Fancy Phalanges: color blocking

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Teal Tuesday: Monochrome

Today's teal manicure is monochrome! I was inspired by The Crumpet's awesome mosaic manis. I also had some fabulous new teal I couldn't wait to try out!

For this mani I started with a base of China Glaze Exotic Encounters. I then drew my mosaic outline with China Glaze Ink and filled it in with Color Club Untamed Luxury, China Glaze DV8, and Love & Beauty Metallic Teal using a dotting tool. I wasn't the most precise dotter, so I went back over my lines with Ink to make it a little clearer.

I thin it's funny that I classify all these as teal, but all together they make each other look not so teal haha. I'm trying to decide which is my favorite nail, but just when I think I've decided, I notice something I like about another one lol.

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Missy at Gnarly Gnails

Rhonda at Nails Beautiqued

Kirsten at Geeky Owl

Amanda at Mandy's Polish

ColorSplash Nails

Simple-and-Beautiful

Aimee at Persistently Glittery

Nat at No Holos!

Ana at Cherries Sweet

Caitlin at Caitlin's Creative Corner

Ariane at The Frenzied Polisher

Kia at Lacquered Libra

Belén at Nail Polish Lane

Sam at Polished Art

Jess at Once Upon a Polish

Jasmin at Subtletyisoverrated

Hey guys! Today's Teal Tuesday theme is color blocking! I wanted to do a tape mani but I'm out of Seche Vite and didn't want to wait, so I just freehanded with a small brush :)

I started with two coats of Essence The Dawn is Broken. I just got this polish and I love it! Then I painted on OPI Fly and Sinful Colors Bikini. I wasn't totally satisfied with it, so I smoothed out the edges by outlining the blocks with L.A. Colors Circuits.