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Artsy Wednesday: Blue nails

March 21, 2012 By Michelle 38 Comments

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Hey hey! It’s Artsy Wednesday again! This time the theme is blue nails, and here’s what my design looks like in the sun:

I first painted my nails with ulta3 Blue Marlin (medium blue creme) on the right, and a franken I made from Spring Shower and a few drops of black on the left. Then I taped a zigzag and painted it with China Glaze DV8, a gorgeous teal linear holo which the lovely Alanna from Pretty Purple Polish bought for me 🙂 I finished with a coat of Poshe topcoat. In the shade:

Check out these blogs for more takes on the theme! See you next Wednesday, and remember, if you want in on the fun, just contact one of us 🙂

Alanna – Pretty Purple Polish
Holly – Hooked!
Maria – Maria’s Nail Art
Tif – Polished Genius

Lyndsey – Nails by Ms. Lizard

Sofie – Swaafie
Catrine – Unnaked Nails


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Filed Under: Nail Art, Nails Tagged With: Artsy Wednesday, China Glaze, franken, holo, nail art, nails, tape, ulta3

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Comments

  1. PrettyPurplePolish says

    March 21, 2012 at 10:39 am

    This looks great! 🙂 DV8 is sooo pretty! Can’t wait to use it. I swatched my Ulta3’s Cocoa was a surprise favourite for me.

    Reply
    • LabMuffin says

      March 21, 2012 at 12:09 pm

      DV8 is amazing! 🙂 What a coincidence, I’m wearing Cocoa right now… it’s pretty and elegant, but now the sun’s come out and I wish I went for TMI like I originally planned!

      Reply
  2. LittleMonsterx14 says

    March 21, 2012 at 10:54 am

    ahhh i love this! so pretty.

    Reply
    • LabMuffin says

      March 21, 2012 at 12:09 pm

      Thanks! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Ms. Lizard says

    March 21, 2012 at 12:03 pm

    I like this blue. I have DV8. I might need to try this! Awesome!

    Reply
    • LabMuffin says

      March 21, 2012 at 12:10 pm

      DV8 is amazing! I love teal.

      Reply
  4. Jackie says

    March 21, 2012 at 12:17 pm

    Cute mani!! Love the zigzag

    Reply
    • LabMuffin says

      March 21, 2012 at 5:10 pm

      Thanks! 🙂

      Reply
  5. Megan @ Let There Be Lacquer says

    March 21, 2012 at 2:01 pm

    love this

    Reply
    • LabMuffin says

      March 21, 2012 at 5:14 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  6. Angie says

    March 21, 2012 at 2:09 pm

    Those nails ROCK!!

    Reply
    • LabMuffin says

      March 21, 2012 at 5:21 pm

      Thanks! 🙂 Rock you like a hurricane!!

      Reply
  7. Gosia says

    March 21, 2012 at 2:17 pm

    soo nice!!! love the blue and the zigzag!!

    Reply
    • LabMuffin says

      March 21, 2012 at 5:22 pm

      Thanks!

      Reply
  8. hollysagemini says

    March 21, 2012 at 2:27 pm

    Hell yeah – so freakin cool! I would totally wear something like that 😀

    Reply
    • LabMuffin says

      March 21, 2012 at 5:17 pm

      I love geometric designs! I think the taping was actually unnecessary, next time I’m just going to wing it lol! Taing takes forever 🙁

      Reply
  9. GoingtotheShowing says

    March 21, 2012 at 3:34 pm

    This is an AWESOME way to use holo polishes!

    Reply
    • LabMuffin says

      March 21, 2012 at 5:16 pm

      I was surprised by how well the holo effect turned out, I was worried that the zigzag would be too small to see the rainbow, but it worked out 🙂

      Reply
  10. Ashesela says

    March 21, 2012 at 3:37 pm

    This is so beautiful! I freakin’ LOVE blue, and this design is so cool! 😀

    Reply
    • LabMuffin says

      March 21, 2012 at 5:15 pm

      Thanks! DV8 is so awesome, can’t wait to do a full mani with it!

      Reply
  11. Marias Nail Art says

    March 21, 2012 at 5:43 pm

    Oh, so fresh, spring-y, crisp and delicious – very, very nice 🙂

    Reply
    • LabMuffin says

      March 22, 2012 at 3:57 pm

      Haha – but it’s late summer/early autumn here! More of a late summer, I’m-missing-the-beach mani 🙂

      Reply
  12. Kia - Nailsncupcakes says

    March 21, 2012 at 5:56 pm

    Wow, this is totally rad! I love the holo in the middle!

    Reply
    • LabMuffin says

      March 22, 2012 at 3:58 pm

      Thanks! It didn’t quite turn out how I wanted it to, but I still love it!

      Reply
  13. xoCATox says

    March 21, 2012 at 6:33 pm

    These are fantastic! 🙂 Well done x

    Reply
    • LabMuffin says

      March 22, 2012 at 3:59 pm

      Thanks! 🙂

      Reply
  14. Tif says

    March 21, 2012 at 6:37 pm

    I loooove this! That zig zag looks awesome! And anything holo makes me drool! Dv8 is going on my Wishlist!!

    Reply
    • LabMuffin says

      March 22, 2012 at 4:02 pm

      Holo is awesome! I have holo on today as well but the sun is gone so it’s blah 🙁

      Reply
  15. Sharon says

    March 21, 2012 at 7:41 pm

    Love this look! DV8 is amazing ♥

    Reply
    • LabMuffin says

      March 22, 2012 at 3:56 pm

      It is! I’m such a big fan of DV8, I think it’s my favourite out of the holos I own!

      Reply
  16. Jennius - Gold Speck Nails says

    March 21, 2012 at 9:28 pm

    Love it! So pretty.

    Reply
    • LabMuffin says

      March 22, 2012 at 4:01 pm

      Thanks! The colours are really nice, <3 CG and ulta3!

      Reply
  17. Lendoxia says

    March 22, 2012 at 1:56 am

    it looks amazing, something like this I could wear everyday 😀

    Reply
    • LabMuffin says

      March 22, 2012 at 4:00 pm

      Thanks! I got a lot of nice comments on it from people I bumped into, I wore it for 3 days which is quite long for me! 🙂

      Reply
  18. Catrine says

    March 22, 2012 at 2:52 am

    i really need to try taping but i am scared i’ll mess it up. this looks amazing! x

    Reply
    • LabMuffin says

      March 22, 2012 at 3:55 pm

      It’s a lot simpler than you’d think! Just make sure the bottom layer is dry, there aren’t any gaps in the bits stuck down, and you peel off the tape quickly – that’s it!

      Reply
  19. marikat16 says

    March 22, 2012 at 4:20 am

    Great job :))

    Reply
    • LabMuffin says

      March 22, 2012 at 3:54 pm

      Thanks!

      Reply

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