I have some very simple nail art for you today inspired by the recent spring collection 2014 from L'Oreal. Every time spring rolls around I will actively seek out the L'Oreal polishes as I think they do an exceptional job every year capturing the colors that I most associate with the springtime. I wasn't able to find all of the polishes, but the ones I did find were utterly gorgeous so I wanted relatively simple nail art to capture their aesthetic.
Le Pastille is this lavender/gray polish filled with black speckles unsurprisingly given the name. I love how delicate this polish is given how jam packed it is with black matte glitter. However because it is so chocked full of lovely in a pale base patience is required during application to reduce drag. It was opaque in 3 coats.
Sweet Lilac is a straightforward pale pale lavender polish. It's so delicate and wispy it reminds me of the first buds of cherry blossoms seen around DC which aren't pink but instead almost a pale blushing lavender leaning toward white. I used this polish to top Le Pastille and using Nail Vinyls created horizontal stripes. I then accented the stripped nails with color coordinating studs from Pueen Cosmetics. Finally, I mattified the whole shebang to create the final product.
So what do you think? This is very simple especially for me. However, I loved how these polishes looked matte and the contrast of the gray and lavender colors. This is one of those mani's where I wound up thinking, occasionally simplicity is lovely. I hope you'll agree. Thanks so much for reading and see you next post!
