Did I ever mentioned that minimal is not my strong suit - I am more like "everything extra" kind of gal. That is what made this challenge for me even harder.
I started with pretty, pale blue blue polish by Picture Polish - Surf.
I decided if I have to be minimal, I can be bright! This totally worked for me.
Using a dry brush technique, I brushed other four Picture Polish colors: Blue (cobalt blue), Korma (mustard yellow), Lime Lite (neon green) and Pinkie (neon pink).
If you are new to the nail world, dry brush technique is easy, even though it may require the learning curve. Point is to have least amount of polish on your brush, so I get as much as I can on the neck of the bottle, then I use paper towel and run my brush lightly over to remove little bit more of the polish. Then you apply on the nail whatever is left on your brush.
You can go crazy by changing the direction of the brush strokes to achieve the results of the woven fabric.
Because this was a minimal challenge, I kept this pretty simple in application of the dry brush.
This is how my entry looked.
This was such a pretty base, I could not waste it. Bianka just posted her prompts for her May challenge, and I seen the prompt I knew it would be perfect over this.
Paisley is the pattern that always gives me a hard time, mostly because I have no idea what to do. I spotted the pretty paisley image on Uber Chic - UC 17-02 stamping plate, so I stamped image first with the black, then with the white.
All was topped with matte top coat, and I have to admit, this was the first time I actually loved how my paisley manicure turned out. I could not wait to share this, and it was really hard to keep this in my folder for few weeks!
Wishing you all a wonderful week.
Cheers!