I wanted to do something a little different, something outside my comfort zone. Since, negative space manicure are very popular right now, I decided to give it a try. On many of my fingers the design is based on the arrangement of the studs so the steps were done in a slightly unusual manner.
Base and top coat
French base (optional)
1-2 shades of polish
stripping brush
Studs
I started of with Butter London's 'Nail Foundation'. I don't typically use a french manicure base, but since I finally have some I decided to go ahead and use it.
I placed studs on my thumb, mid, and pinky. These studs are item #7277 from bornprettystore.com. As you can see I used a variety of gold studs and arranged them differently on each nail.
Using China Glaze 'Community' and a thin stripping brush I outlined the studs leaving a gap to create my negative space.
I then used Butter London 'All Hail the Queen,' one of my new favorites polishes, to fill in the positive space.
I also added some studs to my pointer and ring finger, these studs are item #12411 also from bornprettystore.com.
I touched up my border lines between my negative and positive space (the dark brown line). I then performed some clean up, and added a top coat to seal in the design and help contain the studs.
I really like the gold studs I used in this manicure. If you purchase from bornprettystore.comuse coupon code: CREATEX31 for 10% off your next purchase. I enjoyed this nail art design much more than I though I would. I hope you enjoyed this manicure too. Thanks for stopping by, see you next time.
Your Fellow Plebe,
