Watermelon Ruffian Mani

So I've been wanting to try the Ruffian manicure recently and thought it would be absolutely perfect to do it as a watermelon!! First I did my base coat, then two coats of Wet N Wild Wild Shine #454D (hot pink) and waited for it to completely dry (I'm talking next day dry). Then I took hole reinforcers and put them against the back of my nail, leaving some space, as this is going to be the green rind. (I used NYC #298 High Line Green and two coats of it.) Then I took a toothpick and black nail polish (preferably a quick-drying one like Wet N Wild Fast Dry #229C Ebony Hates Chris, so it doesn't run when you put a topcoat over it) and made three little "seeds."

 

Duh I forgot to take a picture of the hole reinforcer on my watermelon nails, but this is how to place it.

Strawberry Mani!

So I knew this was going to happen. I was going to get too caught up in other things and neglect this blog, but I'm back now. School's over and I'm not working that much, so I plan on fulfilling my previous promise of posting at least one thing every week! Today I have my strawberry manicure! For this I used Wet N Wild's Wild Shine #414A, (it's a red that has a slight berry tint to it), NYC's #298 High Line Green, and any black would do, but I used Sally Hansen's Xtreme Wear #370 Black Out. First I painted them two coats of the red and waited for them to completely dry! Next I just painted on green tips, then I used a paint brush to do the points, (again, I did two coats, but it could take you more depending on how much you use. I sort of globbed it on, which made it a little lumpy, but my top coat smoothed it out). Finally, I used a paintbrush, (but you could use a toothpick) to do the seeds. I did two coats, but I really depends on what black you use! Of course, a top coat to seal it all in and smooth everything out and done! It's a great mani for the summer!