Maryam Maquillage: Summer Nails: Tiger Print + Greek Pattern

Monday, June 16, 2014

Summer Nails: Tiger Print + Greek Pattern

Hello beauties! It's Mani-Monday and I couldn't be more excited! I finally got a chance to wind down and enjoy one of my favorite activities of all time: nail painting. Sure, I paint my nails every week, but this week, I am thoroughly obsessed with my funky fresh, mixed patterns hand-painted nail design. I wanted to tackle this otherwise Halloween-y color combo and approach it in a fun, summery way, so I went for tiger stripes in French and full styles, plus a Greek key pattern to offset the animal print. I really love the outcome and can't to pair it with different makeup looks throughout the week :)

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Painted backs + rings from Posh Little K

Painting the Back Side of Nails:

Clean under the nails and pull the finger pads slightly down to reveal as much of the nail as possible. Paint the backs of the nails by keeping the brush vertical and swiveling from side to side. Allow for the backs to dry, clean up the skin with nail polish remover on a q-tip, and paint the top side next.

Products Used:

Lauren B Beauty nail perfecter base (pictured above)
Lauren B Beauty nail polish in The "OC" (orange) -- used on nails, tips, and backs
Lauren B Beauty nail polish in Nude No. 4 (tan nude) -- used for Greek pattern color block
Nubar Nail Art Pens in Black, White & Gold Frost -- used for animal print and Greek pattern