I am not a big fan of winter and all things cold, and we’ve had some particularly cold winters days here in South Africa so far this year.. 🙁
So for this weeks theme, I wanted to choose something bright and cheery and summery to cheer myself up.
And that’s how my Honey Bee Nails were conceived… 😉
I started of with my clear base coat, and then 3 coats of Bright Yellow from Top Shine (the polish is very sheer) on my thumb, index finger & pinky.
And mixed the yellow & a gold by Yu Xuan Nail Polish for my middle & ring fingers.
I then used striping tape to paint ‘bee stripes’ on my thumb, index finger & pinky, using Ralo Cosmetics no 54 (black).
Then the fun parts started.. 😉 I used some clear-ish glequins (which I bought at the same time as my blue ones from last week) so that the gold underneath it could shine through, and stuck them onto my middle finger nail in a honeycomb pattern.
I then used a black nail art pen to define the outlines of the glequins, to make the honeycomb effect more visible.
Finally it was time for some free hand painting.. I mixed a drop of Rimmel London – Lycra Nail Tip Whitener with my yellow polish to paint the body and head of my little bee on my ringfinger.
I then striped my bee with my black nail art pen, and gave it an eye & some feelers.
Lastly, I halved one of the glequins, and used them as wings for my little bee.
And of course, sealed it all with 2 coats of Yardley – GEL LAC Overcoat.
A bright enough look to cheer up anyone’s day!! 😀
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That bee is too cute. I really wish I have the patience for this kind of thing. I barely have the patience to let one coat dry.
Thanks Ashley! It does take some patience.. But once you find the fun in doing nail art, you become hooked and the end product is all worth it! 😉
I don’t have the patience to wait for my nails to dry. Every single time I paint my nails I get in a hurry and mess at least one up by bumping in something and smudging it everywhere.
Oh noooo! … lol … I try and do mine in the evenings at a time that I know I’ll be able to sit still for atleast an hour, watching a movie, or one of my favourite series 😉
These are amazing 🙂 Really love them!
Thank you Megan! x
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Thank You so much! I will go check it out soon 🙂
Wow! I love bees (I’m a beekerper lady) and I love your paintings!
Beautiful!
Thank you Adriana!! 🙂