Pink and Pearl Freehand Flower Nail Design

Pink and Pearl Freehand Flower Nail Design 

Pink and Pearl Freehand Flower Nail Design 

iPhone quality, sorry! I used Pretty Please (40017) by Orly for the solid pink, and Kyoto Pearl (NL L03) by OPI for the base of the flowers. I drew the flowers using a small flat-headed nail brush, and I mixed the paint colors using water-based acrylic paints (Craft Smart from Michael's!). 

The following is regarding water-based acrylic paints:   

Important thing here is that the nails have to be completely dry prior to painting the flowers, but good thing is that the flowers wash off if you mess up ;) (Since they're water based, so wash with water!). Then, of course, I had to cover the flowers with a clear top coat to seal it in. I especially like using acrylic paints (not acrylic powder! two very different things!) for designs, because it's easy to work with, and much cheaper than wasting a bunch of nail polish. If you're using nail polish, you end up losing a bunch on whatever palette you're using, and it's impossible to clean off the brush! I highly recommend investing in some water based paints (non toxic ones of course), in primary colors (red, blue, yellow) and you can mix and make whatever colors you like! AND, it washes off if you mess up!