Here is my second potential nail fail in the 31 Day Challenge line-up so far!
So the thirteenth prompt is 'animal print', and I decided to think a little outside of my usual box (the box full of leopard print, giraffe print, zebra print, etc...) and I went for birds feathers instead. I had seen this look multiple times on Instagram and thought it looked so effective, and this was the perfect opportunity to try it out.
I bought a pack of dyed feathers from a local craft store, and chose a pretty black and fuchsia pink spotted feather for this mani. I applied a base coat of Sinful Colors 'Mauve' to all nails, and painted a waterfall design onto three of my nails using a striping brush and OPI 'Significant Other Color', OPI 'Unfrost My Heart', Barry M 'Sugar Plum', Seche 'Takes Chances' and Make-Up Gallery 'Purple Sheen'. Then I added one coat of Rimmel 'Clear' polish to my other two nails and carefully placed the feathers onto my nail. After trimming the feathers to fit my nail, applied two thick coats of Glisten & Glow 'HK Girl' to seal it in and add a glossy finish.
Although I do like this mani, there are definitely improvements that need to be made. Showing a little bit of base colour is important to define the feather, otherwise it just looks a bit like a blob on your nail (see my ring finger). Also, the feather needs to be trimmed slightly shorter than the nail so that you don't accidentally scratch yourself on the face (lesson learned!)
What do you think of this look? Yay or nay?
Thanks for reading!
Helen x
PS Check out other designs in this challenge on Instagram by searching the hashtag #31DC2015
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