Paisley Coral Nails

Hi everyone!

I haven't done that much nail art this week as I've been so tired, but this weekend I've made up for lost time and have a few designs ready to show you. First is this paisley neon design that I did for the Weekly Nail Art Challenge that I am participating in over on Instagram.

I bought this dress from F+F at Tesco last week and instantly knew that the pattern had to go on my nails!

Only £10 at Tesco :)

I had been meaning to practice my reverse stamping for a while, and this was the perfect opportunity to do so. I decided to use a pretty paisley pattern from my Cheeky Jumbo Stamping Plate #10 to do this design. I began by painting my nails in a solid white colour ('White Knight' by MoYou London), then stamped the image using 'Black Knight' (again, MoYou London). Using a tiny dotting tool I coloured in the image in the style of the dress using Models Own 'Dinky Pinky', Nails Inc. 'Victoria Park' and China Glaze 'I Sea The Point'.

Paisley reverse stamping

 I added a coral ombre to my thumb and ring fingers using Nails Inc. 'Victoria Park' and MoYou London 'White Knight'. Finally, to tie the design together I stamped the ombre nails with Ciate 'Ladylike Luxe' and added two small studs in pink and gold.

Middle and ring fingers

Paisley pattern on my dress

As you can see, my reverse stamping technique needs quite a bit of practice as my colouring skills aren't perfect, but I like how this looks nonetheless. As the pattern is so detailed, it is difficult to see the imperfections at first glance.

I also had a bit of a problem on my index finger with the transfer ripping as I cleaned up the free edge. This is so disappointing but it is all due to the fact that I didn't trim the transfer down before attacking it with an acetone-soaked brush - oops!

Notice the ripped image on my index finger as a result of not trimming the transfer before cleanup

Not a bad recreation, if I do say so myself :)

I love a coordinated look!

I'm really happy with these, and the reverse stamping technique is so much fun. It's basically like colouring in for grown-ups, and makes you look like you're good at art (which I am not!) 

I can't wait to incorporate this into more manicures now that I'm getting the hang of it.

If you haven't checked out the other girls on Instagram, I suggest you have a gander at the hashtag #wnac2015 - so many talented ladies out there!

Thanks for reading!

Helen x