Late night post, but it is still Wednesday for me! I have been really worn thin with all the holiday activities! I love it all, but it just takes it out of me. I still have a ton of things I want to do this Christmas season, and I hope I can get to them all. One of which is to show you more holiday nail designs! Today's Work Wear Wednesdays post is a holiday design and a little more advanced than I have shown, but I think all of you should give it a go!
I knew I wanted to do a white and gold design, because I love the two for Christmas decor. It is slightly different from the traditional colors, which spices things up a bit. After I did the gold and white, I still felt like it needed a bit of color, so I got predictable and added red.
So, for this design I used China Glaze White On White, Ruby Pumps and an acrylic gold paint.
1. I started with a white base and added a sketched out sideways french line (smile line).
2. I filled in the area to the left of the line and started sketching out some holly leaves.
3. I added more layers of paint to make it solid and added the spikes of the holly leaves.
4. With the pointy end of an orange wood stick (or a toothpick) I dotted the red on. I did three dots between the leaves and spaced the others evenly on either side.
5. Add top coat, and that is it!
I chose to use acrylic paint for this because it is generally easier to work with, but if you prefer regular polish, that works great too! I think this look works for a professional environment because it isn't crazy and in your face. Just a little bit of cheer! Besides, people tend to give some leeway during the holidays. I hope you like this! I agonized over this one a little because I just wanted to glitter the heck out of it, but then I remembered that this is Work Wear Wednesday! I'll save the glitter for a later date. Thanks for reading. Be sure to let me know if you end up trying this design! See other great holiday designs here:
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
The annual holiday nail blog hop has begun! Share any and all of your holiday nail art and swatches appropriate for the season. The only request is that your links are from THIS YEAR. The blog hop will be open until January 5, 2015 so you can include all of your favorite nail looks of the season. So yes, nail art AND swatches are welcome, as long as they are seasonally relevant.
You don't have to be a blogger to share! If you can link to it, you can share it. Just make sure to include some sort of photo. This means if you want to link to your IG, Youtube Channel, Nail Art Gallery, Pinterest or any other account you can, as long as your nail posts are from THIS YEAR.
Need help linking up? Check out this link with basic directions: http://goo.gl/v8ysN3 (pulled from the weekly nail art link parties, but the same concepts apply).
***Get the code here: http://goo.gl/7Vh8Zg Just make sure to sign into InLinkz before clicking the link. Don't have an account? No worries, just create a free account, it takes 2 seconds. Then share the blog hop anywhere and everywhere. Don't forget to pin your favorites***
The annual holiday nail blog hop has begun! Share any and all of your holiday nail art and swatches appropriate for the season. The only request is that your links are from THIS YEAR. The blog hop will be open until January 5, 2015 so you can include all of your favorite nail looks of the season. So yes, nail art AND swatches are welcome, as long as they are seasonally relevant.
You don't have to be a blogger to share! If you can link to it, you can share it. Just make sure to include some sort of photo. This means if you want to link to your IG, Youtube Channel, Nail Art Gallery, Pinterest or any other account you can, as long as your nail posts are from THIS YEAR.
Need help linking up? Check out this link with basic directions: http://goo.gl/v8ysN3 (pulled from the weekly nail art link parties, but the same concepts apply).
***Get the code here: http://goo.gl/7Vh8Zg Just make sure to sign into InLinkz before clicking the link. Don't have an account? No worries, just create a free account, it takes 2 seconds. Then share the blog hop anywhere and everywhere. Don't forget to pin your favorites***
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