Au NatuRAL

There's a first time for everything (well almost everything) and this is one of those times...my first time working with real flowers. I used purple, pink, and really tiny yellow flowers (they almost look like baby's breath but smaller). It was a lot harder than I thought it was gonna be. The challenge was not only to pick up the flowers but the place them exactly how I wanted them and to not break them. Talk about sweating bullets lol. I'll be honest it didn't turn out exactly how I wanted but I'm going to definitely give it another shot. Gosh darn you flowers! You win this time but I got next....dah duh duuuh (you know like the dramatic music in the movies...or not lol)





For the base I used Orly's 'Viridian Vinyl', for the dots I used Nail Art Pen by Nubar 'Sunny Yellow' and I used real flowers (YAY!), all topped off with two coats of Seche Vite






In the shade



Blossomed with Cherries

I was racking my brain on what type of Easter design I wanted to do and all I was seeing was either bunnies, baby chicks, or eggs...oh and a basket too. So I went with something that has nothing to do with Easter, cherry blossoms....perhaps I can say spring nails instead lol. These are my first flowers but they won't be the last, thats for sure. Doing flowers provide an endless opportunity to mix colors and really get creative, which is the best part of doing nail designs. Oooo and I even added a few rhinestones for some pizazz.....Whooohooo!!!!

As a base I used Orly's 'Dazzle', for the branches I used L.A. Color Art Deco--Black, for the base of the flower I used Sally Hansen SALON's 'All the White Stuff', over that I used Orly's 'It's Not Me, It's You', for the very center of the flower I used Finger Paints' 'Art Nouveau Glow', and on some nails I used a few rhinestones, all topped off with 2 coats of Seche Vite