{ TUTORIAL } Lace & Antique Florals

I'm back!
With a new nail tutorial ^^

 Lace&Antique Florals

I love lace. And judging from my blog design, you could probably tell ^^

At first, I was planning to only do an Antique floral Teapot design but I was sent a sample of these Lace Water Decals that I picked :3 I have done a review of the water decals sent by KKCenterHK if any of you are interested ^^

KKCenterHK Lace Water Decal Review

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Moving on~

Here is the tutorial :) Hope it's clear and that you like it!

Step 1

Start off with a blank background

Step 2

With a tiny brush dab a circle of any color you like

This will become a flower, don't worry about being messy

If you do not have a nail brush, any old liquid liner brush or toothpick could work

Step 3

Continue doing so with other colors

I chose blue, hot pink and yellow for my floral print

Step 4

Soften the colors and add dimension to them by dabbing over the circles with a lighter/sheer pink

then,

do the same with yellow, also concentrate some of that yellow in the center of the flowers

How my left hand looked as I did the steps above:

Step 5

Once you are satisfied with how the overall pattern looks, 

add some small leaves to the flowers

the leaves complete the look :)

*accidently deleted the photo off photobucket :( *

You can stop here ^^

From here on, the steps will show you how to add a fading effect.

Step 6

With a piece of a makeup sponge, 

paint the tip white and dab the areas on your nail that you want to "fade" away

Keep dabbing the area that you'd like to erase

It's okay if it looks bumpy and rough

Step 7

Using some lace water decal, apply it to the more solid white area of the nail

Once you are happy with the final position of the lace, apply a top coat

The top coat smooths out the faded area

Step 8

Keep on doing this on the other nails if you would like

You could choose to either fade away the design or simply plan out the flower placements ahead,

leaving a blank spot for the lace.

It's all personal preference as this is only a guide.

I noticed I went a little crazy with the flowers =.='' So you could make less of them ^^"

The final outcome:

Left hand; pinky finger/little finger - I did not make/leave the lace area white

Left hand; index and ring finger - faded

Right hand; ring finger - leaving the lace area blank ahead of time

So that is a lace&antique floral design for you~

Let me know what you think! And if you do decide to try this out ^^

[NEWS]
I want to inform you guys about this being my last nail tutorial... On my own nails anyways :P

I will be keeping my nails short and naked again for the next 4 months due to school again, that is why T^T
But I thought of something!

20 Color Nail Polish Display Board Test Color; photo taken from KKCenterHK

I got some nail display plates that I'd like to use while I am under that restriction. So Hopefully things will work out ^^ If you ever have any requests or suggestions for nail designs, let me know!




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