This week VDM does nails. Five posts detailing my top mani tips to colour picks serving up at lunchtime each day. To round things off I’m dropping the deats on a nail trend that even I can get behind…Â
When it comes to nail art, I’m pretty lame. Partly due to the fact that even painting my right hand is a struggle for me and and part down to the fact that while I lurve looking at crazy ‘gawd you could have someones eye out with those’ jewelled-up, blinged-out talons (check out yesterday’s post), it’s sort of a look but don’t touch thing. There is one trend though that I can dip my tips in to without too much trouble. The accent nail. It’s genius. You only ever need to puff, pant and paint something fancy on one nail of each hand. Dots, lines, textures – whatever – throw it on the ring finger and be done. Here are my top five effects to lacquer up that one special nail with:
Glitter. The easy choice. Ah common’ – everyone has got a glitter, surely? Just layer up on your chosen nail; prettiness without the pain of having to remove it from all ten. Two of my favourites? OPI’s Rainbow Connection (as worn above) and Bring on the Bling.
Feathers. Yup, you read that correctly. One of my biggest feats nail-wise has to be adhering mini feathers to my tips, quite an achievement in my shaky hand books. I used the Ciate Feather Manicure and though I haven’t been patient enough to stick ’em on to every nail since. On just two? Yeah I could handle that.
Dots. I love it when a nail art look requires no weird and wonderful tools. All you need for this one is your favourite glitter polish and a hair pin. Dip the pin in the polish and dot on the base of your nails, I dub it the ‘Dot to Dot Mani’, how original. Place on just two or all ten digits.
Half and Half. Here’s an idea. Paint all your nails with one shade, then use a contrasting colour on the ring finger, leaving the cuticle and edges of the nail exposed, a la ‘The Black and Gold Mani’. One of my favourites and with the right brush – ridiculously easy to do.
Flowers/Stripes and Gawd Knows What Else. Pretty much everything is covered in this nail art video that Lily and I filmed for DailyMix. Heck – the girl even has a polish plate. Watch and learn.
There you have a guide to the accent nail, a.k.a) the cack-handed girls guide to nail art.
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