Guest Post: Sweet Cherry Bomb by Robin

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Aaaand the guest posts continue! Today you guys get some gorgeous cherry nails by Robin of Rexxx Did It.

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Hi everyone!

I’m Robin, a 22 year old girl, and I love painting my nails (duh!). I’ve only recently started my own nail art blog, but I am enjoying it a lot. I love how there is so much interaction with other nail artists and everyone is just so nice, I feel :)

So when I saw Lucy’s message about guest posting, I immediately knew that I wanted to help her – first of all because she makes gorgeous designs so it would be fabulous to feature on her blog; secondly because she is such a nice person and I really wanted to help; and thirdly because I had never done a guest post before. So I was really eager to give it a go :)

The design I’m showing you today really shows how much I’m longing for nice weather again haha. I’ve seen a few fruity designs the past couple of weeks (including Lucy’s watermelon design) and those all screamed spring to me. So I went for a sweet cherry design!



The polishes I used for this design are:
Alpine Snow – OPI
Muchi, Muchi – Essie
Big Apple Red – OPI
15 - Hema


For this design I started out with my Opi Nail Envy base coat. Then I put on two coats of Alpine Snow, and after that I added two coats of Muchi, Muchi. 

The reason that I first used Alpine Snow is because Muchi, Muchi is a verrry sheer polish. When I last used this polish, it wasn’t opaque with four coats, and that’s where I draw the line coat-wise.
But with Alpine Snow underneath the colour looks reeeaally nice I think :) But to be honest, I had quite a hard time capturing the true colour of Muchi, Muchi here, it looks more vibrant in real life.


After applying Muchi, Muchi, I used a dotting tool to create the cherries with Big Apple Red. And after that I used a small brush to paint the stalks and leaves with my green nameless polish.


To finish this guest post, I just want to show you my nails together with my new wallet, because look: cherries all over! I got this wallet for my birthday a few weeks ago. Pretty, right?


Okay, that’s it! Thanks for reading, everyone, and thanks for having me, Lucy! It was really fun to create this manicure for you and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do! 

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These are so adorable! Would it be weird if I recreated nails that were done for a guest post on my own blog? :) Thank you so much, Robin! 

If you aren't following her already, take a look at her blog here -- all her nail art is just as gorgeous as these!

Lucy xx

P.S. If you're interested in guest posting for me, email me at thenailsnail[at]gmail[dot]com!

27 comments:

  1. Robin - So cute! And I am totally feeling you about being ready for warm weather!
    Lucy - Don't worry, we're about half way through March :)

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    1. Thank you! Luckily it's getting a bit warmer where I live, so I can already taste spring! :)

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    2. Yep, just 16 days to go! I can't wait to start painting again :)

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  2. Hi Robin, what a beautiful manicure :) I love how vibrant and juicy this look, perfect for spring/summer! xx

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  3. Love you both! You both have such a great ideas and perfect nails!:)

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    1. Thank you Ela! You're too sweet :)

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  4. So cute!! And I love your nail shape, I have mad struggles with cherries and yours are perf!! :)

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    1. Thank you! It was my first time doing cherries so I was surprised they came out this good haha!

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  5. Oh wow, this is so detailed and cute! How beautiful! Really well done, Robin! :)

    ~ Yun

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  6. this is so cute and i love your nail shape!

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    1. Thank you! I'm really glad with my new shape as well! I feel super elegant haha :)

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  7. This is such a sweet yet simple manicure! I love manicures who are simple but effective. I also think that this one looks cool on short nails, so maybe I give it a try to!

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    1. Thank you! Yeah I think this design would look really cute on short nails as well!

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  8. Haha ok, so I got confused for a sec before I realised this is a guest post lol Love the cherries Robin.

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    1. Haha that happens to me as well sometimes when people have guestposts! Thank you! :)

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  9. Thanks again Lucy for the opportunity! I had lots of fun doing these and it was great to do my first guest post ever for such a talented person as you! :)

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    1. Thank YOU so much for helping through my polishing ban :) This was an awesome guest post!

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  10. Such amazing nails they look stunning! I love the pink, it really goes well with the red! xx

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    1. Thank you Emily! I think red and pink make an awesome combination as well! :)

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  11. Awwwww, this looks so sweet! I love it!
    (^^,)

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    1. Woops I'm only seeing your comment now, but thanks a lot! :)

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