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I’m so excited about this mani! I love Ikat designs and now I can do them without the use of special art tools and brushes. Yes Ladies, this was all done with bottle brushes.
An Ikat pattern lends itself well to the less precise lines of the bottle brush. It’s supposed to be a little messy. For this design I used Jordana Chiffon, Sinful Colors Innocent, NYX Girls Pink Strawberry, Zoya Robyn and China Glaze Liquid Leather.
Have you tried an Ikat mani yet? Will this less hassle bottle brush version entice you to try it?

These totally look like pictures from a coloring book to me. Although maybe I should’ve colored outside of the lines a bit more.
I purposely colored these stars in a little sloppily and streaky. I really did want it to resemble crayon. I’m really pleased with it. It’s a happy little mani.

I used Sally Hansen White On and acrylics to create this design.

I looove Cutepolish’s cartoon nails. I’m totally sporting that look on my toes right now. I wasn’t even going to attempt to outline my nails with my left hand, so this is what you get.

Half-ish cartoon nails. Without the outline, these are crazy easy; even with your non-dominant hand.

For this design I used all the same colors as my bow skittles. I was wearing the two designs together, so I wanted them to coordinate. I used Sinful Colors Savage, Timbleberry and Innocent, Sally Hansen Mellow Yellow and Wet ‘n Wild On a Trip.  I used white acrylic for the accents.

Aren’t these the cutest little bows?  These are very sweet and girly.
I started with Sally Hansen Disco Ball to give each nail a little sparkle. My bows were done with Sinful Colors Savage, Timbleberry and Innocent, Sally Hansen Mellow Yellow and Wet ‘n Wild On a Trip with black acrylic for the outlines.

Is that a long enough title for you?  Gradient, argyle skittles for Easter.  This is such a happy manicure.I love how many manicures can be done with the same set of polishes. I’ve been using these same polishes for the past several manicures.

For this mani I used Revlon Cloud, Wet ‘n Wild On a Trip, China Glaze Peachy Keen, Sinful Colors Hazard, Jordana Orangesicle, Essie Borrowed and Blue, Sinful Colors Aquamarine, American Apparel Butter, Sinful Colors Pull Over, Barry M Mint Green, Color Club Edie and Milani Fresh Teal. I used a white acrylic for the stitches.