Poppy flower tutorial

I have been wanting to draw poppies on my nails after seeing a Kenzo perfume advertisement on TV. Those bright red flowers are so mesmerizing! So here's a tutorial on how to create poppies on your nails.

Things you will need:

1. Nail brush

2. Smallest dotting tool (here, I used a pin)

3. cotton bud

1. Paint a white base color.

2. Drip a drop of red polish onto aluminium foil (or plastic, paper etc) and dap the cotton bud onto the red polish. Then, dap the cotton bud onto the nail to create five petals. You will need to dap onto the red polish for about 2-3 times.

3. Using the dotting tool and black polish, create many small black dots in the middle of the petals.

4. Using the nail brush, paint the stalk with green polish. Wait for it to dry completely before adding a topcoat (this is to prevent the polish from dragging).

I have used cotton bud to make the petals so as to create the fluffiness of petals. I can't think of any other tools to create this look so I settled for cotton bud! :)

Thanks for reading! :)

XOXO

KBShimmer: Hex Appeal

This is the second KBShimmer polish that I own and so far the formula of their polishes is really good! KBShimmer Hex Appeal is a blue glitter bomb but the application was still really smooth! The brush can also catch a lot of the glitters so even with one coat, I could get a lot of glitters on my nails. But, I still applied 3 coats to cover the VNL. I would suggest painting a base color first so you will only need 1 or 2 coats of Hex Appeal. As with Spring Training, this polish does not thicken during use. I really love this polish a lot! And if you are thinking that indie polishes are expensive, Hex Appeal is really worth the money cos of the amount of glitters in it! LOL!

KBShimmer Hex Appeal: 3 coats with topcoat

Under artificial light

Look at the shimmer!

Thanks for reading! :)

XOXO