Comparison between base color in zebra nail art designs

So, here's the comparison between a black base and white lines zebra nail art and a white base and black lines zebra nail art.

The light condition is different in them but you get the picture. I think that the difference is hardly noticeable, one time I alternated the base color from finger to finger but can't find it now, but not even then it was a big difference. I guess if there is a bigger distance between the zebra lines than what I have done it might show.

I think that the advantage with a black base could be that it could be done faster. White polishes tend to need 3-4 coats and black ones 1-2 coats (in my point of view); minimizing the drying time and work load ;). Sadly I've lost my fabulous L.A. Colors Art Deco - white somewhere but I'll buy a new one for sure! :)

Zebra + leopard in a gradient

Here is what I'm have been wearing the last days. It has brought a lot of attention when having it on, but what can you expect of load colors and patterns?

The gradient is sponged with the yellow and pink needme PARIS Nail Polish and the baby blue Gabrini Elegant at the end of the tip. The zebra lines are made with a fine brush dipped in the black Gabrini Elegant and the leopard spots are made with dotting tool dipped in black and then the blue Gabrini Elegant.

And here’s the pictures:

Bilden precis ovan och bilden precis nedan återspeglar manikyren bäst färgmässigt.

 

Checked nail art with rhinestone bows

This is a design I really like alot, even though it is not my own. In an japaneese site with false nails (10 false nails à 30$) I found this (but with some modifications on my nails). 

I like that the left and right hand are different (placing of design) but still cohecient together. I really like checked nails and before this design I hadn’t seen rhinestone bows either. I also like the combination of black, white and pink.

The nail polish brands used in this mani are Paris memories (pink #229 and black #?). The white is China glaze – white out. Annd the black and white lines are with L.A. colors art deco (fine liners).

Nail him

This is a blue sloping funky french with HM’s ”Nail him” with thin black lines. The base color is a thin layer of what I think is the brand “lizzie” (old bottle whit out labels), which is a pink shimmery nail polish.

A clean and simple design which I like a lot and often end up making when I’m in a hurry or want something simple.

Rainbow funky french

To day I have nails from April to show. A sloping funky french in a rainbow of blue, pink, orange, yellow and green. Added some black lines and opaque black rhinestones. The nail art felt like a nice summer design and I might have it more times before winter. Sorry for the non-cleaned up cuticles.

The nail polishes are Sure promise.

Crystallized nail art using salt

Found this youtube tutorial which is what the title says. Salt is sprinkled over a newly painted nail and top coat is used to fixate.

 

This actually got me to think about Ciaté, which recently released “caviar nail art”. But for Ciaté the caviar was small plastic or metal balls.

I don’t know how well the salty manicure works, I read in the comments that someone had it on for three days without any problems, but another one said she had “melted” nails in the end on the day.

At the moment I’m not in the mood to salt my nails, but I like it when people are creative. :)

Graduation nails

Since it is graduation times here in Sweden I thought it would be nice with an appropriate mani. It is a simple but nice white french mani with black nail stickers on the accent nails.

Polishes used are a white Sure Promise (two-way nail polish) for the smiley and Wet n wild E71504 (a pearl shimmer with blue shimmer) as base.