Brick Nails

1 Jun

I love these nails!  I’ve had bricks on my “To Do” list for a while now.  Why did I wait so long to try it?  Oh wait, that’s right, it took forever!  That’s why!

Of course I didn’t anticipate that.  I initially thought I would start with red and fill in the grout lines with a thin, striping brush after the fact.  I decided against it because I didn’t want the lines to be too straight.  I wanted it to look  imperfect just like real brick.

I started with a base color of Essie Power Clutch then sponged some Sally Hansen Wet Cement over the top of it virgated effect.  To make the bricks I went back in with Julep Boris & Nicole and a small dotting tool.  I love the dimension!  I’m keeping this one on for a few days.  I love it and it was a ton of work, so it deserves to stay put for a while.

Who would’ve thought that brick nail art would have been so fantastic!  This mani was super easy to photograph too.  Bonus!

28 Responses to “Brick Nails”

  1. Amanda (Mae) June 1, 2012 at 6:28 am #

    I love it! This looks amazing! I love the colors too awesome job!

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  2. Raggio di Luna June 1, 2012 at 7:15 am #

    Beautiful idea and perfect execution! :-)

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  3. Tara June 1, 2012 at 9:20 am #

    Wow. This is perfect!!!

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  4. sjp73 June 1, 2012 at 2:56 pm #

    This is amazing!!!!

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  5. Erin Elizabeth June 1, 2012 at 3:32 pm #

    That looks really good.

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  6. Laurie June 1, 2012 at 3:47 pm #

    Thanks for taking the time because this is awesome!

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    • TopCoatIt June 1, 2012 at 11:05 pm #

      You’re welcome and thank you Laurie! :)

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  7. gnarlygnails June 1, 2012 at 4:04 pm #

    this is SO awesome that i have no words. other than those.

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  8. Amanda June 1, 2012 at 5:00 pm #

    How perfect that you used Wet Cement for this!

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    • TopCoatIt June 1, 2012 at 11:07 pm #

      Oh yeah! I didn’t even think about that.

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  9. Pamela Benton June 1, 2012 at 11:08 pm #

    So beautiful and great dimension!

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  10. Michaela June 1, 2012 at 11:10 pm #

    awesome!!!!

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  11. Debbie Crumpet June 2, 2012 at 1:54 pm #

    wow, well done – i have failed EVERY time i’ve tried bricks :) xx

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    • TopCoatIt June 2, 2012 at 8:08 pm #

      Thanks Debbie! I really don’t want to take this one off.

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  12. Jenna Froggy June 2, 2012 at 6:13 pm #

    This is really fantastic! I never would have thought anyone could make bricks look this beautiful <3

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    • TopCoatIt June 2, 2012 at 8:09 pm #

      Thanks Jenna! Such a simple thing, but I do have to agree that it turned out pretty beautifully.

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  13. rmcandlelight (nailsbeautiqued June 2, 2012 at 10:20 pm #

    Wow! I never seen a brick mani done before. You did an excellent job. Pls give us a tutorial :)

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  14. Crystal June 3, 2012 at 12:21 am #

    Holy crap this is awesome! I love all the different techniques you incorporated – and such depth with the colors! Very unique and cool :D

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  15. Cheryl Cheryl June 3, 2012 at 9:09 pm #

    wow. the bricks even look 3-D. I’d keep this on too!! lol. nice!

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    • TopCoatIt June 3, 2012 at 9:12 pm #

      It really did have a ton of dimension! Thanks Cheryl!

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  16. Jessica June 3, 2012 at 11:08 pm #

    This design is awesome!! love your technique!

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  17. Kripa October 7, 2012 at 4:41 pm #

    This is amazing! Love it!

    Reply

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