Tuesday, 22 March 2011

Dirty Sexy Flowers NOTD



This was totally inspired by the lovely Stacie (who did a brilliant guest post for me last week if you didn't see it). So full credit to her!

I kinda suck at flowers, but I wanted something springy/summery on my nails, then I saw Stacie's post and just HAD to do something similar.

The base colour is Misa Dirty Sexy Money which I have wanted for AGES - like two years. I just never got round to ordering it online from anywhere, then I spotted it at the Professional Beauty Show and couldn't not get it! I can't remember how much I paid for it, somewhere between £3-5 I should imagine.

I'm certainly not disappointed with it - easy to apply, good brush, opaque, touch dries quickly; pretty much everything I want in a polish. GORGEOUS colour too, don't you think?

The flowers were made with a dotting tool and Illamasqua Velocity, and Models Own Utopia. I dotted the centre of the flowers with a yellow Nails Supreme nail art pen and finished with a slick of Orly's Polishield topcoat.

I actually got a few compliments on this one which was nice, as no one ever normally comments on my nails when I'm out and about! I have a confession, actually... when I've spent a particularly painstaking time working on a nail design, I'll try really hard to make people notice. Hahaha, you know, like when I pay for things in shops I try to make my fingernails as visible as possible. Or I'll say to the cashier 'ooh I like your nails' (even if they're all chipped and nasty) in the hopes that they might take notice of mine...



...Haha, that's really pathetic isn't it?


P.S. Hi Katie! ♥ Now get back to work!

26 comments:

  1. This is really pretty. Im gonna try it out :) x

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  2. Love this! I need me a dotting tool!

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  3. It looks amazing and very ideal for Spring. :)

    xo

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  4. This looks really pretty, love that green colour x

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  5. That's really pretty :) I just bought some dotting tools so I am going to try something similar!

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  6. You got me inspired.. I immediately reached for my dotting tool and decorated a few nails that were polished with H&M Going Bananas <3.

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  7. Very pretty! Love the color combination <3

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  8. Hey hun great post! LOVE the nails!! <3
    Been following your blog for a while.. would really appreciate it if you would pass by my blog and follow if you like it :)

    Thank you sweetie xoxo

    Angel High Heels & Lipgloss

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  9. Pretty! I do the same sort of thing when I think my nails are especially cool - I'll make sure they're always visible! But hey, we all love compliments, right? Nothing wrong with wanting what we deserve!

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  10. Absolutely adorable! You did a really good job~

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  11. This look fab hun! Such a fab design for spring :) Will deffo be giving this a try!

    Love Aysh xoxo

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  12. Gorgeous nails! I must invest in a dotting tool, this looks so pretty :)

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  13. Wow! What a great design! So simple and yet effective! I want moreflower designs to appear on peoples nails! :D
    All the best,
    Emily


    http://www.thestyleexplorer.blogspot.com/

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  14. Oh this is so pretty. I love the colours. I've also had a long long lemming for Dirty Sexy Money but have also never got around to buying it. I have Models Own Slate Green which is kinda similar and very pretty too, but I still want DSM! Even more so now.

    This is a design I really want to try out! Thanks for the pics x

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  15. I'm so glad I'm an inspiration! XD Seriously though it looks great and it's soooooooo easy :D
    Stacie xoxox
    Kawaii Nail Art

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  16. Goes along with the season! I like! :)

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  17. I think it looks really lovely!

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  18. Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous!!!

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  19. Haha I LOL'd so much at your confession!! (I guess I can relate to it! =P) Very pretty mani btw =)

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  20. That is one absolutely gorgeous mani! I love dotting tools so much! I also compliment others on their nails, especially if they are really nice. Even though I'm not into long fake acrylics, if they are nicely decorated, I still compliment the person.

    I love compliments on my nails too, and sometimes when I've done a particularly cute mani, I'll make sure to run errands where people that I KNOW will notice will see them. Hee.

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