A ruffian manicure uses two different coloured polishes to create a half moon at the base of the nail. Start by painting your whole nail with one colour, this will be the colour of the half moon. I chose Essie - Trophy Wife for my base. Then paint 3/4 of your nail with the second colour leaving a half moon shaped gap at the base of your nail. I chose China Glaze - Smoke and Ashes for the top colour.
This was my first attempt at a ruffian manicure. If you are going to do this freehand you should practise getting a neat base curve first. You can also do this using tape or french tip guides upside-down.
Visit the other Artsy Wednesday blogs for more Ruffian Manicures:
Michelle - Lab Muffin
Holly - Hooked!
Maria - Maria's Nail Art
Tif - Polished Genius
Lyndsey - Nails by Ms. Lizard
Catrine - Unnaked Nails
Melanie - Nail & Polish
This came out great!! Awesome for your first attempt!
ReplyDeleteThanks :)
DeleteIt's beautiful, this shimmer and Smoke & Ashes work well with Trophy Wife!
ReplyDeleteTrophy wife was a perfect choice ...it really pops next to smoke and ashes
ReplyDeleteIt was sort of an accident that I used Trophy Wife. I was already wearing it and I thought Smoke and Ashes might look nice with it. :)
DeleteWow, beautiful combination of colours.
ReplyDeleteThis looks awesome!
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DeleteI love this! I love the colors you used and I'd have to say it's one of the few Ruffian manis that I actually like! So many of them look weird and awkward. I just love yours =]
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! Glad you like mine. :)
DeleteWow! I am in love with this color combination!
ReplyDeletethis is a beautiful ruffian. I love the colour combo, that electric blue really pops against the black. very nice indeed :) xx
ReplyDeleteI love those two colors together!
ReplyDeleteMe too! :)
DeleteThis looks great and the colours work so well together.
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Deletestunning! Love the colours you used!
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DeleteNicely done! I love the blue/black combo :)
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome! I'll have to try this mani sometime.
ReplyDeleteIt's an easy way to spice up an old mani. :)
Deleteooh nice colour combo :)
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Deletelove the colour combo! that blue is gorge! xxx
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