I gotta admit, I used acrylic paint instead of while polish for this one. I'm not entirely familiar with using these tapes, and they're so thin that it took a while to get used to. When I tried it the first time round with white polish, I couldn't get the tape off quick enough, so when I lifted the tape, the polish would stretch and ruin the straight line. 

So I figured, hey, acrylic doesn't stretch while its drying... 



And here's a shot with the polish I tried using in the first place (hehe).


Since I bought 3 stripping tapes (which will prolly last me forever), you can expect seeing them again soon..

Till then!

It's been a tough few weeks, but I'm enjoying the short holiday before the summer semester begins. Been feeling a little iffy lately, so I wanted to draw something simple and serene to take my mind off things.

I've gotta say, I do love a good nail art sticker. Yumi bought me these Incoco nail art appliques from her trip to Japan, and I put one on right away. This one's called Desert Sunset. Silly as I am, I forgot that these wraps were printed using real polish. Usually, these wraps don't stay sticky for long after you open the sealed plastic that holds it. However, I was able to stick the wraps on even after it's been opened for 2 days. Lovely!

It's been 2 weeks since I've put them on, and they're holding up better than normal polish would. Because Incoco nail wraps are printed using nail polish, expect it to chip the same way polish usually would - starting from the free edge of the nail. Another perk of these wraps is that you can put your favourite fast-drying top coat on it for extra shine and long wear. Don't put a fast-drying top coat over nail stickers which aren't printed on polish though! There's a chance that the stickers will kinda 'dissolve' and leave it looking nothing like how it's supposed to.

Super please with the wearability of these wraps. Yea, my nails do grow out really quick so theres quite a large part of naked nail at the base of my cuticle, but heck. It's doing it's job super fine. Me likey. And now back to studying.

See you next week!

We did a floral design for her last year too, and we really, really had to make sure the base wasn't black (for auspicious reasons). Though it was pretty tempting to draw a black and white geometric design.. 


Second is Mel's lovely floral and sheep set. When she showed me the reference picture, I hadn't noticed that the white cloud shapes were actually sheep. They're so adorable!!!


DEM SHEEP.


And last but not least, is Cheryl's. She showed me a stunning design and I tried my best at replicating it, but ended up doing a lot of freestyle because the original design was too OP. It really was, but I'm glad Cheryl liked my translation of the design too.


Blue and white looks too good together. For this design I played with the opacity of the blues to give it more dimension, instead of making it look flat and nasty. 

When Jamie booked me for a manicure, and showed me this dress as a design reference, I knew it's going to be fun to replicate. 

And here's a closeup with natural lighting so you can see the colours better:


What dyou think?