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So a while back, I was lucky enough to swatch the Happy Hour Collection from Pretty & Polished. I admit that I felt like a real blogger for a hot second...especially since P&P was my very first indie polish. Yay! So where was I? Oh yeah...Happy Hour! I fell the hell in love with Cosmopolitan from that collection, so I just had to figure out a way to wear it for longer...but without covering the glitter pinkness and without actually doing any real work. Enter my trusty nail art pens!
Colors Used
Pretty & Polished Cosmopolitan
Sally Hansen Nail Art Pens in Black and White
I love these stupid pens. I do. I have read some really bad reviews on them, but I love them. I only have the two, but they work for me...especially for these super simple bits of art. They deserve a review of their own...one of these days.
Do you have a set of go-to tools for quickie nail art? For me, I think if I had these two pens I can pretty much whip something interesting up in a hurry. Add to that the rustic look...which is very forgiving for those of us who aren't so steady drawing with their non-dominant hand!
I'm pretty remedial when it comes to my nail art tools - toothpicks, sewing needles, bobby pins, sponges, and saran wrap. These pens would probably be a step up ;)
ReplyDeletethey are fun! But my experience seems to be the statistical outlier. Most people hate them.
DeleteThats gorgeous!
ReplyDeletethanks!
DeleteI love this Nichole!
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DeleteI have a few of those pens. They work fine for me, but the black stains my cuticles like a bitch, so I just make sure to use it sparingly and remove carefully. They're not paint pens but they definitely work for a quick art fix.
ReplyDeleteyes. And dont get them on your bare nail! They will never leave you!
DeleteReally cute design! I've not tried the pens yet, especially since the reviews have ben less than positive, but maybe I should still pick up a couple to play with. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI am leery of trying the colored ones. I had a old-version pink and it was absolute shit.
DeleteGorgeous mani!! I've never used the pens before. My freehand is pretty rubbish so I just stick to stamping haha!
ReplyDeletesee, the trick it to embrace the chaos! ;)
DeleteBeautiful mani!!
ReplyDeletethanks!!
DeleteI haven't tried the Sally Hansen pens, but I have some others I got from a fair and I'd totally forgotten about them so thanks for reminding me! Maybe I'll try to recreate this look first. It's really cute!
ReplyDeleteAh! if you do I definitely want to see!
DeleteI ma such a spaz- I can't freehand anything. I like this look- it reminds me of grade-school love notes/doodles!
ReplyDeletehaha thanks!
DeleteI think I am one of those people who have never given nail art pens a fair chance. I just read the bad reviews on them and stay away. This mani came out so good though so I think you totally made me want to try them out.
ReplyDeleteaw thanks! You could probably get nearly the same outcome with a dotting tool though.
DeleteSo cute! I shake so much that I think I could manage abstract brushstrokes with these, lmao
ReplyDeleteperfectly imperfect, its my favorite thing.
DeleteThis came out fabulous! I absolutely hate those pens lol The black one looks like it took a sh!t on my nails and I just couldn't get it to work lmao
ReplyDeleteThe black one I have is one of the original ones, and the white is the new version...I am not crazy about the white one. It tends to crack and bleed. :( But If you accept the chaos it isn't bad.
DeleteOh I love this!! Looks like a lovely simple art piece!
ReplyDeleteThanks very much!
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