This week's Twinsie Tuesday theme was to do a mani from a Youtube tutorial video. I am a huge fan of singer Lana Del Rey, so I used a tutorial by user kattiology to help me try and recreate Lana's nails from the music video for her song "Born To Die." In the video, Lana is sporting a gorgeous mani with a milky nude base and gold and red chevron tips.
I used Wet N Wild 2% Milk for my base, Essie Good As Gold for my gold and Revlon Red as my red. I was able to do the design on both hands, so it was fun to wear this as a full manicure and I think I'll keep it on for a few days, even if it doesn't look quite perfect.
The hardest part of this mani for me was shaping the gold chevrons; it's tough to get them centered and looking even on both sides. Layering the red over the top of the gold was easy--you just have to follow the lines you created with the gold--but actually trying to draw those straight lines with the gold was tricky. I swear, nothing gives me more nail art anxiety than trying to draw a friggin' straight line!
That being said, I'm pretty pleased with how this turned out. I don't purport to be a good (or even passable) nail artist, so anytime I attempt an "artsy" mani and come up with something that isn't an utter, embarrassing failure, I consider that a victory!
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Looks good to me! Lana always has great nails.
ReplyDeleteLooks good to me! Lana always has great nails.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lakeisha! And yes, you can tell she's a fellow nail girl! :)
DeleteSimple and pretty!
ReplyDeleteThanks Marisa!
DeleteSo chic and pretty!
ReplyDeleteThanks Amber!
DeleteI love doing chevron manicures but I have to use tape to get straight lines. If I freehand it then I run the risk of looking like a preschooler did my nails. Don't ask me how that's possible. I can paint my nails normally and not get a drop of polish where it's not supposed to be, but ask me to freehand something simple like a chevron or a french tip and all of a sudden there's polish all over my fingers.
ReplyDeleteI feel the exact same way! I can't freehand a line to save my life! I have even screwed lines up using tape--sad, really.
DeleteOkay, so since I'm super obsessed with Lana - I have been dying to do this mani and I reallllllly love that you did! Now I wanna do it!
ReplyDeleteMe too, Heather! She is one of my all-time favorite singers and her albums will stay in my car's CD player for months at a time. You should give this mani a try! You've got a much steadier hand than I do, so I'm sure it would turn out absolutely gorgeous!
DeleteThis is great, Chelsea! I have the same problem with straight lines. :)
ReplyDeleteWow!! I absolutely love the way yours turned out! So beautiful!
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