Life, with Clotted Cream
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Nail fail: Now 3 years later…
I’m a Numbers girl. I loved accounting so much that I got a degree in it. Then the teaching bug bit and I became a Maths teacher. It is only natural that, as a Maths teacher and nail art enthusiast, I combine the two for an art explosion that is literally at the tip of my fingers.
Years ago when I still knew very little about nail art or stamping techniques I saw this photo online where my friend @Jemma91 had painted the most awesome Mathematical nails. I had no idea how she managed to get it so neat and tidy or how she managed to write the formulae or draw the shapes with a paint brush. Little did I know about the art that is nail art!
So I thought: “I’ve been painting my nails for a while. I’ve been watching (read: falling asleep to) Youtube videos on nail art since forever and I have these awesome nail art pens. How hard can it be?”
It turns out: VERY! It was the biggest disaster of all time. One of my colleagues even told me how sad I was for wasting my time like that… I realised the nail art pens I bought was a complete scam so I tried doing the design with a toothpick. As you can see, this was a massive #nailfail moment!
It turns out that the more you practise the better your skills get.
Earlier this year I had another go at some Mathematical nails. I have had a few years experience and my darling hubby surprised me with a stamping plate for my birthday. It turns out that was exactly the images I saw on Jemma’s hands. Excited didn’t even cut it. This time round, I think they were almost Pinterest-worthy!
Polishes used in my Big Bang Mani:
- Twinkled T: Stamping Polish in black and white
- Rimmel: Finishing Touch glitter top coat, dark blue: Loafer Love for You, light blue: Pillow Talk, black: Black Out, white: Hot White Love
- MoYou London: Cuticle Guard, Blue: Royal Up (I ended up not using the MoYou London purple in the picture, however, it is Purple House)
- Nails Inc: Caviar base coat
- Seche Vite top coat
Stamping plate:
MoYou London Scholar 01
Do you have any major nail fails from your first mani’s? Please share it below in the comments or send me a picture on the following platforms:
- Twitter: @AnnelizeJorge
- Facebook: @Lifewithclottedcream
- Instagram: @LifewithClottedCream
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I would like to thank Jemma Collins for kindly agreeing that I could use her picture (the beautiful black and yellow mani at the top). Please click on her name in the post to go to her Instagram account.
Life, with Clotted Cream 
Your blue mathematical nails look amazing! I didn’t know there was such a thing as nail stamping – like you, I thought people drew the designs on. Glad to hear from someone else who likes maths, I didn’t think there were many of us around! 😊
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Thank you Fiona! It was like a whole new world has opened up when I learnt about stamping – now I’m addicted. 😆. You’re right, we’re a rare breed – lots of “numberphobes” out there 😁
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They look incredible, you’re so talented!
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Aawww thank you! Took a bit of practice, but I’m getting there. 😊xx
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Your nails look great! I can’t even paint my nails myself because it looks like a 5 year old did them. Hmm, I may have just found a new little interest though, nail stamping is something I can get behind! I looooove the mani!
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Oh thank you Leslie!! I can truly say that this took years of practice 😊. Stamping is a brilliant way to have great mani’s without having to be Picasso with a paintbrush. I’m always struggling to keep the polish off my cuticles, but bless the bright spark that thought: ‘hey, let’s use latex over my cuticles’ it’s actually easier! 😊 xx
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