Today's post is a bit weird, in fact I'll let you see them first...
... it looks like I have lots of skill (kind of), but really I just did them with a gel pen, that's right: a pen! I was super bored in my lecture, and I had plain nails from my glow in the dark nails post, and of course I hate plain nails. I normally doodle tonnes on my notes, but for some reason decided it would be a good idea to draw on my nails instead.
When I was done I took a picture and uploaded it to my Instagram (@onenailtorulethemall) and Twitter (@onenailtorule) because I was convinced they were going to smudge before I got back to my flat (this was in the morning) and before I could get a better picture, BUT THEY DIDN'T. I can't believe it, all the previous times I've done this in lessons I've wiped it off straight away, because I didn't think it lasted. There's a slight amount of tipwear but nothing major, and I even managed to top coat it! Now I have a wonderful new technique for thin and intricate designs, and I can't wait to use it in more posts! (It's not cheating is it?)
I hope you liked this post!
Let me know what you think in the comments, is it cheating?
Alice
haha nice!! im starting to think you can use any medium on your nails for designs :D
ReplyDeletewow this is great, I thought the design was from a stamper at first
ReplyDeleteWow!! What sort of gel pen did you use?
ReplyDeleteI used a muji 0.38 gel ink pen :)
DeleteLook, it sure does take skill to do this, gel pen or no gel pen :) !
ReplyDeleteSo not cheating...it's more or less like using a nail art pen, no? They're still amazing haha - I was sort of hoping they were stamped so I wouldn't be as insanely jealous of your mad skills haha. x
ReplyDeleteThis is so lovely and intricate!
ReplyDeleteWow! This is awesome!! So intricate and pretty!
ReplyDeleteSo amazing what you can do with a gel pen! I'll have to give this a try sometime!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe how well this worked out.
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kate xx
Wow!!! These are so lovely!! Love the idea of using a pen!! I can imagine it being alot easier then nail pens!!
ReplyDeleteWho cares if it is or isn't cheating - it's blooming awesome!!
ReplyDeleteLove how this looks !
ReplyDeleteyeah these are awesome and so intricate! definitely wanna try the gel pen thing now.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely NOT cheating! Very cool!
ReplyDeleteDid the pen stain your nails at all?
ReplyDeleteNope not at all, probably mainly because I had a base colour but it just wiped off straight away with nail varnish remover and didn't leave any signs of it having been there :)
DeleteGreat - thanks very much. Must give this a try some time then.
DeleteI often use liquid eyeliner for nail designs - very easy to use, and if you go wrong, you can remove it without ruining your mani!
ReplyDeleteTotally not cheating you silly! I love these. They are like my favourite nails ever. Seriously hate you for how flippin perfect these are :D <3
ReplyDeleteI bought a sharpie specifically for nail art and I was soooo disappointed when it bled as soon as I seche vite'd! But.... My bf uses acrylic pens for his art and I have discovered that the fine liners are perfect!! Have been looking for a pen that won't bleed when top coat applied for ages so will give gel pens a try! Nice tip thanks. Ps love your work and love that your in the greatest of Great Britain toooo! Much love
ReplyDeleteHeck no it's not cheating! And what's funny is just yesterday I was wanting to play around with a Cheshire Cat. I use Sharpie Fine tip Pens and it worked great for drawing on my nail! So intricate in a way that a brush cannot replicate.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful paisleys!!
This design is very nice! I started doing my nails when I was 12 years old, now I am 14 years old and I created my own blog! This design has been on my list forever, I really want to make this design one day, but I never knew how I was going to do this. Now I've seen this, and I can't wait to try it out! You're very inspirational for me and it would be very nice if you could check out my blog some day? I'm from Belgium so I don't think you would understand what I write, but the pictures and the nails are the most important things, right? (: xoxo
ReplyDeleteI can't believe you freehanded that. Definitely not cheating! Love this!
ReplyDeleteThey are amazing!! I'm gonna give it a go :D xxx
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