Hi DD fans! Ashley (Smashley Sparkles)
here, and I'm excited to share
the winners from the Easter nail art contest we recently
hosted. We actually ended up having two contestants tied for first
place! Rose was one of those two winners, as chosen by the fans
on
Facebook who liked her photo. Her little chick nails are so adorable!
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Hi guys, I’m Rose from Manicured and Marvelous and today I’m
sharing this really cute Easter mani. Thank you for the ladies of The Digital
Dozen for hosting this awesome contest without which I probably wouldn't have
pushed myself into doing this design. At the end of the day that’s what really
matters when you enter a contest, pushing yourself to achieving your next
artist plateau. Let me show you guys what I came up with:
Cuteness explosion! I was actually inspired by a photo I
found on Google when I searched ‘kawaii easter’, haha. In this post, I’ll be
covering step-by-step how to create one of the three baby chicks onto your own
nails.
I started off this design by creating the background of
white polka dots on a green base. The polishes I used were Butter London Jaded
Jack for the base and Sinful Colors Snow Me White for the dots. To make it
easier, I use a dotting tool for the dots. Once I’m done I add a fast-drying
topcoat, but be careful not to smear your dots.
I like using acrylics paint to design the majority of my
nail art because it’s much easier for me to control. It also leaves so much
more room for mistakes. So using black acrylic paint, I did a rough outline of
the shape for the baby chick. Don’t worry about it being perfect, it’s a very
rough outline. Make sure you add a few lines on the top to give the little guy
some hair.
Then I go in with white acrylic paint and fill in body but
make sure leave a thin black outline.
Now take your yellow paint and go over the white. Doing the
white first before just going in with the yellow creates a more opaque and
smoother look.
All that’s left now is the small details of the face. Using
a dotting tool create two black circles for his eyes. For the peak, take a
orange color and make three smaller dots in a triangle and then drag the
dotting tool to connect them. And his little feet in black of course!
Add either a matte or glossy topcoat and you’re done!
It’s a pretty simple but very cute design that will make
your friends gush over your nails for sure. I hope you’ve enjoyed this post and
I hope to see some recreations, be sure to tag me @roselynn787 on Instagram.
Thank you once again to the ladies from The Digital Dozen
for having me.
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Congratulations to all our winners, and thanks to everyone who participated! I'm sure we will have more nail art contests in the future, so keep a look out for the next one. :)
Congratulations to all our winners, and thanks to everyone who participated! I'm sure we will have more nail art contests in the future, so keep a look out for the next one. :)
