Hello
there lovely readers!
To
celebrate almost making it through the first month of 2017 intact I
have a quirky Friday Funday (okay its technically still Thursday but
who's counting?) manicure for you that succeeded in putting
a smile on my face with its featuring that most delightful of bird
species...flamingos!
Inspiration
for this actually came from a darling flamingo print dress I picked
up in an independent boutique in London. Once I had that on...I knew
I had to have me some flamingo nails to match :)
And
creating these flirty flamingos is easier than you might think, to
show you just how easy, I've done a step by step pictorial showing
you each stage so that you can rock these funky birds too! Just keep
on reading beauts...
Start
with a nice neutral tone base to make those flamingos stand out, I've
used one of my favourites, Rum & Reggae by Nina Pro Ultra. You
can also choose to leave the nail bare with just clear base coat if
you wish!
Now
to begin creating your flamingos, start by applying a half
moon/ semi circle of pink on to the tip of your nail as shown below, here
I've opted for Models Own Gumballs from their sweet shop collection &
yes it smells like bubblegum!
Next,
using the same pink & a fine nail art brush, draw on a curved
hook from the top of your half moon for the neck of the flamingo like so
Then
grabbing a little bit of white polish, using another fine nail art
brush or a dotting tool/toothpick/bobby pin apply a small blob of
white at the tip of your pink hook
Now
using some black polish & the fine nail art brush again, add on a
small curved black beak to the edge of the white as shown, you can slowly see your flamingos coming together!
Next
its time to grab a lighter shade of pink to what you've already used
to add definition to the body, here I've used Mavala Candy Floss & applied a
smaller little semicircle on top of the darker pink.
The
eyes come next & are simply a dot of white with a finer dot of
black in the centre, you can add a bit more pink for the head if you need to
And
finally for a finishing touch I added on a curve of sparkly glitter courtesy of Models Own Pink Fizz which is optional of course but who can resist a bit of
sparkle?
Cover
your design in a a nice thick slick of topcoat & you have your
flamingo's!
So
easy right? I do love a quirky mani, its been a while since I've done
a design like this & I've missed them! For me mani's are
therapeutic in a way, having fun & vibrant nails always helps make me feel more content & positive & this definitely delivered on that :)
Do
let me know if you give this a try, would love to see! Thanks
as always for reading, till next time!
Lotsa love to ya!
