Nail Fun
Nail Fun is all about having fun with your nails. Layering it, splattering it, making pretty patterns with it … it’s the most fun you can have on your own with a child in the house !! J
SPLATTER FUN 31.07.11
So, let the official first Crumpet nail splatter begin J
The tools you need – base coat and top coat. Lots of newspaper as this WILL make a mess. At least 3 straws, and scissors to keep trimming the messy ends off. Nail varnish remover. Either an old top or a top you don’t mind attracting the odd bit of splatter!
Colours – it’s all about contrast. For my base colour I chose OPI’s Skull & Glossbones, an off-white colour. And for my splatters, I chose 5 polishes by Zoya – Paige, Dawn, Demi, Mira and Quinn (this is the order they appear in on the left hand; I reversed the order for the right hand).
You'll see that all of the nails have splattered a little differently. So, i have learnt - to create a great big blob splatter (such as the left middle finger or the right index finger) hold the straw really close to the nail and absolutely vertical - this means the nail varnish doesn't have far to drop and literally explodes. To get the more squiggly splatters you need to blow from further away and at a slight angle - these are the ones that go EVERYWHERE.
The purple one- MIRA - is my favourite, purely for the way it has splattered. It also provides a great contrast to the base colour.
When I did the right hand, the purple landed ALL over the nail as I had the straw a little too close. I managed to tone it down by splattering some of the base colour over the top and then dabbing it - just about rescued it I think.
And just to give you a laugh - this is what your hand looks like before you tidy it up with nail varnish remover.
Have fun - you CANNOT go wrong with a splatter mani, AND it's fun :)
