Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Festive Autumn Tree/Foliage Nail Art

I know I mentioned this in Monday's post, but I was really inspired this past weekend to do some nail art. I realized when I was working on my guest post for Let Them Have Polish that I have done barely any nail art recently and it made me sad! So to remedy the lack of nail art situation, I looked at some of the recent photos that I have taken and drew inspiration from them! This mani was inspired by a photo of the fall foliage at the lake behind my house; you can see that photo at the bottom of this post.


I started out with two coats of Rescue Beauty Lounge Bella for my base and sponged the "leaves" with Rescue Beauty Lounge Santa Fe, Zoya Elisa, and Illamasqua Scarab. Once I was satisfied with the color variety for the trees, I drew the actual tree on with a thin brush and Milani Dark Coffee. I thought the design was missing something, so I sponged Shimmer Tracy on the rest of the space. I'm glad I did; the gold glitter reminds me of leaves blowing around in the wind!


Lastly, here is the photo that inspired these nails! I took it with my iPhone and added a filter to make it a bit more pink so that it would match my phone case when I used it as a background. I hope you guys enjoyed this mani; I know I did! :)

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35 comments:

  1. SharonOctober 10, 2012 at 6:27 AM

    Absolutely amazing! Love the inspiration photo too.

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  2. NatalieOctober 10, 2012 at 6:56 AM

    OMG this is amazing! I love it so much! Best mani of the week! :D

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  3. UnknownOctober 10, 2012 at 7:01 AM

    Wow! love that you were able to capture the photo to a T! fantastic :)

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  4. UnknownOctober 10, 2012 at 7:36 AM

    This is outstanding <3

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  5. UnknownOctober 10, 2012 at 8:15 AM

    Ohmagawsh this is so gorgeous!! Great job!! Wow the sponging around the tree is beautiful. U did an amazing job on this!! I bow to u nail art queen!!

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  6. UnknownOctober 10, 2012 at 9:10 AM

    This is truly STUNNING.

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  7. UnknownOctober 10, 2012 at 9:14 AM

    This is gorgeous! I am such a sucker for anything with trees! Love it!

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  8. Rie (Nails and Noms)October 10, 2012 at 9:18 AM

    This is absolutely gorgeous!

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  9. mytokidazeOctober 10, 2012 at 9:24 AM

    WHOA! o.O

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  10. beth c.October 10, 2012 at 9:26 AM

    WOW!! this is BEAUTIFUL!!!!

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  11. KripaOctober 10, 2012 at 9:39 AM

    I think your photo and your interpretation is amazing! You are right about the gold glitter. It really adds to the 'scene'. :-)

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  12. AnonymousOctober 10, 2012 at 10:25 AM

    Great Scott woman! Your nail art is absolutely amazing!

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  13. UnknownOctober 10, 2012 at 10:28 AM

    OH WOW! This mani looks stunning!

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  14. Deborah - Love. Varnish, chocolate and more...October 10, 2012 at 11:30 AM

    Awesome manicure based on an awesome picture!

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  15. CandiceOctober 10, 2012 at 1:44 PM

    Chelsea, this is stunning! What app did you use for that filter on that picture? It looks beautiful. Also, if that matches your phone case, I would love to see that too! (I'm on a hunt for a fabulous phone case).

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  16. Krista-RaeOctober 10, 2012 at 1:46 PM

    This is absolutely stunning!

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  17. janineOctober 10, 2012 at 2:47 PM

    <3 <3 <3 so beautiful...

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  18. MissAdelinneOctober 10, 2012 at 4:06 PM

    This nail art is really amazing!

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  19. ÅsaOctober 10, 2012 at 4:42 PM

    What a nice photo! :) So beautiful! Wish I had it as background for my phone :)

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  20. Jamie @ Polish, Please!October 10, 2012 at 4:48 PM

    Wow!!! So pretty!!

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  21. AmeliaOctober 10, 2012 at 4:51 PM

    just ... WOW xx

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  22. UnknownOctober 10, 2012 at 7:11 PM

    Stunning manicure. xx

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  23. Rozen SakuOctober 10, 2012 at 9:47 PM

    OMG IM HOME! Finally another place i can get my nail addiction fix!
    From a new reader & follower
    Sakura x
    http://sweetdaysofgirlie.blogspot.com.au/

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  24. Missy M (Gnarly Gnails)October 10, 2012 at 10:38 PM

    woo girl - this is FAB-YOU-LUS!!

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  25. SamariumOctober 10, 2012 at 10:47 PM

    Gorgeous!!

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  26. AnonymousOctober 11, 2012 at 3:11 AM

    OMG this is such a beautiful mani.

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  27. Taneja's BrideOctober 11, 2012 at 10:06 AM

    ART!

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  28. Cindy HOctober 11, 2012 at 11:12 AM

    That is really beautiful. Love the colors!

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  29. fingersOctober 11, 2012 at 3:40 PM

    OMG THis is amazing!!!!

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  30. JaceeOctober 12, 2012 at 12:27 AM

    I love this mani! The detail is exquisite! Overall, it's really just beautiful.

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  31. AnutkaOctober 14, 2012 at 1:50 PM

    Gorgeous! I absolutely love this manicure :)

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  32. UnknownOctober 22, 2012 at 4:55 PM

    Gorgeous! Want this on my nails

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  33. iPad Mini HeadphoneNovember 9, 2012 at 7:41 AM

    That is absolutely gorgeous!

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  34. UnknownSeptember 25, 2013 at 10:49 AM

    AMAZING job!

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