The
theme this week of Artsy Wednesday is an ombre mani.
The
truth is that I always found them to be a bit boring – but NOT any longer!
I chose
to do a very shade/tone-coherent ombre within lighter blue colors going from light to
darker, and I really think I achieved that…  | |
| Thumb-pinkie: Nubar Baby Blue, Nubar Blue Hydrangea, Nubar Faded jeans, China Glaze Bahamian Escape and Essie Lapis of Luxury |
So, I
could have stopped here – but didn’t (not much of a surprise for my regular readers ;) – should I have??
I went for a washed out look within the same color frame as the ombre, did it become too washed out...?
Check out what the other girls in Artsy
Wednesday did in this weeks challenge:
Michelle - Lab Muffin, Alanna - Pretty Purple Polish, Holly - Hooked, Tif - Polished Genious, (not this week: Lyndsey - Nails by Ms. Lizard), Catrine - Unnakednails, Melanie - Nail & Polish, Jessica - Beauty Gnome, and the newest member of our group: Kamen - Kaka Beauty Blog,
Michelle - Lab Muffin, Alanna - Pretty Purple Polish, Holly - Hooked, Tif - Polished Genious, (not this week: Lyndsey - Nails by Ms. Lizard), Catrine - Unnakednails, Melanie - Nail & Polish, Jessica - Beauty Gnome, and the newest member of our group: Kamen - Kaka Beauty Blog,
gorgeous gradient, i'm jealous of those lovely blue colors ;-)
SvarSletlove the flowers to, but the mani would be nice even without it ;-D
Thank you nail crazy - I'm so happy to have each end everyone of them LOL - I'm glad you like both!
SletI think it looks great both with and without the flowers!
SvarSletThank you so much, I'm happy to hear it Rainbowify Me :)
Sletpretty ... love baby blues
SvarSletLOL, me too, thanks Polish AMOR!
SletThose blue polishes are so pretty,and I love that you added flowers its a ombre with a twist,great job my dear:)
SvarSletThank you so much Mimi, I'm happy you like it!
SletYay blue! I knew you would paint flowers on top the moment I saw the first picture... looks like 5 little blank canvases! I like how it almost matches your blog background :)
SvarSletLOL, you are starting to know me too well - but yes, thats exactly how I feel when I see a naked nail - well a "nail with nail polish naked nail", I need to do more. Thank you LabMuffin, and gosh, I didn't even think of the blog background, you are right!!
Sletlove it and it would be a mani of urs if it didnt have flowers! hehe! xx
SvarSletLOL, thank you Catrine, I'm afraid you are right ;)
SletHov, du skriver ikke på dansk mere? oh well, I don't mind! Love the colours, perfect for a baby shower :D
SvarSletJeg kom til at slette det HELE da jeg lige ville lave en rettelse kort før "sendetid" - så jeg tænkte det nok gik for en gangs skyld ;) Thank you so much Sosa07ac, yes especially if it's a boy muuuahhhh :)
SletI did 2 flower manicure free hand but I cannot do the flowers as nice has yours ones. I will be showing them in the future and you will see:)
SvarSletI really look forward to seeing them - and practice is the road ahead :)
Sletlove how you did ombre nails but added you flowers! amazing as always :)
SvarSletAww, thank you esmeheredia :)
SletI'm glad you added flowers- I've seen lots of ombre manicures, but adding the floral nail art to it makes it something special!
SvarSletThank you so much The Lacquer Tracker, I'm happy you think so :)
Sletoooh love everything about this mani: the blue ombre, the blue bases, the blue flowers! :D
SvarSlet~ Yun
You are soo kind, thank you so much Yun!!
SletHi thank you for ur lovely comment on my blog! Your ombre nails are beautiful! I think the flowers are nice finishing touch! :)
SvarSletHi and thank you - I'm happy you like it - and it's nice to have you on board!
SletI'm open mouth, is beautiful
SvarSletLOL, thank you so much Ana Livia!!
SletThank you so much Sandra!
