Floral Pattern

First, I must apologize for the poor quality photos - my lighting box is currently in disrepair and I am working on making a better one. Anyway, since I postponed my rock climbing membership for the whole month of May, knowing I would be on vacation for most of it, I have been enjoying having longer nails! With the extra space, I decided to do a bigger floral design.

Here is what I used to create this manicure:

Base Coat: Zoya Anchor

Polishes: L'Oreal - Caught Red-Handed

               Sinful Colors - Snow Me White

               Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear - Black Out

Tools: Medium Nail Art Brush

           Large Dotting Tool

Top Coat: Zoya Armor

I started out with two coats of the red L'Oreal polish to make an opaque base. Then, I used the medium nail art brush with the white Sinful Colors polish to make the petals for the flowers. I liked the natural effect of the thinner polish at the center of the petals and thicker at the edges so I didn't try to make it completely opaque. Then, I added a dot in the center of Sally Hansen Black Out with a large dotting tool. I topped it off with a shiny coat of Zoya Armor.

I think it turned out really cute! Here are a couple more pictures.