This is one coat of Holo Taco’s Cardinal Sins, two coats of HT Naughty List (RIP & sidenote: MAN what a good formula—i would like them to do exactly that in every imaginable color), my absolute best attempt at free handing snowflakes using an unbranded nail art marker set that I received as a gift, 1 coat Essie Gel Setter QDTC.
The nail markers worked WAY better than anticipated, but I am no artist, and I accidentally dug a canal into the still-tacky base color when I was working on my thumb (the pen nibs are very hard, lol.) I also played myself by trying to draw over the top of a glitter polish without topcoating it first. That’s how you learn, I suppose!
If anyone has ideas for other relatively easy nail art designs I can use to get comfier with these, PLEASE let me know!! I figure once I can competently use the pens, maybe I’ll get a few striping/stamping polishes and actually figure out how to use the nail art brushes I’ve had since the Obama administration.
PS! The thumbnail you can just barely see in the final pic is 2 coats HT Not Milky White + 2 coats KBShimmer What a Pearl Wants. Super pretty, but having it over white just makes me want to put it over a pastel blue/pink/purple or a black polish!!
Happy New Year everybody—may you receive everything you hope for and more.
by barbiethebuilder