Monday, 4 March 2013

Then and Now: Week 14

Hey everyone! Today's 'Then and Now' post is a little different, because I've been wanting to redo this design for a while, but it's actually still online, and the photography isn't too bad in it, but I never had a top coat when I did them and I had no idea about cuticle clean up so I really wanted to see how different they looked. I've not looked at the old design for a long time and in my head it was a lot more detailed than it actually is, so my newer design is actually pretty detailed because that's how I imagined it, but hopefully that's a good thing right? As always the old design will be after the jump, but if you cant wait you can see it still on my tumblr here




As you can see I also missed out the Pacman from my thumb, but I just wasn't in the mood to wrestle with my yellow nail varnish, so I hope you dont mind! Also the original picture has been edited to have serious contrast issues on the thumb, I dont know why!

I used a base of China Glaze - Liquid Leather, then I used a small detailing brush to draw on the lines with Barry M - Cobalt Blue, then I used white acrylic paint and the same detailing brush for the white dots, then I added the details all in acrylic paint, and then I topped it off with 2 coats of Seche Vite.


Hope you like them! Which design do you prefer? I'm a little worried that I made the new nails too detailed. 

Let me know what you think in the comments!
Alice

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31 comments:

  1. Missy M (Gnarly Gnails)4 March 2013 at 16:55

    ha - these are too awesome. no surprise there, though!

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  2. Mar4 March 2013 at 16:57

    Amazing! The new design is my favourite =)
    XOXO

    www.marshylicious.blogspot.com.ar

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  3. Stephanie Detorie4 March 2013 at 16:58

    I love the newer ones, but they are both awesome! :)

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  4. Nat at Polish Panache4 March 2013 at 17:05

    They are so cool! I like the newer ones better; I don't think they're too detailed! I love these so much!

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  5. Unknown4 March 2013 at 17:35

    this is my favorite redo you've done so far!

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  6. Beautiful Living4 March 2013 at 18:37

    oh wow these are absolutely amazing!!!! I like how the "new" design is designs, it's what makes you go "WOW!!!" :)
    Great work!

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  7. Angel4 March 2013 at 18:50

    The fact that you made them this detailed shows how great you are! These are amazing!! I am super jealous.

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  8. Unknown4 March 2013 at 20:27

    These are AMAZING. You did such an amazing job on the detail of the new design. They both are lovely though, but you can see the huge difference between the two. *claps*

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  9. Unknown4 March 2013 at 21:40

    Everyone else needs to give up on Pacman nails because they will never be as good as these, they're AMAZING. I love how you got the cherries in too. You WIN at life.

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  10. Maria Veronica5 March 2013 at 01:08

    The new design is absolutel crazy, goodness you must have a lot of patience! Love the details, very well done :D

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  11. Helena / Lacky Corner5 March 2013 at 01:30

    No, they are not to detalied at all! I love them :)

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  12. Unknown5 March 2013 at 02:48

    You're always so neat!! How do you do it?!

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  13. Diana Tudor5 March 2013 at 05:33

    Just wow! They are just amazing, you must have worked a lot to do them!

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  14. Mina5 March 2013 at 06:05

    You are so amazing I lack the words for it!!!! <3 it!!!

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  15. Cathy5 March 2013 at 06:24

    I love both of these! Even without the Pacman, it looks great because of the added complexity.

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  16. jess w5 March 2013 at 10:16

    that's ace! i could never be arsed doing anything that complex haha :)

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  17. maliberry5 March 2013 at 10:51

    These are absolutely incredible! The attention to detail is fab x

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  18. Gillian from PlumeriaPainted5 March 2013 at 11:49

    These are SO awesome!! The details make it amazing, simply one amazing mani :)

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  19. Rubys Nails6 March 2013 at 12:40

    Crazy detail work! I love it!

    How do you get things so small?

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  20. Unknown6 March 2013 at 14:19

    They're amazing, you have a talent !!! <3

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  21. fingers7 March 2013 at 12:30

    DUDE This is freakin absolutely amazing as all get out! I am in awe of you right now

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  22. Anonymous8 March 2013 at 10:24

    I love them!! The newer ones look so detailed and professional, but the old ones look simple and a bit messy. But since I am a huge fan of simple nails, i like the old design better. Maybe if you could clean up the lines a little, they would be perfect! Either one is amazing, so keep up the good work <3

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  23. NailsDoneRight8 March 2013 at 18:40

    Amazing work! You are an incredible artist!

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  24. Anonymous12 March 2013 at 08:55

    WOW! I'm loving these!! The before and afters are both awesome :D

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  25. Unknown12 March 2013 at 22:34

    You are so amazing at nail art :) love your blog!

    xx

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  26. Unknown13 March 2013 at 12:42

    The new design is absolutely mindblowing! You did an amazing job! It's definitely a display of how your talents have grown from the original.

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  27. Anonymous13 March 2013 at 14:23

    I would absolutely die to have a friend as cool as you! I adore you. I am also curious about how you came up with this name to your blog. A LOTR fan are you?

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  28. Jessica14 March 2013 at 15:13

    The new nails win in my book :) I like the shorter length as well! Awesome design!

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  29. Glittersnapdragon18 March 2013 at 01:13

    *lol* such a cute design! Love the shorter nails as well :-)

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  30. Ewalucja19 April 2013 at 04:03

    I love your atr! It is awesome<3

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  31. Rachel C.17 June 2013 at 11:34

    This is probably my favorite design out of everything I've seen on this blog (which is saying something, because this is by far my favorite nail blog, you do so many designs that I like). You must have amazing patience to put so much detail into this design, and even though I like the old one, I prefer the new design. I definitely want to try this one day, if I can ever manage to grow my nails long enough. :D

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