Guest Post: Simply Elegant by Franziska

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Welp, my ban is still in place, but I've lined up some pretty exciting guest posts for you guys! 
The first is by Franziska of the blog Frankie Hunter's Nails.

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Hy, my name is Franziska, I'm a twenty something nailart addict from Austria and I started my own blog frankiehuntersnails.blogspot.com in November 2013. I began painting my nails one year before and one day I thought, why not sharing my hobby with other people. My sources of inspiration are tumblr, daily stuff (like handkerchief boxes) and other bloggers, like Lucy. So when I heard her cry for guest posts I asked myself: "Why not help a fellow blogger?"

I'm very proud to show you, my "Simply Elegant" design, which is a mix of chevrons, gradient-sponging and studs!





For this design I used a craft scissor to cut the scotch tape into chevrons. Afterwards I painted my pinkie, middle finger and thumb with two coats of O.P.I. My Boyfriend Scales Walls, which is my favourite off-white, my ring finger on the one hand with Essie Cocktail Bling and my index finger with Essie Mint Candy Apple (reverse on the other hand). Some bloggers use fast drying top coat before putting on the tape - I tried it and failed. I recommend to put the tape on your skin, f.e. on your hand, because the skin scales will lessen the stickiness so it won't take all the polish off your nail, when you remove it.

Then I used a makeup-sponge to create the gradient. I started sponging Mint Candy Apple on the upper half of the nail and did the rest with Cocktail Bling. To get a smoother gradient look, I recommend to start with the light colour, than the darker one and than the light one again until you have the desired result.
At last I placed some flat back gold studs from the Essence Nail Art Decoration Kit on a drop of clear polish on my ring and index finger and sealed all my fingers with one coat of Sally Hansen Insta Dri top coat.

I hope you like this design, if you recreate it, please let me know.

Thanks for reading! =)
Franziska

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Thank you so much Franziska! If you've never checked out her blog, you should definitely stop by -- she does great, very original designs! 

If you're interested in guest posting, contact me at thenailsnail[at]gmail.com.

Thanks, & I hope you enjoyed Franziska's amazing guest post!
Lucy xx

10 comments:

  1. This looks great! I'm definitely going to check out Franziska's blog right now! :)

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    1. Thank you! I already added you to my bloglist as well, your nail art is awesome!

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  2. Very elegant! Love it:)

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  3. Wow, these look so cute, I love the color combo you chose, I tried using craft scissors to cut tape, but it always end up uneven. But you did a great job, Franziska!

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    1. You can't imagine how much tape I threw away, because it was uneven or ripped while cutting. My best advice: patience (and a lot of tape =) ). I always use this tape: http://moneysavingmom.com/2011/04/11-scotch-magic-tape-printable-coupon-free-at-walgreens-0-29-at-target.html .
      And regarding the color combo, I like to ask my boyfriend if it's appropriate very often, because my sense for color is sometimes very bad =)

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  4. Thank you so much for this opportunity, it was really fun to do! I hope you can do a guest post on my blog soon! =)

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    1. No, thank YOU for guest posting! These were beautiful :) I definitely will when I get my nail polish back!

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