HAPPY NEW YEAR!! December turned out to be completely CrAzY! But I'm back in the saddle again - for real this time! ;D Here are the nails I painted to ring in 2012!
Four of the fingers all started with a sponged gradient from e.l.f. Metal Madness at the base, through Orly Fowl Play and Wet n Wild Blue Wants to Be A Millionaire, to Wet n Wild Shield. This is what thee gradient looked like before I added the details...
And here's each design in detail....
The thumb and pinky are fireworks in Wet n Wild Shield. I got to try out some new striping brushes I got for Christmas!
The pointer is a representation of "The Ball" in New York's Times Square. Obviously, mine is not made of Tiffany glass and LED lights....but is sure does *SPARKLE*! I used two coats of Wet n Wild Metallica, then pressed the square jewels into it while it was still pretty tacky. I sealed it up with three coats of Sally Hansen Insta-Dri, so it's pretty smooth.
The design on my middle finger is an exploding bottle of champagne! This one contains tons of little details that took some TIME! I painted the whole bottlw with Wet n Wild Black Creme first, then added the green glow if the bottle using a combination of Orly Under the Mistletoe with a bit of Wet n Wild Metallica, with the top left side highlighted with a bit more Metallica. The label is done with Sally Hansen Bubblegum. with little dots of Wet n Wild Black Creme to give the illusion of words on the label. Then I used a tiny bit of Wet n Wild French White Creme for highlights to make the bottle look more 3D. For the top of the bottle, I used Metallica, French White Creme and Shield. Whew....
The design on my ring fingers is clinking glasses of that champagne! Yummy! I used Wet n Wild French Creme and Wet n Wild Shield. *clink*
I had a fantastic close to 2011 and I'm looking forward to a great 2012!! HAPPY NEW YEAR, WORLD!!
