Sunday, September 9, 2012

Fall Sweater

Hi all!

I hope you are all having a fab weekend! 

Essie Canada is having a Facebook/Instagram contest again, and I entered these nails to try and win their upcoming Winter collection (which I can't find any info on yet!).  Contest closes October 4th so if you either want to enter or vote (please & thank you!), you still have plenty of time - there are 30 winners so odds are pretty good if you do decide to enter!



For this mani I used Essie's 2011 Fall collection polishes and a tutorial written by Kelsie at Kelsie's Nail Files (check out her blog, she's great).  I used Case Study (beige), Carry On (burgundy) and Very Structure (rust), then using a white striping polish I added the lines.  This was probably the trickiest part - trying to get the lines straight and uniform in size!


I had a heck of a time doing this mani.  Halifax in incredibly humid right now and things just weren't drying fast enough :P  But in the end I think it turned out quite well, I really love this pattern!
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17 comments:

  1. LauraSeptember 9, 2012 at 12:08 PM

    Oh wow this is impressive! You've done this so well and the colours work perfectly!

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    1. JulieSeptember 9, 2012 at 9:09 PM

      Ahh thank you! The perfectionist in me isn't 100% happy with the lines but I think for my first try it turned out well :)

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  2. KelsieSeptember 9, 2012 at 12:45 PM

    Ooh!! :) I love that you found my tutorial helpful & that you are from Hali! You did an awesome job on this manicure I will be voting for you for sure!

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    1. JulieSeptember 9, 2012 at 9:10 PM

      Your tutorial was awesome! Thanks for the tutorial and thanks for the vote, yay!

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  3. UnknownSeptember 9, 2012 at 2:31 PM

    I love the colours . I think it really suits your blog name too :D

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  4. JayneSeptember 9, 2012 at 3:22 PM

    OMG. This is so cute!!! This turned out great!!! It totally reminds me of a sweater!

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    1. JulieSeptember 9, 2012 at 9:11 PM

      Thanks Jayne! I want a sweater that looks just like this!

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    2. JayneSeptember 12, 2012 at 2:21 AM

      If you find a sweater like this, post it with your matching nails!

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  5. Jennifer [littlejsnailcorner]September 9, 2012 at 3:29 PM

    Wow I love this design! I really want a sweater with those colors! It's perfect!

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  6. ChrissyAiSeptember 9, 2012 at 4:52 PM

    This has fall written all over it! I love the colors and the pattern. (:

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  7. drinkcitraSeptember 10, 2012 at 2:41 AM

    Aw good luck! This looks awesome!! :D

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  8. CatSeptember 11, 2012 at 10:29 AM

    ive liked it and ive tried sharing it too but i dont kno if that bit worked! xx

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    1. JulieSeptember 11, 2012 at 6:19 PM

      Ooh you are awesome, thanks so much Catrine!

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  9. A.S.nailsSeptember 17, 2012 at 6:29 AM

    Love love love! May have to give this a go myself!
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