Today on the blog I have this month's mani swap to share with you! I love doing mani swaps because it pushes me to try things I might not otherwise try. This month I was paired with a super talented nail artist by the name of @manicallypolishious on Instagram. She recently did a neon green half moon dotticure and I fell in love. I have never tried half moons before so I was pretty nervous. Let me show you how it turned out!
Our originals are on the left. She recreated my matte flakie mani and totally NAILED it. <3
Here's the solo shot of mine. She used green iridescent glitter as an embellishment but I didn't have anything like it so I went with a black rose charm. I didn't have any vinyls to use for this mani so I freehanded the half moon and cleaned up the line using acetone and a small brush.
So I fell so hard for this mani but the rose charm was too big for me to actually wear, so I removed it and matted all of my nails. I actually left this on for almost 3 full days! Can you believe it?
And just for shiggles, another few pictures of this mani:
Yes, I was taking pictures of my nails in the car. You know you do it too! #dontjudgeme haha.
Anyway, now that I've shown you too many pictures of the same mani, I can ask - what do you think of this mani? What's a nail art technique that you'd like to try but never have?
This is really cute! Love that green. I still want to try blobbicure, stamping decals, leadlighting..I need to stop being lazy
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute!! I should do more half moon mani's, I've only done one. But I really need to stop dreading watermarbles and just jump in and get it over with! :)
ReplyDeleteSuper cute. I need to try a lot of things. Definitely leadlighting, i made my own tints months ago and havent even used them yet.. oops.
ReplyDeleteOh wow this is awesome! You did a great job with it! I'm not a nail art person so I'd love to try all the techniques, but I'm too chicken.
ReplyDeleteGosh I love this so much and I totally take mani pics in my car!!! Even though the stud was big, it was so cute!!
ReplyDeleteLOL. I totes take pictures of my nails in the car. ALL.THE.TIME. I really love this matte! So gorgeous! I want to try my hand at sugar spun nails again. I tried it before, but think I was a bit impatient waiting for the polish to get tacky.
ReplyDeleteI love your mani and it looks especially good with your nail shape!
ReplyDeleteLove this mani, it's so perfect for your nail shape!! I probably would have taken just as many pictures too lol! I want to do more negative space nail art, I love the look!!
ReplyDeleteAmazing halfmoons - these are incredible with your nail shape. I love your choice of neon and polka for the swap too - it is a great inspiration point.
ReplyDeleteI adore this mani so much!!! I have yet to try tribal, it's on my list to do soon :)
ReplyDeleteThat lime dotted mani? A-dorable. Love. :)
ReplyDeleteSuch cool and cheerful mani...love it.
ReplyDeleteI adore this! You totally nailed the look and that green is to die for. Mani swaps are definitely a lot of fun to do.
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