I've seen so many amazing braided manis around lately, I finally decided it was time for me to tackle this design! I expected it to be complicated, but it's really as easy as it looks - the hardest part for me was trying to keep the "overlapping"area centred (failed on that one). Not unlike a fishtail braid, it also took quite a while to do. I knew I wanted to do thinner stripes, just to see what it would look like, but I had no idea that it would take me much longer than in the video tutorials.
That being said, I really like this design and can't wait to try other color combos!
As a base for this mani, I used Yes Love #876, which I've used mainly as stamping polish until now. This polish is pretty brushstroke-y (see above), so I don't think I'd ever wear it on it's own. It's super opaque though, you see one coat here, and also dries fairly quick, so it's perfect for nail art!
I paired it with P2 Passion and Kiko #340 for the stripes and am pretty in love with the end result. In so many of the inspiration pics I found, people used a metallic and I really understand why. It emphasizes the pattern nicely and provides a great contrast against the cream colors.
I think I'm pretty late on the braided mani bandwagon, but it was really fun to do! I hope you like these and thank you for stopping by!
This is awesome! So glad you tried it and liked it :)
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DeleteGood job! Metallics are also usually opaque so you don't get shadows under your layers.
ReplyDeleteOh, that's why! Awesome bit of information :) Thank you!
DeleteThis is so pretty! I have yet to try the braid look. I want to but it looks complicated, was it difficult to do? You did an amazing job!
ReplyDeleteThank you! It wasn't difficult at all, I was scared of that, too! It just took a little while because my stripes are so thin, but if you do thicker ones it might actually be a nice quick design! I also recommend using one coaters that dry on the quck side, because you're gonna have a couple more layers than usual on your nail :)
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