Thursday, March 1, 2012

Black and White Challenge Day 1 - Black on White

The first challenge in the Black and White Challenge is to create a black on white manicure. I started out with three coats of Wet 'n Wild French White Creme for the white. It is the only white polish that I own (and use all the time). It makes me think of when I first started this blog almost a year ago, since French White Creme was the first polish I ever blogged about.

For the black, I used black acrylic paint and added dots using different sized dotting tool. I started with a small flower at the base of the nail and added dots in two semicircles around it and continued from there. I really like how this manicured turned out. I'm starting to appreciate the dotting tool more and more...





I thought I would throw in swatches of Wet 'n Wild French White Creme just for fun, since it has been almost a year since the last swatch. French White Creme is a pure white. The formula is good, two coats for opacity, although I always add a third coat to even out the coverage. Does anyone else remember the days when a solid white manicure like this was popular or is it just me? :)





Swatch Details
Brand: Wet 'n Wild
Collection: Main Line
Color Name/Number: French White Creme, 449C
Number of coats: 3
Top Coat: No

Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP)

I hope you like my black on white manicure! I would love to know what you think about it. :)

If this looks fun and you would like to join the challenge, take a look on Mateja's blog Purple Glitters for more information.

Thanks for looking!
Anutka :)

42 comments:

MariJo said...

This is absolutely gorgeous!!! I love it!

Bethany Taylor said...

This is so creative! Great job!

Nail Stories said...

Loooove how this turned out! All the different sized dots and their positions remind me of an art piece :)

Vee_LoveLipstickAndGlitter said...

This is so elegant! You can't go wrong with black and white. Can't wait to see what you come up with next!

Carolina Garcia said...

This is so amazing!

Paulina said...

Very pretty and creative.

Shopping Monster said...

amazing :o

nail crazy said...

i love your manicure, it's so elegant :-D

Rochelle said...

These nails are gorgeous! Great work.

Kelsie said...

What a great start to the challenge!! This is beautiful!

Simona said...

It looks gorgeous! You did such a great job!

Fingers said...

Stunning! I just love black and white manis!

Nail Buff said...

This looks fantastic! I wish I had done this challenge too, it looks so much fun :)

BevyDoll said...

Your dotting skills are amazing. Love this mani! And I think the challenge is a great idea!

Laurie said...

Gorgeous! You make it look so elegant!

Jennius - Gold Speck Nails said...

So gorgeous! Really Elegant

tylaalizabeth said...

BEAUTIFUL

Mateja said...

Your manicure is so elegant and yet so simple.

Lexi Martone (Finger Painted) said...

Love these!!

KimsKie Nails said...

Wow... Great start of this challenge... You make me very curious to the other manicures!

Very pretty!

~*~Amber~*~ said...

This is FAB-U-LOUS!!!

Cris at Let them have Polish! said...

This is AMAZING!

Barilla said...

You have great control of the dotting tool. That takes practice! Nicely done!

starification said...

This is so clean and elegant looking. Love.

Marketta at Pink Polish Addict said...

I think that this is my favorite out of all of ours. I love this!

thepolishwell said...

Super pretty and elegant!! Love it!

★nasli_ said...

i love your nail tips !!
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mylittlevanities said...

Stunning! :D

Misch said...

this is awesome! so so stunning! :)

Malinda said...

I love this manicure! You need to enter it in the Chalkboard nails contest!

colorfulbottle said...

This is really beautiful =). I can't wait to see what will you prepare for us tomorrow =).
I sometimes really wish I had your talent =)

ritterbraten said...

Gorgeous!! You are talented!

Theodora R. said...

oh god I missed so many great posts of yours!! This manicure is absolutely stunning! I LOVE it :D

Anutka said...

I can't thank you enough for all your lovely comments. I'm always so overwhelmed by the support you provide. This is definitely a fun manicure to manicure to make so I encourage everyone to try :D

@Malinda, I have though about entering this one in the contest, but I entered another manicure before I made this... :)

April said...

Fantastic!

Maisky said...

Wowsers! This is pretty!

Marta said...

I cannot get enough of how precise your freehand work is. You are unreal! Love the white/ black and I think this would look great with blue and white also! Lovely!

Anutka said...

@April, thank you! :)

@Maisky, thanks! :D

@Marta, I'm glad you like it. I think it would look pretty with blue and white as well! :)

ABOP (laquerlove on MUA) said...

This is stunningly gorgeous!

Anutka said...

Thank you! :D

Nail Polish Anon said...

beautiful! Timeless

Anutka said...

thank you! :D

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