neon colours initially from the base of the nail.  I almost stopped at this point - What do you think?
 
 
Until next time - I'm off to get started on last month's empties before March rolls around!


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    1. Thanks! It's out of my comfort zone in all kinds of ways but I really enjoyed wearing it!

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  2. This is so cool, never would have thought of doing something like this but I like it! x

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    1. This happened because I had time on my hands (pun not intended)! Pinterest can be a dangerous place sometimes ;)

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  3. Neat! You are so creative!

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    1. Thanks Tracy! I wish I could find the time to do more of this kind of stuff because it's fun to be a little out there - you are very creative with your hair, I love it!!!

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  4. That is so cool! I could never manage anything like that. Love the neons :D

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    1. I couldn't believe how easy it was actually - I remember you did a nail design way more difficult! I just layered blobs of colour freehand over the white base and it came together :)

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    1. Isn't it! I think a pastel version could work too!

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  6. I might have stopped at the initial step as well - looks just like fresh paint rolling down the nails!

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    1. Yeah I liked it too - that's why I took the pics!

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