Supplies first. I gathered a few blue and green polishes from the stash and lined them up as so on a piece of paper. I picked the two biggest dotting tools that I bought a while back and had a paper towel to wipe the dotting tool during the process.
I decided to try it on one nail first and see how I got on, so if it turned out rubbish, I wouldn't have wasted lots o' time. I put a coat of Mermaid to Order from Sephora by OPI on my middle finger. I don't know why I started with the middle finger now that I think of it.
After Mermaid to Order was dry, I unscrewed the lids to the rest of the polishes and left them sitting loose in the bottle, ready for easy access. I placed a little blob of each of the polishes on the white paper and got dotting. Starting at the tip of the nail, I dotted random blobs of the different polishes in a line. I worked down towards the base of the nail, trying to overlap each layer a bit to make the scales. I tried not to have too many blobs of the same colour too close to each other.
Of course, once the first finger was done, I was delighted with the result and forgot to paint the rest of my nails with Mermaid to Order. Ah well. For the rest of the fingers, I worked on them all at the same time, doing a line of blobs on each finger and then moving down a layer.
And here are the results! I have mermaid nails! Just call me Ariel. They kind of look like nail stickers don't they? It took about 40 minutes and to be honest I kind of hurried up doing my other hand because the Eurovision was on and I couldn't handle the screeching...
This is gorgeous, Ariel! :D
ReplyDeleteWhy thank you Ashesela!
DeleteLove this, beautiful job :) x
ReplyDeleteThanks andreea x
DeleteSuper super cute, I really need to invest in a tools kit on ebay!
ReplyDeleteDo Sarah, cheap as chips and makes it look like you know what you're doing... kinda ;P
Delete"flounder"-ing around for a good fishy compliment... It looks beautiful!
ReplyDeleteba-dum-pum tish! thanks Cindy
DeleteLike? I love! It's absolutely stunning Karen! xo
ReplyDeleteThanks E x
Deletelovely!!
ReplyDeletethank you!
DeleteLove this! Its amazing Karen :)
ReplyDeleteAw thanks missus :)
DeleteOooo so pretty me likey
ReplyDeleteGlad you likey Mags!
DeleteLove this Karen! Adore the colours x
ReplyDeleteThanks Joanne :)
DeleteOh wow! That's amazing! Art! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteLol love it Karen!! You have some patience for that craic!! Looks fab though :)
ReplyDeleteYou should've seen me doing my right hand Lauren, I had to keep holding my breath so as not to mess it up ;P
DeleteThat looks soooo cool!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea!! May i ask where do you get your tools?!
Anywhere in Dublin?
No I hate them...... Just kidding! They're really cute and simple.
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