Happy New Year! Year of the Snake Nails

Dear Readers,

I just finished my nail design for new year. 2013 is the year of the snake according to the Chinese calendar and I wanted to base my design on this. Chinese new year is going to be on February 10th, you still have time to do this nail art ;).

Here is what I came up with:

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This is how I made this design:

-I started with a sheer beige nail polish as the base + 2 coats of OPI - Pirouette my Whistle

-I used Oumaxi dark green acrylic paint and painted the snake in a shape that resembles the 2013 numbers and the Happy New Year letters.

-Painted small lines and eyes on the snake using Oumaxi gold paint. I also painted the tongue with red paint from the same brand.

-Added floral nail stickers and a little bit of gold flake on the empty spaces and finished up with Out the Door top coat.

I love the outcome. It is the 1st time I use acrylic paint and I have to say that I love it, way better than using nail polish to draw on my nails. If I made a mistake, I can just scratch it off when dried or swipe it with a damp napkin. Also, my freehand nail art does not smudge when applying top coat!

I don't do freehand nail art often and I wanted to do something special for New Year.

I hope you like this nail art ;)

I wish all of  you a Happy and Prosperous New Year!

♥♥Thank you for reading♥♥

Happy New Year! Year of the Dragon Nails

Hello dear readers! My best wishes to all of you this new year :)

As some of you may know, 2012 is the year of the dragon according to the Chinese calendar. Instead of doing the usual new year nail art, I decided to do one inspired by the year of the dragon. I googled for many dragon images to get some inspiration and this is what I came up with. Ah! and no nail stamping this time. All I used was nail polish and glitter.

 

Here is a more detailed picture of the dragon:

I used small glitter for the year 2012, I had to apply the glitter pieces one by one.

The Chinese new year is celebrated in January 23rd. If you would like to try this nail art you still have time.

I hope you like this nail art.

Happy New Year to all!!