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Friday, November 18, 2016

The Digit-al Dozen Does Colour Contrast! - Colour Blocking


Hello lovelies!

I'd like to close this awesome series of Colour Contrast manicures with some colour blocking. So I went back to the roots of it - to Mondriaan, a fellow Dutchie, who mastered the art of colour blocking a century ago:



I started with a base of Essie "White Page". Then I taped off the blocks with striping tape. I used Essence "Hattrick!", "Electriiiiic", Sinful Colours "Black on Black" and BPS yellow stamping polish. Unfortunately I do not own (or couldn't find) black striping tape, so I had to use a striper and some black acrylic paint to freehand the stripes (not my forte). I sealed it all in with Seche Vite.


Now honestly, these patterns are not what I look for in my wall decoration, but like many things like that, it's awesome on nails. This mani accumulated quite some attention at work and I got a lot of compliments, so it kinda made my day, lol!

I'm very interested to hear your thoughts and advice!

And don't forget to look at the beautiful creations of the other ladies, below!


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15 comments :

  1. BeginNailsNovember 19, 2016 at 2:15 AM

    This is amazing! It reminds me of Jackson Pollack paintings! Such a fun design!

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  2. 25 SweetpeasNovember 19, 2016 at 2:17 AM

    The lines are perfect and look great!!!

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  3. BeginNailsNovember 19, 2016 at 2:18 AM

    Actually it's Piet Mondrian for the color blocking...not Jackson Pollock (he's the drip splatter dude).

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  4. Olivia's CatastropheNovember 19, 2016 at 2:59 AM

    This reminds me of the artist so well. The simple colours really work and I like how you can appreciate art with nail art ^.^

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  5. LiveHamOntNovember 19, 2016 at 1:32 PM

    oooh I love this, the colours are nice and bright too

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  6. UnknownNovember 20, 2016 at 6:30 PM

    Awesome color blocking and color choice!

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  7. Cosmetic SanctuaryNovember 21, 2016 at 12:43 AM

    Ohh I love this! So pretty

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  8. Lustrous LacquerNovember 21, 2016 at 4:07 AM

    This pattern really is awesome on nails! I saw your pictures floating around fb and ig this weekend and was wondering just how you get each space blocked off so neatly and now I know...tape is the magic answer..lol

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  9. Naked Without PolishNovember 21, 2016 at 7:14 AM

    Oh girl! Piet is a favorite of mine! This is simply beautiful! I wonderful representation.

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  10. Simona @lightyournailsNovember 21, 2016 at 2:19 PM

    Yay to Mondrian manis! I love geometrical nail arts, I actually loved geometry even when I was in school, I guess I'm kind of obsessed! You really did a great job here!

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  11. Nichole C.November 21, 2016 at 5:15 PM

    I had a Mondrian print mini skirt back in...1990 or so. I thought I was SO cool.

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  12. Lacquer CabinetNovember 21, 2016 at 5:34 PM

    These are so fabulous! I love colour blocking.

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  13. UnknownNovember 21, 2016 at 5:47 PM

    I love this! And I can't believe I've actually never done a Mondrian nail art!

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  14. UnknownNovember 22, 2016 at 5:51 AM

    This is SO perfect! I couldn't do this on my best day!

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  15. LLNovember 22, 2016 at 8:51 AM

    This looks incredible - your freehand is perfect

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