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Saturday, 14 July 2012

Pastel Watercolour Zebra

Today's design has been on my "to do" list for such a long time. I've always wanted to try a pastel watercolour technique but I don't really like it when all the colours look too messy on the nail. So I only let the four colours I used for this design overlap slightly.

I started with a white base (OPI Alpine Snow) and also used the following polishes to create the watercolour effect - Yes Love 243 (yellow), Yes Love Y17 (pink), Barry M Blueberry Ice Cream and Rimmel London Misty Jade. All of these pastels together remind me of soft scoop ice cream :)

I finally stamped with BM223 (probably my most used BM plate) for a subtle zebra effect.




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22 comments:

  1. Katie Simpson14 July 2012 at 20:46

    Oh I love it! Those colours remind me of soft scoop ice cream too :)

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  2. Stephanie14 July 2012 at 20:48

    Lovely :)

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  3. Elisa ♥14 July 2012 at 21:09

    love it :D it looks cute!

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  4. Amelia14 July 2012 at 21:32

    gorgeous twist x

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  5. TheSwatchingSprite14 July 2012 at 21:51

    oh my word this is beautiful! I absolutely love how this turned out

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  6. Amanda14 July 2012 at 21:52

    Oh my gosh I love that! That plate is my favorite too, I like it better than the Konad zebra plate :)

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  7. Colores de carol14 July 2012 at 23:14

    Super cool look!

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  8. Unknown14 July 2012 at 23:25

    very pretty!

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  9. sue15 July 2012 at 01:58

    This is so beautiful.

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  10. Lou is Perfectly Polished15 July 2012 at 08:13

    These look really pretty. I love Barry M Blueberry Icecream :) xx

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  11. Irina15 July 2012 at 08:57

    This looks so pretty! I love the combination of pastel tones, the soft edges and then the "wild" zebra pattern as kind of a contrast.

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  12. Coco's nails15 July 2012 at 12:15

    it's so beautiful, but how did you do this ?
    http://cocosnailss.blogspot.fr/

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  13. Smaltoitaliano15 July 2012 at 12:19

    Lovely and fresh, usually I don't like animal prints, but this is delicate and not so recognizable :>

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  14. Nail Nerd15 July 2012 at 17:51

    All the different colors are so fun together!

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  15. Unknown16 July 2012 at 15:17

    This is awesome! Did you use a sponge, or just paint the colors on?

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  16. Jennius - Gold Speck Nails16 July 2012 at 20:00

    Looks so beautiful!

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  17. Ania17 July 2012 at 22:03

    I love it! So delicate & sweet ;-)

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  18. Anonymous20 July 2012 at 12:51

    Stunning!

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  19. Deborah - Love. Varnish, chocolate and more...21 July 2012 at 13:36

    Very cute :).

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  20. Bia Perez25 July 2012 at 01:22

    What a lovely combination you did there, Vanessa! I love delicate colours like that! They look perfect with the stamping!

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  21. Kayleigh3 August 2012 at 01:33

    Gorgeous! The colours are so perfect!

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  22. My Past, Present and Future18 October 2012 at 05:32

    How do you do water color effect?

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