Hey y'all! Today I have a bright leopard print design that I want to share with you. I was inspired by a pair of shoes that I saw on Pinterest, but I had to add some color other than the blue tips to it. I looked over at my untrieds basket and went with 2 pink shades. Then as I was saving the files, I noticed I apparently have a thing for leopard print nails.
I actually plan to recreate this again soon without the blue tips because I LOVED it so much. I didn't even want to take it off. If you want to see what I used and how I achieved this design, keep reading.
I started off with a base of Color Club Hot-Hot-Hot Pants.
Then I sponged Color Club Peace, Love, & Polish on about 2/3 of the nail. Using a makeup sponge helped diminish the neon a little and soften it a bit. Once that was done I put a top coat on before going to the next step.
Next I used black acrylic paint and a dotting tool to make the leopard spots. Normally I use a brush, but I think I actually liked how this turned out better. I put top coat under the paint so that if I didn't like it I could easily remove it without removing everything. In the end it wasn't needed, but it's always helpful.
Lastly, because the shoes had a bright blue toe, I used tape and applied some Bundle Monster stamping polish in #24 Royal Blue on 3 of the tips. Unfortunately, the blue was more sheer than I thought it would be and you can see the black under it. I think next time I'd use a white before the blue.
I'm really looking forward to doing this again. What do you think?
Fun pink leopard print nails!
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