Monday, May 21, 2012

Traffic Stopping Chevrons


Bonjour mes amis and Happy Monday! Today's nails of the week are bright and geometric, featuring  the neon trend in one fun, traffic-stopping chevron manicure. Read more for tips, deets and how-to!




Polishes:

HOW-TO:
  1. Apply your base coat and follow by one coat of your base color (Beige).
  2. Start by painting one neon yellow diagonal line from the outer lower corner of your nail to the center and repeat this step on every nail. 
  3. Repeat the step using the neon coral nail polish on the opposite side of the nail and paint the next line on top of the yellow, enclosing it in a chevron. Do this on every nail, one color at a time, switching between the yellow and the coral.
  4. For the accent nail: paint the base (two sides) of the chevron with yellow and coral and cover the rest of the nail with chrome gold to serve as a base for the gold glitter. Wait for the gold to dry and top it off with one or two coats of Milani glitter polish.
  5. Finish the manicure with a top coat.

I'm not gonna downplay this design and say it was easy to create... it definitely took at least 30 minutes to complete (not including drying time) and required a lot of concentration and confidence. Having said that, I really love the meditative aspect of nail art and detail painting, so if you're like me, you'll definitely enjoy this relaxing process and colorful result. 


Happy Nail Painting!!!


bisous,


Maryam Maquillage





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54 comments:

  1. SO AWESOME!!! I've never seen those Sinful Colors nail art, did you get it where you usually find Sinful Colors?

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    1. hey Amanda!! yeah, neither have I... I got them at Target, they were on sale for $1!!

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  2. ooh. this is beautiful. love it. *.*

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  3. I love it! I am sooo giving this a try, those colours are outragous!

    Rose x

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  4. I love it!!! Very fashion colors... Have a nice time. Xoxo V.V.

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  5. I love the outcome & color combo

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  6. amazing work, you are always perfect, love your nails<3

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  7. I love it so much!! I really love the thumb, flippin amazing Maryam! ♥♥

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  8. hey simple but cute!!! love the colors!!!! beautiful face beautiful nails, is there anything on you that aint beautiful!!! lol :)

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    1. you are so sweet, thank you so much doll :))) oxoxoxox

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  9. Ornate & colorful ! Missed the rest of you:)

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  10. Wow, these are so bright and the image definitely caught my eyes! Its so cool that you have a different pattern on your thumb which includes some glitter too which adds a bit of dimension and edginess to the nail look :)
    Amazing nail design~x

    www.beautypicknmix.blogspot.com

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    1. thank you so much, I'm so glad you like my design :)))

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  11. wow! It is so bright! Love it!

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  12. These are awesome! You have such patience xx

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  13. love the thumper finger haha very fancy pants

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  14. Thank you for the tutorial these colors are really eye catching!!

    Boston Princess

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  15. Love the gold on gold for that amplified blingy sparkle!! :D

    xoxo

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  16. I saw them on beautylish and I like it! They are very creative and amazing! Great job! (;

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  17. Love the nails & love the watermark! So cute how you placed it. :)

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  18. I love the bold colors :)
    Merrybellyland777.blogspot.com

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  19. Wow....! It is so Beautiful bright color. I like it. :)

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  20. This is amazing!
    I would never have the patience to do this, or the skill! But I would love to get something like this done on my nails =3

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    1. thanks Nancy :)) I'll admit, this one did take a while... but, I like it, I usually just meditate :))

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  21. Pour tout ce qui est du make up visage et ongles je crois que tu es la champione... Sincerement tes idées sont géniales et tout ce que tu fait est parfait!!! J'adore!!! <3
    J'aimerais bien que tu visite mon blog j'ai besoin de l'avis de professionnels du blog fashion :) Merci d'avance!!!
    http://fashion-for-teenager.blogspot.com

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  22. this is very neat and colorful... impressed as always

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  23. Sama sobie tak nie zrobie super to wyglÄ…da

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  24. This actually makes me think of a superhero. Perfect nails to go see The Avengers or something! I love the gold hexagon on the thumb. Really like this design... of course because orange and yellow and featured it's just that much better. haha

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    1. thanks hon, yeah, the neon is definitely an eye catcher!!

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  25. How fun are these nails! I love them, so cute! =)

    Little Petite

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  26. Hi Maryam
    I just did a quick analysis. When you do an exclusive post on nails the responses are around 50% as compared to posts which feature the entire you. For improved responses on nails have the entire Maryam Maquillage displaying colorful nails. We like your nails but we love to see you every time every post :)
    Have a great day ! Ram

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  27. That's amazing, love love LOVE yellow and orange this summer!!
    XOXO
    Ylenia

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  28. This is gorgeous! I dont think I would have the patience to do this though. Now following :) I love your blog

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    1. thanks!! yeah, this one definitely takes some free time and patience :))) lucky for me, I enjoy it :))

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  29. wow!! This nail design is awesome! LOVE IT

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  30. thank you all so much for your comments and compliments :)))

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  31. Very impressive design! Have a wonderful day! Thank you!

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  32. Beautiful nail you do a great job ! hey almos frogot how you like pa i think is boring i prefer been in nyc i love it thas my favorite place in thw world every time i go i have a lots of fun xoxo lia hope you have a awsome long weekend

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  33. wauuw love those nail ! great art^^
    Would you maybe like to follow each other?
    Take a look at my blog and let me know^^
    xo

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  34. LOVE!!! I am a big fan of orange and yellow for the summer!!!!

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  35. featuring the neon trend in one fun, traffic-stopping how to stop spam chevron manicure. Read more for tips, deets and how-to!

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