March 17, 2013

BEAUTY | A Minimal, Stripped Down French Mani

 photo loveaestheticswhiteoutlinedmoons0.jpg
clear cuff: DIY

Cutting about half of the hairs of an old nail polish brush gives you sort of a fine liner brush.
Experimented with a couple of shapes and ended up only outlining the shapes on the nails that were already there.
I think this stripped down version of a french mani turned out really cool! (honestly I really dislike the classic french mani)
Bonus points for the fact that outlining the moons and tips of a nude nail with white polish is half as quick as an actual french manicure.

39 comments:

Anonymous said...

So pretty! Great idea!

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Unknown said...

simple and beautiful. much prefer this!

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Nomadic D. said...

I love it. I'm not a fan of the regular french mani either, but this is such a great twist, totally modern and refreshing but still minimalist and elegant at the same time. Great idea!

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Sonja Johnson said...

it looks gorgeous.. I am so terrible at nailpolish I don't even try anymore!

TeuntjeVDW said...

Simple yet stunning. Love it! xx.

November Blue said...

this is amazing *.* couple days ago i was trying to do similar mani, but with black stripes and it was cool.

Unknown said...

love the double half moon!

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Unknown said...

Such a beautiful play on this theme!

Alice Barton said...

amazing. so beautiful! xx
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Baro Lucas said...

Tan mona, como siempre!!! Un besazo!!

Baro Lucas

Anonymous said...

Where did you see this?

Unknown said...

I love it Ivania! Still with such a fine brush you've got SUCH steady hands! A hand's of a surgeon! I can never do my nails, perhaps I really am a boy lol.. Btw, take a gander at my new outfit post sporting Nicholas Ghesquiere for BALENCIAGA pieces from the good ol' days, it's architectural inspired with quirky textures.

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Unknown said...

wow this looks so cool & beautiful! Never seen anything like it before.

Melissa dv said...

love the nails x

Unknown said...

i like it!

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Unknown said...

I love this. Your ideas are always so wonderful, simple but so effective.
-Kate

Oroma Roxella Rukevwe said...

I could never draw such perfect crescents, you really have steady hands. I love how clean this looks x




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Unknown said...

that is awesome! You are such an inspiration for minimalism you really are :)

Hayley xx
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Laura said...

it reminds me Wang SS '13 collection, haha! perf

Eline said...

ik vind je cuff nog steeds zo prachtig.

strike the pose said...

Wauw! Echt prachtig!

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MILEX said...

you know what you're doing, love it.

Eva (Creativity and Chocolate) said...

Heel mooi en eenvoudig! xx

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Puck Litaay said...

Weer supermooi!

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Laura said...

More amazing everytime!

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Shannon Valle said...

You always come up with really chic but simple ideas. Your style is impeccable.


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Zuley said...

OMG! I have to try this!

Theresa said...

Very cool!! I think I'll try this soon! (: I must say, your simple and clean aesthetic has been inspiring me loads!

-theresa
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Vi said...

O wow... this is something new... and truly minimalistic!
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S said...

how creative! this will work nicely with a fine point brush too ;)

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hiPop said...

loving all those crescent shapes!

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Anonymous said...

loe te idea! looks very nice!

jessi

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Jessica said...

This looks really great! I can imagine if I tried it myself that my left hand would look awesome and the lines on my right hand would be all sorts of crooked, lol.

Wrinkle Filler said...

Hey... Its cool.. M gonna try this on my nails today only.

Anonymous said...

Nice blog. Good job

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. said...

A big fat yes for this bright idea !

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rae shore said...

looks like the knees + ankles of alexander wang's ss2013 collection :) i'm sure that was subconsciously your inspiration <3

Megan said...

Those pants are gorgeous!

Unknown said...

so white, so beautiful.

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