Hobby Polish Bloggers Presents: May Flowers
On Monday I showed you my failed attempt at making my own decal and the feedback and suggestions I got were so great that I decided to try it again. I figured the Hobby Polish Bloggers May link up would be a perfect time since the theme is May Flowers.
Now, this is not my original idea but I loved the look and knew I needed to try it myself. The original manicure was done by Nailartstampingmania. <----( click here for the original post.) Here is my version.
I started with a base of Milani White on the Spot and while that dried I started on the decals. This was a long slow process for me as I had to make each decal one at a time. I only have one stamper that I like using at the moment. Good thing I was binge watching episodes of Heros on Netflix to pass the time. I love Netflix by the way, I get to watch all the shows I missed the first time around.
To create my decal I used:
Winstonia plate W-04
Zoya Black Swan
Parallax Polish April Holo from the April Subscription box
Zoya Penny
Sally Hansen Double Duty base/top coat
Small dotting tool
As you might remember from my previous post I had a lot of trouble with the decal being stiff and hard to work with. I also had issues with it wanting to stay on the nail. That was because I used Seche Vite on the decal. A quick Dry top coat is what you want in most instances when it comes to nail art but not when making decals. Sally Hansen Double Duty was a dream come true for me. After letting it dry on the stamper for about 10 minutes I was able to easily peel it off, the decal was flexible, but not floppy and, adhered to my nail nicely.
What a difference the top coat makes! What I once thought was a difficult technique is now so easy! I can see myself doing this over and over again. Of course, I'll need to pick up a few more stampers so the process goes a bit quicker. But man o man am I impressed with my results. Now as much as I want you all to sit here and admire my work, it's time to check out what everyone else has come up with. Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
Wow you nailed it on your 2nd attempt! Gorgeous mani!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!! I tried watching Heroes recently (because I missed it the first time around too) and I couldn't get into it. :/ I do love Netflix/Hulu/Prime when swatching or doing my nails. Definitely makes time pass more quickly.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! This turned out so pretty!
ReplyDeleteThey turned out beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteI am so glad you finally got the decal to work! I cannot wait to switch topcoats and give it a try myself.
ReplyDeleteThese turned out super pretty! Happy to hear this method worked for you :)
ReplyDeletesuper cute mani! love that image!
ReplyDeleteThis is so pretty! Decals are deceptively easy after a lil practice and experimentation.
ReplyDeleteI would marry Netflix if it was legal.
They look great!!
ReplyDeleteTop notch decal! I can't imagine how amazing your future decals are going to be :)
ReplyDeleteLove this one! I too had a lot of trouble initially figuring out which topcoat was best to use for this. Looking great!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! and good for you trying again as they look fab! Seems a few of us had similar ideas for the flowers :)
ReplyDeleteThat is pretty!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! Glad your second attempt went better
ReplyDeleteAwwww those are so very cute!!! I love them!
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful! I'm glad you figured out the topcoat thing, I'm going to file that away for future use!
ReplyDeleteThese look so pretty!!!
ReplyDeleteAmazing job! Those decals are great!
ReplyDeleteThank you. I am absolutely in love with how this turned out!
ReplyDeleteIm actually having a hard time getting into Heros myself. I liked the first few episodes, then lost interest, thought I might get it back if I kept watching. Now I'm on the third season and figured I might as well finish it. lol
ReplyDeleteThank you!
ReplyDeleteThanks =)
ReplyDeleteI couldn't believe how easy it was compared to last time!
ReplyDeleteThank you =)
ReplyDeleteThanks. This is one of my favorite plates.
ReplyDeleteHa I love your comment! Netflix is amazing, I have no idea how I went so long without it.
ReplyDeleteAwe thank you. Im getting excited about my sent attempt, I just need to figure out what it's going to be. lol too many manicure ideas floating around in my head.
ReplyDeleteThank you. That pink is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThis is by far my favorite flower image.
ReplyDeleteThank you =)
ReplyDeleteIt was so easy this time. I had no idea the top coat would make such a big difference but it was like night and day.
ReplyDeleteThank you =)
ReplyDeleteThanks and glad I could help!
ReplyDeleteThank you =)
ReplyDeleteAnd now there will be a reboot of it in the fall so you'll be caught up! HAHAHA
ReplyDeleteYou did such a kick ass job on this!! :D
ReplyDeleteI love how these came out, so much pretty!
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful! I've yet to try making my own decals--it's on my very long list of nail art things to experiment with one day. :)
ReplyDeleteI have never tried decals-these are lovely!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I'm really proud of these and almost cried when I had to take it off.
ReplyDeleteThank you! It was one of those manicures where you look at it and think to yourself "yeah I rocked this!"
ReplyDeleteI wish you good luck and remember to avoid using a quick dry top coat.
ReplyDeleteThank you <3
ReplyDeleteI think I'll pass. right now I'm just trying to finish the series so I can move onto something else. I've picked a few really bad ones to watch lately. But I was smart and stopped 3 episodes in.
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