Valentine's Day: Roses & Polka Dots

I didn't do any Valentine's Day designs this year and the one that I did for today is only a water decal. I'm not a big fan of water decals but nonetheless I always buy them because I love the patterns. The problem in my opinion is, that they are not easy to apply with the weak hand and they don't last too long either. So all the effort is not really justified. I bought this design over a year ago at Chez Delaney but I'm not sure if it is still available because I don't have the name of the decal. On top is one coat of Star Nails Nail Art Finishing Sealer and another coat of BTGN Top Sealer. I didn't use a base color but I'm holding a bottle of Essie - Virgin Orchid in the pictures, which is a beautiful color by the way! 

Roses

I've seen this Blue Wave design by Simply Rins a few days ago and absolutely loved it. She said herself, that it reminded her of Roses and that's what I thought as well. So I decided to recreate it on my own nails with red colors to make the rose even more obvious. 

As you can tell, her design looks much more precise than mine does. Although you might think it's an easy design, I had my troubles with the lines. I used China Glaze - Something Sweet as my base color and then chose three red tones to create the rose. The first color is Essence - Better Late Than Never, the second one is Essie - Limited Addiction and the third one is Essie - Masquerade Belle.

On top is one coat of Essie - Good To Go. I can also recommend the tutorial by Simply Rins on how to paint with your non-dominant hand, she has some great tips!

Have a nice weekend! 

NOTD: Roses

A little late for Valentine's Day - but roses are always nice, aren't they? 

I can't really give credit on this design since I don't know who it is originally from. It's all over the web in various styles and you will find a lot of tutorials on YouTube. If you know the original artist, please leave a comment and I will edit my post.

I used Essie - Mint Candy Apple as a base coat and added the roses with Catrice - Raspberry Fields Forever and Sweets For My Sweets. They're all done with a nail art brush. The roses came out a little more abstract than I hoped they would but I think this design looks better from a little distance. 

As always one coat of BTGN Top Sealer.

Tomorrow I have some swatches of a new Catrice nail polish for you, stay tuned!