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Monochrome nails
Monochrome nails










Fingers crossed they look as amazing on my hands as they do on Leona’s…. Happy at last! Thank you Kimmie Kyees and Leona Lewis for these beautiful creations, I can’t wait to go and try them out. Lewis’ celebrity manicurist first painted the whole nail with two coats of White Hot, and then with a striper brush, divided the nail into three sections, and filled in the sides with Black Stretch Limo. Kimmie Kyees used RCM’s White Hot and Black Stretch Limo to achieve Leona Lewis’ colour blocked gel manicure.

monochrome nails

Leona’s look was created using Red Carpet Manicure, the first at-home LED gel manicure system. Leona’s fabulous nails were created by top celebrity manicurist, Kimmie Kyees whose handiwork has graced the nails of A-listers like Katy Perry, Rihanna, Selena Gomez and Britney Spears. I am totally in love with this look – it is elegant, stylish, sophisticated, new and if nails could speak they would be saying “we mean business”. There it is….Leona Lewis had smashed it with her nail look for the Grammys, a monochrome ‘checkmate’ manicure. However, just as I am about to cry into my laptop with despair, a desperate search of ‘nail art’ on Instagram saves the day…Baam! I’m not sure if I can I continue with these darker shades without feeling completely “meh”? Both individually not that pretty but put them together and I think were on to something.īUT, it’s not enough – I’m still kidding myself that the brief break in the clouds means it’s pretty much spring and I should break out the pastels and maybe some glitter. Yaawn! The only thing that caught my eye as being in any way new and inspiring was the modern French manicure and the floating half-moon. Simple Patterns, mixing shades, 3D add on’s, stripes, textured, sombre, boring, boring, boring. So, to keep my spirits up I excitedly looked through the New York and London Fashion Week pictures waiting to be inspired by the latest, most exciting, never seen before, nail trend…what a disappointment! There are only so many sultry shades I can cope with before they start bringing me down and I need a lift. Adorable Nail Inspiration Monochrome For. Adorable Monochrome Nail Designs For Women. I have been asking this since taking off my silver sparkly Christmas polish in the New Year. Maintain your minimalist aesthetic with a sharp monochromatic nail design. It’s an easy and fun design to recreate that could even be remixed with multiple colors to create unlimited looks all summer long.“Is it spring yet? I need to get some brighter colours on my nails”. You know it’s a hit when the girl from the KFC drive thru calls her coworkers to check your nail game all the way out, then admits that she’s gonna try out the design for herself. That’s it! I’ve been getting compliments this unique take on a monochrome manicure for about a week now. Once the graphics are to your liking, wait 5-7 minutes before adding a coat of your favorite top coat to seal the design and add shine. If they’re a little off or disproportionate, use an art brush with nail polish remover to clean it up or add strokes of white polish to even them out. Step 3: Clean it up and Top it off with a top coat of gloss.Ĭheck out your triangle graphics. Once you’ve created a white triangle, use your brush to fill in the space within.

monochrome nails

(Use the center tip of your nail as a guide.) Repeat a second white line to create the angle and connect both lines at the base of your nail (near the cuticle). Using an art brush, create a white line angle starting from base of the nail up to the tip.

monochrome nails

From there you simply fill in the remaining space from line to tip and let dry. Using the nail brush of your favorite black nail polish, you can create a horizontal line across the tip of your nail with one steady brush stroke. Step 1: Create a french manicure arch on your nail tips. With a steady hand and a little creativity, you can create this monochrome manicure illusion in just three easy steps. In today’s latest installment of Mani Mondays – I’m excited to share a black and white monochrome manicure that’s been turning heads and garnering countless compliments all week long.Īs complicated as it may initially look, this is actually one of the easiest nail art designs that you can create.












Monochrome nails