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Tutorial Tuesday: Models Own Velvet Spiderwebs

Hey everyone! I'm sorry it's been a few days since I last posted, I've been trying to get on top of the mountain of coursework that's due in very soon, and unfortunately that means my nails have fallen by the wayside. However, I still have 3 halloween posts for you (yep, I did an extra design) and I'm so excited for you to see the one I'll be posting on halloween itself. Today's post is a tutorial for these cute(ish) spider nails, which were done on a base of Models Own Obsidian*, from the Velvet Goth collection. The tutorial and swatches of Obsidian will be after the jump


These were quite rushed as I was doing them before I went for a train, but hopefully you'll still be able to gain something from the tutorial, in fact your version will probably be better than mine!


This was 2 coats of Models Own - Obsidian*. It's a little bit different to Absinthe from the same collection, which I showed you the other day, as the smaller glitter is more like bar glitter. Like Absinthe, this polish is completely enhanced with a topcoat, as you can see in the nail art picture above.


 And now for the tutorial! Enjoy:
Step 1: Paint your nails with your chosen base colour
Step 2: Paint an oval shape for the centre of your spider, and paint lines coming out from the corner of your nails, alternate between your nails for each design
Step 3: Using a thin brush paint ‘C’ shapes between the lines to create the spiderweb, and add the legs to the spider
Step 4: With a thin brush or dotting tool, paint on the eyes in black
Step 5: Paint white in the centre of the eyes (optional)
Step 6: Finish off with a topcoat to seal in your design, and you’re done!

What do you think? Let me know in the comments!
Alice

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Halloween Nail Art: Sparkles & Spiders

Hi everyone, long time no see! I've been the WORST blogger recently, I don't even dare look at the date of my last post. Oooops. I've been working a lot recently so my nails have taken a back seat, and all of the keyboard bashing has turned them into sad little stumps! Anyway, I decided to reenter the world of nail art with a spider design. I've had several different ideas for Halloween, so I'll probably end up doing quite a few posts. I decided to start off with spiders and cobwebs, since I knew it'd be nice and simple, which is probably best as I'm seriously out of practise!

The equipment:

Rimmel 'Pompous'
Sinful Colors 'Out Of This World'
Models Own white nail art pen
Models Own black nail art pen

I used purple 'Pompous' and silver 'Out Of This World' for the alternating bases. Both are really lovely metallic shades with subtle glitter throughout. The silver required three coats for opacity, and the purple needed two.
Once my bases were dry, I used my nail art pens for the details. I drew black cobwebs on the corners of my silver nails, then formed a little spider with a blob and six skinny legs. I also added eyes with tiny dots. On my purple nails, I painted the cobwebs in white for a bit of contrast. They looked a little bit boring compared to my other nails, so I decided to add some baby spiders on top.
This manicure required hardly any equipment, and although it's not my best, I still think the idea is quite effective. I'm very much in a Halloween-y mood now, so watch out for a few more 'scary' designs. 

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