Wednesday, June 18, 2014

What A Jolie Fishtail! (+ tutorial)

Whooohoo! I am finally have the rest of the Taste the Crellies Collection by Jolie Polish for you today which I used in my bordered fishtail nails. :) This is going to be a long post but definitely keep reading to see 3 pretty pastel polishes and a tutorial on how I did my fishtail nails! Let's get started. ;)

Bordered Pastel Fishtail Nail Art Tutorial
Bordered Pastel Fishtail Nails

The first crelly I have for you is Hey Pink Hotty!
Hey Pink Hotty by Jolie Polish
Hey Pink Hotty by Jolie Polish
 This splendid pink is really thin but it is perfect for jelly sandwiches -- I used 4 coats and no topcoat necessary. 
Hey Pink Hotty by Jolie Polish
Hey Pink Hotty by Jolie Polish
 The second crelly is Purple Crelly
Purple Crelly by Jolie Polish
Purple Crelly by Jolie Polish
Even though the name is 'plain', I can assure you that this lavender shade is so not boring. This is your classic purple pastel polish that EVERYONE needs in their polish collection -- I used 3 coats of Purple Crelly plus a clear topcoat because it naturally dries matte.
Purple Crelly by Jolie Polish
Purple Crelly by Jolie Polish
 Okay, the third and final crelly is called Teal Me This Looks Good!  
Teal Me This Looks Good by Jolie Polish
Teal Me This Looks Good by Jolie Polish
 I know this one is supposed to be a 'teal' color but in real life I would describe this as more of a jade. I don't own any green polish like this so I'm very happy to finally have this color in my collection -- I used 3 coats plus a topcoat since it naturally dried matte. 
Teal Me This Looks Good by Jolie Polish
Teal Me This Looks Good by Jolie Polish
 Phew! I am done swatching all of Jolie Polish's crelly polishes! :D It feels so good to be an official swatcher for an awesome indie polish brand and to have every polish they have ever created swatched at some point on my blog. ;) Let's get onto this nail art now!!!
Bordered Pastel Fishtail Nail Art Tutorial
Bordered Pastel Fishtail Nails 
 You can probably see now why I wanted to use these 3 polishes together to create my fishtail (aka braided) nails. :) These pastels just go so well together! 
Bordered Pastel Fishtail Nail Art Tutorial
Bordered  Pastel Fishtail Nails
The polishes and materials that I used for this manicure are:
Purple Crelly
Hey Pink Hotty
Teal Me This Looks Good
+ black acrylic paint
+ square rhinestones
Square Nail Art Rhinestones from Simply Spoiled Beauty
Square Nail Art Rhinestones from Simply Spoiled Beauty Products
 Here is a closer look of the rhinestones that I used! {Use my Simply Spoiled Beauty Products discount code 'polishpals' for 40% your entire purchase}

Bordered Pastel Fishtail Nail Art Tutorial
Bordered Fishtail Nail Art Tutorial by PolishPals
 Here is my little fishtail pictorial that I made for you all this morning! Please let me know if you have any questions on how I did this technique; I hope that the photos make it clear on the steps but I'm sure there are still some unanswered questions out there. Remember that you can use ANY colors you want for this fishtail mani! I just used 3 of my favorite pastel colors -- virtually any color combo will work though. :)
Bordered Pastel Fishtail Nail Art Tutorial
Bordered Pastel Fishtail Nail
 And let's close this post off with a thumb shot. <3 Thanks guys for checking out the remainder of my Jolie Polish swatches + a fishtail mani tutorial! I am now done typing for today baha... ;)

Your Polish Pal,
Jenna

2 comments :

  1. What pretty pastel shades you swatched! I really like that fishtail design and the tutorial is so helpful to see too!

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  2. Very cute!! Love the colors and how used them for the fishtail design! Would have to give it try! ツ

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