As the title suggests, today’s nail design is about red roses on grey. The grey part is played by Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Grey Area 330.
Grey Area is a complex color, with a name that suits it well. It looks grey in the bottle but somehow it’s a bit purple too, and a bit brown too. A perfect stormy mix of 3 colors in one bottle :) Much better than a simple flat grey.
Sally Hansen did a great job – Grey Area is smooth, creamy and opaque in two thin coats. It’s beautiful on its own, or as a base for nail art and other effects like glitters or color combinations. This time I combined it with China Glaze Kalahari Kiss in freehand lace nail art on my accent fingers.
Red roses on the tips are painted with Rimmel Riviera Red. I’ve already said a lot about that amazing red shade, so I’ll keep silence for today :))
For the red roses nail design I needed:
- Clear base
- SH Xtreme Wear Grey Area 330 (2 coats)
- China Glaze Kalahari Kiss 80528
- Rimmel Riviera Red 323
- Clear top
… and that’s it :) Thank you for reading, and see you soon!
It’s amazingly beautiful – you are so talented!
Thank you, Maria :) I’m glad you liked the roses!
Beautiful work – very elegant :) I love the color combination.
Hello, Andrea :) and thank youuu!
Beautiful design and artwork, as always :) x
Thank you, Anna :)
I absolutely loove the roses, I’m thinking of trying them myself, I don’t know what will come out :-s
Thank you, Roxy :)
Do not think, just try :D This roses pattern isn’t very difficult and I’m sure you’ll do just fine. Like they say you’ll never know until you try.
I love it!!!
kiss :)
Thank you, Maripi :)
Simply stunning:) x
Hello, Sara! Nice to see you :) and I’m glad you liked the design :)
Oh, I’ve been wanting to do roses for ages, yours are gorgeous! Nice selection of colors and very nice design!
I would love to see your roses nail art! I love your designs and I’m sure it would be something very beautiful :)
Absolutely stunning. I am in awe of you!
oh.. thank you! *blush*
I love the roses and grey area seems really great :)
yes :) amazing color! I knew I’ll buy it the same second I saw its swatches on the web :)
I use to read your blog using Google Reader, but today I decided pass by just to say I really enjoy your posts and photos! You have stunning nails, congrats ;)
Thank you! It’s nice to see you here, and I’m glad you like my blog :))
Truly lovely manicure! The roses are so pretty :)
Hei :) and thank you!