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Hello lovelies,

 

I can't believe it's the last day of this year's Nail Art Fashion, it went so fast! Today we are recreating nails seen on the catwalks during the Fashion Weeks. I couldn't decide between two looks so I did them both! They are both very simple to do :)

 

LOOK 1

 

First up is the nail art that graced Zero + Maria Cornejo fashion show. All models wore white eyeshadow with brushstroke-like texture and the same was replicated on nails. Let's have a look:

 

matte finish
matte finish
matte finish
matte finish

matte finish

glossy finish

glossy finish

 


I love the simplicity of the nail design and I kind of with my nails would look nice shorter so I could make the nail art look even better. I like the negative space combined with white a lot but this definitely looks better on short nails.

 

All I've used was base and top coat and Colour Club French Tip, a bright white creme polish that has an exceptional coverage (use STASH15 for 15% discount). First I painted the tip of the nail and then using the dry brush technique I created brush strokes and ragged edge to mimic the original catwalk look.

 

LOOK 2

 

This second look combines matte and glossy finish in dark berry shades and comes from Wes Gordon NYFW show. I like the distressed edge and the gothy look, it will be so cool for A/W season!

 

NAFW 2016 Day 7 - Inspired by Fall 2016 Runway Nail Art
NAFW 2016 Day 7 - Inspired by Fall 2016 Runway Nail Art
NAFW 2016 Day 7 - Inspired by Fall 2016 Runway Nail Art
NAFW 2016 Day 7 - Inspired by Fall 2016 Runway Nail Art

 

I've used All That Jazz products for this look. I've started with a coat of Base Line base coat, then painted two coats of Burlesque Beauty (berry red). Once that dried a little I've applied one coat of their matte top coat Toned Down. Next step was to add the glossy art so I've used Lounge Act (dark plum purple) and the brush in the polish. First, I painted solid colour by the cuticle area, then I brushed off most polish from the brush just like with dry brush technique and added some brush strokes to mimic the catwalk look.

 

And that's all done! Because I've not used any additional top coat, this manicure wouldn't last very long. If you are recreating this look and would like to wear it for few days then add a layer of topcoat just before painting the matte top coat.

 

Here you can check my previous NAFW manicures:

 

 

Don't forget to check out manicures from all the other co-hosts: Maria from So Nailicious,  Victoria from

Manicurator, Emily from Very Emily and Anja from Lieve91. You can follow the challenge and see all the manicures created each day by checking out the #NAFW2016 hashtag on Instagram and Twitter.

 

Which of these two manicures is your favourite?

 

Have a lovely day! Lucie x

 

 

Hello lovelies and happy Valentine's Day!

 

Have you missed me? It's not very usual for me to post just once or twice a week and to me it feels like I'm neglecting my blog. So I'll have to remedy that :) Today I want to show you another beautiful piCture pOlish - Cabaret!

 

Cabaret is a collaboration shade with russian nail blogger u_nona, released in 2015.

 

piCture pOlish Cabaret - Review & Swatches
piCture pOlish Cabaret - Review & Swatches
piCture pOlish Cabaret - Review & Swatches

 

"Cabaret is a dark burgundy scatter holo with a smattering of holo hex glitters." The formula was little bit thicker probably because of all the glitter but it was still manageable. I've applied two thicker coats to get full coverage. It dried fast but little bit gritty so I've applied a coat of Seche Vite topcoat because it's nice and thick and covers glitter perfectly.

 

piCture pOlish Cabaret - Review & Swatches
piCture pOlish Cabaret - Review & Swatches
piCture pOlish Cabaret - Review & Swatches
piCture pOlish Cabaret - Review & Swatches
piCture pOlish Cabaret - Review & Swatches

 

 

Cabaret is stunning, isn't it? It's one of those purples that I couldn't resist. It was an easy choice when Jules from piCture pOlish asked me which shades I'd like to swatch :)

 

And a little shameless plug - have you gotten your bottle of my collaboration shade Dragonfly? Get it while it's still available! It's perfect for winter season ;)

 

piCture pOlish Cabaret - Review & Swatches

 

You can purchase your bottle of piCture pOlish Cabaret or Dragonfly directly at www.picturepolish.com.au or at one of the international stockists: http://picturepolish.com.au/network. For the UK customers, there is Rainbow Connection and Sally Magpies.

 

Have a lovely day! Lucie x

 

*PR sample