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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Christmas Penguin using Born Pretty Acrylic Paints

Happy Wednesday! Today I have a cute Christmas penguin mani to share with you. I've been practicing my freehand skills and I have a long way to go but these didn't turn out too bad. For the penguin colors I used the Born Pretty Acrylic Colors Nail Art Kit.


A closer view to show more details of the penguin. I learned how to make snowflakes here.

The kit comes with 2 paint brushes, 12 colors and 2 palettes. I usually paint using an old coffee lid so it was nice to work with a more professional palette. The palette's are about 4 x 6.5 inches.

Overall this is a nice set and has a good selection of colors. I love working with acrylic paints because if you make a mistake you can wash it right off with water or alcohol. I wish I would have known about them when I first started working with nail art. I started off using real polish which is a pain to remove when you make a mistake. I think this would be great kit for a beginner or a more seasoned nail artist that wants a lot of color options. There are no pastels, besides yellow, but the paints can be mixed with white to lighten the colors. I used a pink I already had in my collection for the snowflakes.


So what do you think about freehand nail art? Have you tried any freehand designs?

Oh and I almost forgot. Tomorrow I will start a 10 day nail challenge. Feel free to join me if you like :)






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15 comments:

  1. UnknownNovember 30, 2011 at 1:51 PM

    Love that set! And the penguin is adorable!

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  2. Colores de carolNovember 30, 2011 at 2:16 PM

    Wow!
    This is so pretty!
    You did a good job!

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  3. Enamel GirlNovember 30, 2011 at 8:52 PM

    Thanks ladies :)

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  4. AnastaciaNovember 30, 2011 at 9:04 PM

    Amazing Christmas/winter design!! I got the same acrylic paint kit and gonna do a nail art soon :)Can I link to ur blog post too?

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  5. AnutkaNovember 30, 2011 at 9:45 PM

    So adorable! I love it :)

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  6. Amber @ My Nail GraffitiDecember 1, 2011 at 12:48 AM

    So cute! One of my fave color combos for Christmas!

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  7. prettybeautiful.netDecember 1, 2011 at 1:58 AM

    super cute penguin! :D i am in love with acrylic colors too, so easy to work with and to erase the mistake. i will use use Q-tip dipped with water to remove minor error

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  8. TinaDecember 1, 2011 at 6:08 AM

    So cute!

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  9. Sal - AlienOnToastDecember 1, 2011 at 6:54 AM

    i love it - super cute!!

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  10. Enamel GirlDecember 1, 2011 at 9:56 AM

    Thanks ladies. Hope you're having a great day!

    @Prettybeautiful. That's a good idea. I made a few mistakes last night and used a paper towel. I'm sure a q-tip would be more precise.

    @Anastacia. I don't mind.

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  11. nail crazyDecember 1, 2011 at 12:52 PM

    love it, so cute :-D

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  12. joanna-kuangDecember 1, 2011 at 3:54 PM

    I would love to see a tutorial of your free hand penguin! I watched all the penguin nail art tutorials on youtube and thought yours was the best!

    Would like to know how you drew the eyes, hat, and the wrap-around scarf.

    Absolutely adore your cute penguin <3

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  13. Enamel GirlDecember 1, 2011 at 4:45 PM

    Thanks Nail Crazy :)

    @Missy Joey I don't have a tutorial but Simply Rins made and easy elf tutorial that describes how to make characters. I used the same principal of starting with an outline and then filling it it. Her video describes in detail. Here's the link:

    http://www.rina-alcantara.com/2011/11/nail-art-tutorial-santas-elves.html

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  14. aoanaDecember 2, 2011 at 6:45 AM

    this is so cool!!!I love it a lot.it looks great

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  15. CamyDecember 2, 2011 at 6:46 AM

    This is sooooo cute! love it! ♥

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