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Rimmel Navy Seal with cream stripes

I posted on Twitter the other day about being lacking in nailspiration. I seemed not to be able to think beyond stripes, chevrons and zig zags. Several kind people prompted me with some ideas, but I’ve come back to stripes. Again. I do love them.

I got it into my head that cream stripes over blue would be nice, and picked out this lovely shade of blue from Rimmel, called Navy Seal. It’s what I would describe as an “airforce blue”, but I suppose the Navy is still one of the armed forces, so fairly close! It was a little runny and pooled at the cuticles on some nails, but otherwise went on well, with two coats needed.

The striped nails were previously prepared with a base of two coats of OPI My Vampire Is Buff, plus some Nail Vinyls strips. I was going to stripe the whole nail, but changed my mind and limited it to three stripes each. I think it looks rather cool like this.

Cream stripes over blue using Rimmel Navy Seal and OPI My Vampire Is Buff
Cream stripes over blue using Rimmel Navy Seal and OPI My Vampire Is Buff

 

For this manicure I’ve used:
  • Blue nails: two coats of Rimmel Navy Seal
  • Striped nails: one coat of Rimmel Navy Seal over Nail Vinyls and a base of two coats of OPI My Vampire Is Buff
  • Top coat: Glisten & Glow HK Girl


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Comments

Jessica

I love simple stripes when done right, and these are done perfectly! 🙂

Claire Kerr

Thank you Jessica – and thanks for the RT 🙂

August Art

This is so cute! I love a good striped mani! x x

Claire

Hello Claire !

I absolutely agree with Jessica. I adore your nail arts which are realized always splendidly. You are one of rare bloggers from whom I wait for posts.
The choice of colors, their association are in more always haughtiness and your today’s nail art is of a rare elegance. But they are always and every time, I feast.
“I seemed not to be able to think beyond stripes, chevrons and zig zags”. Yes, well, so what ? You love that and you take pleasure to make it ? It feels and it is so pleasant for me.
And then, I do not agree with your observation. I did not like the water marble, but really not. Up to your post of April 9th. And there, I was open-mouthed and I revised my opinion on this technique. Et oui !

Amitiés,
Claire

Claire Kerr

Merci beaucoup, Claire. Trop gentil.

Cutecle

Very understated yet very striking. I love it!