SvarSletMy eyes are like (♥.♥)
SvarSletI wish I could also do those flowers. :( I really love your blog Maria. :)
You are sooo sweet - thank you so much LuckyLoveNails :)
SletI think I simply can't decide which of those blue colours I like most, I like them all! :-) I like your ombre manicure and I like it also in the second version, the flowers make it look even more beautiful! :-)
SvarSletThank you for your kind words Raggio di Luna - I like them all too LOL
Sletlove the perfect ombre effect! :) buuuuuut i think i like it more with the flowers! ^.^
SvarSletLOL, somehow I wasn't too surprised to hear that, thanks a lot Lydz!
SletReally beautiful!!
SvarSletThanks a lot Lillibit :)
SletDoes this mean that I have to bring my dictionary to bed every night now? :-p
SvarSletI love your blue omre, but my first thought "this is not Maria...". Sure you had to paint flowers, now I know this is Marias nails. :-) However the ombre "drowns" a litte behind the flowers. But thats okay, still looks very pretty :-)
Nope, this was because of a mishap just before posting time :)
SletYou are so right, when I see my nails with polish and no nail art I actually feel like: This is not me :)
I'm happy you like it anyhow :)
I like how your colours are really gradual changes, it looks great! :)
SvarSletThank you PrettyPurplePolish, I was fortunate enough to be able to find them in my stash (cough, cough, probably because I have alot of pale blues LOL)
SletDu er intet mere end bare genial til disse blomstermalerier. Forstår slet ikke hvordan du kan gøre det med venstre hånd!
SvarSletEr du billedkunstner, hvor "One Stroke" jo egentlig nok kommer fra? Jeg er selv billedkunstner, men ville aldrig begive mig ud i så lille en målestok som negle.
Godt gået - Maria.
Hilsen Trine Hansen
Ahj altså Trine, det er jeg utroligt glad for at høre!
SletMen jeg kan fortælle digat da jeg startede i begyndelsen af september kunne jeg ikke engang lægge neglelak uden at det var ud over det hele :)
Omkring december begyndte jeg at arbejde med akrylfarve på neglene, og så er det gået slag i slag, der er en tydelig udvikling at spore.
Jeg er ikke billedkunstner, men har altid haft mod til at kombinere uventede farver, og det fører jeg videre - resten er så træning i begyndelsen på papir, og nu laver jeg stort set noget nyt hver dag.
Det er lidt ligsom at starte med at skrive digte før man skriver en bog - man lærer at udtrykke sig minimalistisk, tror jeg :)
I hvert fald har jeg for nylig købt et 20x20 cm lærred, og hver gang jeg har lavet noget, bruger jeg overskudsfarven til at male lidt på lærredet, og det er sjovt at slutte af med :)
It doesn't look washed out at all it looks lovely. I'm very glad you added the flowers, I always expect them from my virtual florist lol
SvarSletYou've given me inspiration to get some tools for freehand so thank you x :-)
Your virtual florist at you service CharlieDBeauty LOL - thank you so much, and I'm so happy each time I inspire someone to try for themselves :)
SletI love this! Your floral spin on things is gorgeous as usual, great work xo
SvarSletAww, thank you Holly, I'm happy to hear it!
SletMaria! Oh gosh! You are always on top of posting which leaves me behind on commenting! LOL (Bad me) But you always have such gorgeous designs! This one is lovely (as always - thats no surprise).
SvarSletLOL, just for the record I think of you as sweet GoingtotheShowing - and thank you so much, I'm happy you like it!!
SletI love this, Maria! I love how you took the ombre to a whole new level! :D
SvarSletThank you so much drinkcitra, that was a very sweet thing to say :)
SletBeautiful ombre!
SvarSletThanks a lot Polish and Charms!
Sletso pretty Maria!
SvarSletThank you so much mgiandzi!
SletLooks awesome!
SvarSletThanks a lot Jennius!
SletBlues, amazing!
SvarSletThanks a lot zebra-nails!
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