Frosted tribal nail art

I actually did these nails quite some time ago (when I was a semi-newbie at nail stuff) which would explain the lack of clean up so please excuse that.

Taken with flash

I used all Love & Beauty polishes for this design except for the black polish which came from a black nail art pen.

Love & Beauty doesn't actually give their nail polish names - well, you can see names on the Forever21 site but these came in a set - so I'll just name them myself.

On my thumb is a Frosty Peach polish and the other polish on my other nails is a shade of Pearly Oyster. Both are very sheer and would probably require 4 or 5 coats (!!) to reach any kind of opacity so I layered them over white.

In the picture above, I'm wearing one coat of both polishes and you can tell that it's streaky.

Taken with flash

Now here I'm wearing 2 coats of both polishes. The pearly finish has obvious brushstrokes but I don't mind that so much.

I wasn't - and still am not - too crazy about either color since neither complements my skin color. It just makes my skin look washed-out or at some angles, darker. It wasn't working for me but I thought it would be a waste to remove after layering on the polish so carefully... So this is what I did:

Taken with flash

At first, I used Love & Beauty - Pale Blue, Pale Pink and Pale Orchid to do some random stripes. Suddenly the color didn't seem so bad and I found myself reaching for my nail art pen to fill in the blanks with dots and arrows.

Taken with flash

I took the pictures before I put on top coat so if you're wondering whether I was going for a textured look, I wasn't.

This might not be one of my best nail designs but it was spontaneous and I ended up figuring out a way to jazz up the poor base colors. So if you have a nail color that you don't like on you, you could probably try something like this.

I LOVE all things tribal print. Do you?

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Neon Tribal Nail Art using Orly Glowstick

Today I have a fun tribal design to show you.
I knew I had to do nail art with Orly - Glowstick because it's so vibrant; the black nail polish just seemed to pop against the neon base.

It's simple and I used a black nail art pen to draw the tribal design.
I used 1 coat of China Glaze - White on White before using 2 coats of Glowstick.

Taken indoors

Taken with flash

Taken with flash

You can see that it wasn't easy taking the pictures with such a bright base.

Taken in natural sunlight

Taken in natural sunlight

I personally like the design on my thumb and ring finger the most.

Do you like these neon tribal nails?

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Summery Tribal Nail Art

Before I get to the tribal nail art that I did, I have to show you want I did on my right hand.

Taken outdoors

Blurry goodness, I love it.

Taken outdoors

I used China Glaze - Exotic Encounters for all my fingers except for my ring finger which was China Glaze - Kalahari Kiss.

Then I just slathered on two coats of China Glaze - Fairy Dust and a chunkier glitter polish to create a fun glitter fest. Give me glitterrrrr!

I striped on two coats of Orly - Glowstick over Kalahari Kiss because on its own, it doesn't complement my skin tone nicely.

And here is what I did on my left hand:

Taken in natural sunlight

Taken in natural sunlight

Taken indoors under dim lighting

The polishes I used: Love & Beauty - pale blue, Sally Hansen - Mint Sprint, Orly - Liquid Vinyl, nameless red-orange polish and China Glaze - Elephant Walk (ring finger).

The first two pictures were without top coat so that's why they look a bit gritty. After one coat of Seche Vite, everything sealed in and looked smooth.

It was my first time using a striper brush. I always hesitated to use it because I was afraid that I wouldn't have a good control of such a skinny brush but I think the lines turned out okay for a first-timer LOL. No major crooked lines or such.

I just noticed that my tribal nails are always relatively uncomplicated. There's nothing too complex about the designs because I like them to be doable within a reasonable amount of time.

How do you like your tribal nails?

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