Hello sweeties! I hope everyone had a good weekend. I didn’t do anything too exciting – there was some overtime at work, bingewatching The Killing (anyone else watch that?!), and some sleep. But hey, you can’t go wrong with a relaxing weekend! Anyways, today I have the last fashion-inspired manicure for March’s Nail Challenge Collaborative theme!
I browsed pictures from the recent New York Fashion Week, and I came across some beautiful dresses in the Elie Saab Spring 2015 Ready-to-Wear collection. It was full with aqua, teal, pops of bright orange in a cool tie-dyed/ marbled pattern.
How gorgeous is that?! I just knew I wanted that on my nails! I had also recently watched a video from Young, Wild, And Polished on YouTube where she did a manicure that ended up with a very similar effect. Despite using saran wrap before, I had never done a mani like that! The way that I usually use saran wrap is by wadding up a little ball and dabbing on the extra colors.
I think it came out pretty darn similar to the actual dress! I really loved this manicure! It’s not really a day-to-day wearable manicure with the middle finger accent, but I definitely love the marbled/ tie-dye effect!
Polishes used/ how I did this:
- Base color: Essie Mint Candy Apple… a beautiful bright minty baby blue
- I blobbed on a few dots of 3 polishes and then took a small piece of saran wrap. I pressed the saran wrap to the nail and rubbed it in a small circular motion to create the marbled/ tie-dye effect.
- Color blobs:
- Essie Mint Candy Apple
- Barry M Watermelon… my favorite deep teal polish!
- Formula X Uber… a gorgeous bright red-leaning orange creme.
- Color blobs:
- Middle finger:
- I freehanded stripes of Rica Whiteout and Rica Blackout in the same pattern of the dress’ neckline.
- I took a small brush with acetone and removed the polish between the stripes to emulate the skin peeking from the neckline.
I really want to use this technique again – for a full mani or even as an accent nail or two. Maybe you’ll be seeing that on me again soon š
What do you think? Have you used saran wrap or a plastic bag this way? Did you have a more interesting weekend than I did? And do you watch The Killing?! Talk to me if you do š
And here’s your daily dose of David Tennant/ Doctor Who:
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Great final effect, love the dress too!
Thank you!! I really loved this one š
The dress is amazing! You translated the designs onto the nails so well too.
Isn’t the dress gorgeous?! I want it! And thank you š
Gorgeous look based on a gorgeous dress! š
Thank you so much!! I was real proud of this one!
That dress is gorgeous and I love your mottled nails!
Thank you so much! I want to own that dress so bad!
That is one hell of a dress and your mani definitely does it justice.
Yay! Thank you! I LOVE that dress – I wish it was in my closet!
I LOVE this and you captured the dress perfectly!
Thank you!
These are gorgeous! I love the effect you got with the saran wrap. I need to try that soon!
Thank you! I want to try it again soon too! I love trying out new techniques and getting a mani that I really love š
Wow. Loved how beautifully you interpreted your inspiration onto your nails. I would love to join you guys in fashion inspired nails challenge. Please feel free to add me.
Thank you so much!! I was really happy with this one too š
We do 4 manis in a new theme each month – email me if you’re interested!
That dress is gorgeous, you absolutely nailed the design with the saran wrap. It’s beautiful!
Thank you!! I want that dress in my closet yesterday š
ā„ā„ā„ā„ā„ā„ LOVE the marble nails – the colors are PERFECT together!
Thank you so much!! I love teal with warmer accents – you can’t go wrong with that!
That dress is gorgeous!! And I love it on your nails, too! Your saran wrap looks great, I’ve attempted a few but I only ever succeeded once and I can’t remember which method I used. Boo for me š¦
Oh thank you so much!! You should try both techniques – I love how each come out! You can do it š
Oh wow! What a perfect representation of that dress! Gorgeous job!
Thank you so much!! I was really proud of this one š
WOW! You translated that perfectly into a manicure!
Thank you š
Beautiful dress and you nailed it! Looks great!
Thank you!! Isn’t it such a stunning dress?? I want it!
Gah!! I LOVE THIS!!!!! You knocked this one out of the park!!! The pops of orange are perfect and I totally look like David when I get ready to watch Doctor LOL
Thank you!!! I LOVE orange and teal together, and I was so happy this looked similar to the dress š
I’ve been rewatching DW recently, and I totally get that look on my face… like I’m a little kid on Xmas morning!
Ouuu I really love these! They almost remind me of coral, even though that feels like a weird thing to say!
Thank you!! Hmm, I kind of see what you mean – the swirly bits are maybe like the coral moving in the water? Haha I tried š