Inspired by a textile

The Fox and the Grapes

This freehanded accent nail manicure is inspired by one of my favourite textiles: "Surt sa räven" designed by Kerstin Boulogner and produced by Swedish textile company Almedahls. The Swedish proverb "Surt ,sa räven" ("Sour, said the fox") refer to the fable about the fox and the grapes, though the grapes have been translated into rowan berries in the Swedish version. So, there you have it, tiny foxes and beige rowan berries:

 

Lower left picture courtesy of Almedahls

Products used:

Essie Case Study

China Glaze White on White

Wet n Wild Ebony Hates Chris

Chanel Holiday

Subtle Gradient

My nails are back!

Slowly but steady my hands and nails are getting back into a form I can dare to show off. The first few days after getting back, my cuticles were so full of small cuts and dry cracks that acetone really wasn't something I longed to introduce to them. Ouch. 

 

Here's a simple elegant mani - a purple to brown gradient with gold glitter on top:

Products used:
Essie Bangle Jangle
Essie Chinchilly
Deborah Lippmann Boom Boom Pow

Cute (I)

Paint buckets

Inspiration: this post by zotoro at redditlaqueristas (her blogpost is here), Sophy Robson (best picture I could find) and, well, paint buckets.

It's a rainy day in southern Sweden. And it happens to be a Saturday. For me, that means I'm probably going to try 4 or more manis. So, if my cuticles looks a bit rugged, it's because they've gone through a polish-acetone cycle a few times already. And when my cuticles are at their messiest, my mind is at its calmest - nail art is pure meditation for sure! 

Products used:

Isadora Wonder Nail 606 - Nude (Second Nail)  

Isadora Wonder Nail 651 - Silver Sparkles

Chanel Holiday

Nubar Hot Yellow

OPI Have You No Self-Cointreau?

Nails Inc. Ebor Street

Dior Blue Denim

China Glaze For Audrey

Chanel Madness

Essie Chinchilly

Wet n Wild Ebony Hates Chris

China Glaze Pelican Grey

Mavala Mavadry

Geometric (I)

Geometric nails 

Inspiration: other geometric designs, for example this 

Not much to say about this one - just a geometric design made with scotch tape. The colours are Essie Case Study, China Glaze Liquid Leather and China Glaze For Audrey.

 

Note: the colours are a bit more vivid in reality than in the picture.