Thursday, June 14, 2012

Nail Art: freehand chevrons :)

I don't wear cremes by themselves that often because they don't keep my attention like glitter does. I love cremes on other people but I need a bit more "pizzazz" for my own nails... but I was going through my polishes that I had received recently and saw a few Zoyas that looked so good next to each other and I wanted to incorporate them somehow. Dots? A gradient? Or some kind of line nail art?

And then chevrons came to mind :)


The colors:
light green: Zoya Tracie
gray: Zoya Carey
orange: Zoya Arizona
teal: Essence Bella

The only color I had a little trouble with (because it wasn't as opaque) was Zoya Arizona but a couple of coats fixed that. I love how the colors work out together and happy how steady it came out for a freehand attempt! It really is easy :) I'm going to have to do something like this for all my cremes, haha. I actually ordered some striping tape from ebay, so expect some manicures using that coming up :D

Have you tried a chevron manicure? If not, try it freehand, it's really easy! My tips are to have your hand on a surface and just move the polish across the nail, and to use opaque polishes. Also be patient between layers! Good luck!
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12 comments:

  1. keijtielovesJune 14, 2012 at 7:10 AM

    look great :)

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  2. aimeeusJune 14, 2012 at 8:11 AM

    This is really cool! And to freehand it.. wow!

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  3. KarenDJune 14, 2012 at 8:41 AM

    Impressive--so neatly done!

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  4. beachgalJune 14, 2012 at 9:00 AM

    Really impressed at your clean freehand here - not sure how anyone would do a chevron like this unless it's freehand however. Unlike you, I think I tend to wear more cream finishes than any others...though I like shimmers a lot and foil shimmers. Glitter is my least fav as I get super tired looking at it after less than 24 hrs - and of course as everyone laments - hate to work and work to get the glitters off.

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  5. nailartistackyJune 14, 2012 at 9:31 AM

    Wow, I can't believe that's freehand! Impressive!

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  6. VedranaJune 14, 2012 at 10:01 AM

    It looks great and I love your choice of colours. So summery and youthful.

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  7. MelissaJune 14, 2012 at 10:21 AM

    If it wasn't because of the title of your post, I wouldn't know these were done freehand! You did an amazing job. The colors are great together.

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  8. UnknownJune 14, 2012 at 11:50 AM

    This looks great!! The colors that you picked look amazing together! Love it! :)

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  9. chichichoJune 14, 2012 at 1:32 PM

    I tried doing this free hand > <
    I just couldn't do it > <

    but you did a great job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  10. minnieJune 15, 2012 at 10:09 AM

    @keijtieloves - thank you!

    @aimeeus - thank you, and it's super easy!

    @Fashion Footing - thank you :)

    @KarenD - it did take a little while longer than I had hoped but the end result was worth it!

    @beachgal - thank you! I think it's because one could potentially use tape to make the shapes :) it'd be more work, though! and foil method saves me for glitter removal, haha... and I like the sparkle/distraction! But I'm starting to like cremes more :) that's what I started out loving!

    @nailartistacky -- haha, thank you! I hope you try it!

    @Cajka - thank you, I loved how the colors looked next to each other, glad I could incorporate them somehow!

    @Melissa - thank you :) try it!!

    @A Girl and Her Polish -- thank you :D Every once in a while my inspiration works out haha

    @chichicho chichicho - oh no! Did you use opaque cremes? Here's a tutorial that I found helpful: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=VylT2n3lsBY

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  11. Grace ThomasJune 15, 2012 at 1:47 PM

    I absolutely love this idea - so cool!

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  12. FedoraHarpJune 21, 2012 at 6:29 AM

    Super late comment is super late, but I'm totally trying this idea next! I haven't done nail art in ages, this would be a good way to come back swinging :D

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