6.6.13

Nail Art: Harry Potter Inspired Nails

For my first post I thought it would be fitting to do some Harry Potter inspired nail art because that's where 'Swish & Flick' comes from! I chose to call this blog 'Swish & Flick' because I feel like nail polish brushes can be like magic wands that you can make magic with (i.e. beautiful colours and designs). I guess I also just wanted the name to be HP related because I love HP and nail polish :)

and now for my Harry Potter inspired nails!

Sunlight shot with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone


Sunlight shot

The symbols I used to represent HP were (L-R): Harry's Hogwarts letter, Hedwig's feather, the Golden Snitch, and the Deathly Hallows.

This is only the second time that I've attempted nail art using acrylic paints so there's a lot of room for improvement! I screwed up the Hogwarts emblem on the envelope but apart from that I'm really happy with how they turned out :) Hedwig's feather on my middle finger was the first feather I've painted and I'm really proud of it. Feathers are really easy to paint but they look so effective!

At first I was having a little trouble working with the acrylic paint because I found it to be a little thick (it was very cheap paint!) but after adding a tiny bit of acrylic glaze medium it became much more workable!

I used Essence Color & Go Blue Addicted as the base and added some lose gold hex glitters after I'd finished with painting and sealed them with a top coat.

Indoor shot w/ artificial light

Indoor shot w/ artificial light

I finished them off with Seche Ultra V topcoat (which is amazing) and three days later they are still perfect with no chips at all :)


Indoor shot w/ artificial light and a Golden Snitch!

Let me know what you think! Feedback is much appreciated :)
Caitlin, xo




11 comments:

Jade Carver said...

WOW! Seriously stunning!

Caitlin (Muggle Manicures) said...

Thank you! xx

Anonymous said...

Cait, glad to see that you've made a blog! Lovely nail art :)

Caitlin (Muggle Manicures) said...

Thanks Jasmine! I'll be making more posts once I'm finished with uni on the 21st :D

Elissa Vaughan said...

These are so awesome! :D ♥

Caitlin (Muggle Manicures) said...

Thanks Elissa! xo

Becca said...

These are SO amazing! Also love that there's another blog with a Potter themed name! :D xx

Caitlin (Muggle Manicures) said...

Thanks! I'm actually considering changing it haha (still hp related but). Check out my latest post and help me decide on a new name!

mem22 said...

These are some of the best Potter-themed nails I have seen yet!

Unknown said...

شركة مكافحة الصراصير بجدة
كشف تسربات المياة شرق الرياض
شركة تنظيف خزانات بجدة
شركة نقل اثاث من الرياض الى جدة
شركة نقل اثاث من الرياض الى الامارات
شركة نقل اثاث من الرياض الى المدينة المنورة
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El Awal said...

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شركة صيانة خزانات بالرياض
شركة صيانة ثلاجات بالرياض
شركة تنظيف بالرياض
شركة تنظيف بالرياض
شركة تنظيف بالرياض

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