"Pick me up and hose me down/ I'm sorry boys about the dirty night clowns" – Chris Garneau "Dirty Night Clowns", 2009
My campus' Sexuality and Gender Alliance (SAGA) club is holding a carnival-themed Queer Prom event tomorrow, so in preparation for the event, I've been putting together a pierrot/dark clown outfit, starting with these nails I did on Tuesday. Instead of polish, I decided to try using acrylic paint for the details this time since they were so intricate, and oh my God, this was SOOOOOOOOO much easier than working with polish. No polish drying out and getting stringy, no fears about the top coat smudging and ruining the art, brushes are easier to clean, etc. Why the hell have I not been doing this the whole time?! 💀😭 I'm glad I chose to use paint because I'm sooooo happy with how these turned out; this is one of my best sets this year so far 🥹💕
Products used:
Nailtiques Formula 2 (x1)
L.A. Colors Base/Top Coat (x1)
L.A. Colors Pink Base Coat (x3)
L.A. Colors Flurry (x2)
L.A Colors Chandeliers (x1)
L.A. Colors Matte Top Coat (x1)
Black and white acrylic paint
L.A. Colors Pastel Pearl Nail Gems
L.A. Colors Quick Gloss Top Coat (x1)
by -GreyRaven
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I’d like to give props to this post by u/everytingalldatime for providing a starting point tutorial for my own set: https://www.reddit.com/r/NailArt/s/Dls2T7qRJP
These are so gorg and fun! Wow!