Friday, August 30, 2013

Mix & Match Zebra and Polka Dot Nails

Animal print: my go-to nail art choice when I'm feeling uninspired. Luckily, I never tire of a fun animal print mani!


One of my clients recently brought me a photo that she found on Pinterest of a similar design using pink, black and white. We did that on her nails and I loved it so much that I just had to replicate it on my own nails. Sadly there was no watermark on the photo so I'm not sure where it originates from.


I used all China Glaze products to achieve this look. I first started with a base of China Glaze Highlight Of My Summer, a wonderful bright mint creme on all of my nails. Then I used a striper brush and China Glaze White on White to section off diagonal blocks on both my middle and pinky nails. While that dried, I got to work on the black zebra stripes and polka dots on my thumb (not shown), index and ring fingers using China Glaze Liquid Leather. Once those designs were complete, I went back to the white sections and added some zebra stripes over those. Finally, I added a coat of Seche Vite to finish the design.


Thanks for stopping by!

17 comments:

  1. DannyAugust 30, 2013 at 1:50 PM

    Love this manicure!

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  2. FreshieAugust 30, 2013 at 1:56 PM

    I agree! It's always in season!

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  3. Lisa N.August 30, 2013 at 2:07 PM

    This is so fun! Love animal print too :)

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  4. VicAugust 30, 2013 at 2:59 PM

    I love the both - but definitely the green one the most!

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  5. Gin ShiversAugust 30, 2013 at 3:02 PM

    so pretty <3 i love that the zebra has white and black in the pattern :)

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  6. MyNailPolishOnlineAugust 30, 2013 at 3:07 PM

    Animal prints are so much fun! I love the green one the most!

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  7. Meagan MhizAugust 30, 2013 at 3:56 PM

    This is lovely! I adore animal print, always a good choice for some gorgeous nail art!

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  8. MaliniarkaAugust 30, 2013 at 5:21 PM

    sooooooo pretty *_*

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  9. Amanda | GlittericityAugust 30, 2013 at 5:24 PM

    Both versions are gorgeous! Also I really like that idea of doing the slant (or even a half-moon would work) to deal with growth-show :D If I actually wore a manicure for that long I'd try that too!

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  10. Phoebe MoonAugust 30, 2013 at 5:38 PM

    love it! thanks for sharing both versions- super cute!

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  11. Nail Polish SocietyAugust 31, 2013 at 1:22 AM

    I always love how you coordinate both colors and prints so well. Very inspiring!

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  12. maRyyaAugust 31, 2013 at 6:06 AM

    really lovely <3

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  13. Raquel_9mlUniverseAugust 31, 2013 at 9:31 AM

    This is so well done, that I thought the zebra print was stamping! xD
    It's gorgeous!

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  14. Jen ThePolishedCowgirlSeptember 1, 2013 at 11:03 AM

    Very nice work! I love the green but the pink is fun too!

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  15. Vicky Loves NailsSeptember 1, 2013 at 8:08 PM

    These are awesome, I love both colours. Animal print never fails :)

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  16. CandaceSeptember 2, 2013 at 9:05 PM

    This is awesome! I also love your client's slanted polish idea.

    By the way, if you want to find the source of an image (or at least get some more information about it), Google has an image search tool where you can actually back-search with the image itself! If you go to the Google page, then click Images at the top, you can drag the image into the search bar and it will bring up other websites the image has appeared on, as well as an option to look at visually similar images. Better yet, you can put in keywords along with the image (such as manicure, a polish brand name, etc) if you want to refine your search more. It's incredibly handy!!

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  17. Pauline - omgnoodlesSeptember 18, 2013 at 7:56 PM

    I love this mani! The green looks great & flawless!

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