Sunday, September 12, 2010

Peacock bridal nails

Hello ladies,

This weekend I have been working on a bridal set of nails. My friend Denise is getting married on September 18th. She wanted peacock nails to coordinate with her wedding dress. Instead of traditional white, she chose a taffeta dress in sea foam blue-green with gold undertones.

Because today was completely overcast, I had to take the photos indoors under a natural lamp. The contrast of white over the metallic is so much clearer in person. You may want to click to enlarge to get a better idea of the design. The nails were positioned over the sash of her dress.
Above is the peacock design on a thumb nail set against a peridot necklace.

I am delighted I was able to stamp the entire peacock on each pinky nail!
I alternated the purple and blue crystals nail by nail. It will make it easier for the bride to glue them on later and not have difficulty discerning which nail belongs to which finger. I boxed them in a way to clearly distinguish, but I know how hectic wedding mornings can be. She has gold accents in her purse and jewelry, so I incorporated gold gems into the look along with more traditional peacock colors.

I created a similar manicure in June called White Peacock. For those of you familiar with it, you will understand why I longed for sun to share this bridal set with you. With our schedules this week, today was best for me to give them to her.

The peacock stamp is from Bundle Monster. I used Konad white special polish for stamping and the Bejeweled Nail Art Pen Collection for accents in the plumes. I chose 14 K, Emeralds, Sapphires and Royal Amethyst from the pen set.

The base color is Chanel Kaleidoscope. This beautiful metallic was released as a limited edition and is sadly no longer available. It does appear highly priced on ebay. This is one of my favorite nail polishes of all time. What makes it unique is the visible green undertone. The sparkle is Kaleidoscope is radiant. While glassy sea shell colors are most requested for weddings, I feel Kaleidoscope is perfect for bridal nails.

The Nubar Bejeweled Nail Art Pen Collection was provided for review. It is available for purchase at bynubar.com.

I will be back tomorrow with some nail art on my own tips, accompanied by sunlight.

Happy painting, ladies!


32 comments:

  1. You did a fantastic job, I love them!

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  2. Really beautiful, feminine but not "too much"!

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  3. Arrianne: Thanks so much! <3

    smALtY: Thanks! We decided to go with white for the stamping to keep it softer. At a distance the nails look embellished, but won't distract from the dress.

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  4. You've really outdone yourself this time! Gorgeous!

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  5. This is gorgeous! Absolutely gorgeous.

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  6. Beautiful job on the nails. The bride will have a gorgeous manicure. Love the design with the jewels.

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  7. Helena: Thanks so much! <3

    April: Thank you! I'm so glad you like them. I really wanted to do something elegant for her wedding. <3

    L: Thanks so much! I really appreciate your compliments on the look. :)

    Lucy: Thanks! Denise really loves her wedding nails. I will be so excited to see her wearing them this weekend. <3

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  8. That's so beautiful!
    She's lucky to have a friend like you.

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  9. This turned out amazing! Your friend is lucky to have access to your talent! :)

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  10. I love untraditional wedding dresses and I lovve the design you did for her. It looks lovely. =)

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  11. LOVE!!! These are gorgeous! Who wouldn't want you to do their nails for their wedding?! lol, I am sure she wont want to take them off:)

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  12. That's amazing for a wedding, not a boring french or something like that :) I love it. And the look of the dress sounds very beautiful to me, too.

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  13. Chaos Butterfly: Thank you! Denise is such a caring person. I was really happy to be able to do something nice for her in return, even happier still that it related to nail art. :)

    Mickellerox: Thanks so much! The way I am with nail polish, Denise is with yarn. She crocheted this beautiful fingerless gloves and hat set for me. It was great to be able to reciprocate with jewels and peacocks. :)

    Serena: Thank you! I love it when couples really put their own personal touches to their weddings. The dress is gorgeous!

    paintedbluestars: That's so sweet! Thank you! I included some strong nail glue. They would easily last a week if she chose to keep them on that long.

    Daria: Thanks so much! You would love her dress! It's fitted at the top and there is this gathering in the skirt that looks very romantic. It's old world with a few modern touches. <3

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  14. Just Cake girl: Thank you! I had a great time putting this look together. :)

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  15. I love this design...and the gemstone colors and details are really amazing...

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  16. Great version of the peacock manicure! ^^ I think it would just go well with the dress you described. Best wishes to your friend! c:

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  17. Beautiful design. Your friends gonna look amazing on her special day.

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  18. Thank you SOOOO much Diana! :D I stuck a couple to my nails last night, and the groom was impressed. I can't wait to wear them Saturday! And, if my uncoordinated self is able, have them on the entire following week :) See you Saturday! xoxo

    p.s. Readers: we'll do our best to get better photos of them on Saturday as well! Along with the dress :)

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  19. Wow!! The peacock design looks so beautiful on Kaleidoscope! And the crystals really compliment the peacock's tail.

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  20. Applause! They are beautiful, can't wait to see the photos of the dress AND nails! xx

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  21. oh wow, i adore peacocks, especially their feathers. Im now really curious how her dress looks :)

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  22. Oh, I love everything that looks "from the past". <3

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  23. How lovely! If I was the bride and wearing these lovelies, I'd be hard pressed to focus on my groom for admiring my special nails. ;)

    I hope her wedding goes off without a hitch, since she's getting hitched.

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  24. wow, these nails are stunning, you did a great job and I'm sure the bride will love them :)

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  25. Very beautiful, I can see myself trying this for an accent nail only, too much work for all my nails :)

    Great job!

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  26. aaaw this is the manicure of my dreams!! Seriously!! Great work and thanks for letting me know there is a peacock stamping plate!

    I wonder what the bride's dress looks like :)

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  27. So cute! I'd totally rock a nail like this at my wedding ;] Screw having a french manicure!

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