that's ikat

Now that it is finally starting to feel like spring, I want to do a mani that brought a little more brightness to my fingertips. One pattern I have been drawn to lately, especially for spring is ikat. I love the texture of it and the endless combinations of colors you can do. For this look I  painted one coat of butter LONDON's Nail Foundation Flawless Basecoat followed by two coats of the bright yellow Pimms. This cool brings so much joy and nostalgia--too bad you can't find anywhere in the US that can make a decent pitcher of PIMMs. Anyway, to add a little something different I did an overcoat of the shimmery translucent Fizzy Pop to add a little dimension. I wore my nails bright yellow for a few days before I actually decided I wanted to add the ikat pattern. For the pattern I painted some abstract triangular shaped blobs on each nail in Giddy Kipper--a purple/indigo color. Next I added a dash of the white Cotton Buds in the center of each spot. Using a detail brush and Union Jack Black, I painted stroke by stroke the rough border around the edges of the purple and white to complete the pattern. Painting over it with one coat of SV Topcoat for a glossy shine and the ikat nails are all good to go.