One of my wonderful readers asked me a little while ago if I could do Ruffian Nails with fall colours. It was exactly the push I needed to make my first attempt at this nail-art design.
I used Illamasqua Charisma and Illamasqua Creator, 2 polishes that I recently reviewed. (I’ve included links to both posts later on in case you’re curious about seeing swatches.)
Okay, so this colour combination is more winter than fall. And for a traditional Ruffian manicure, I should’ve brought the black further up on the nail so that there’s less of the raspberry showing. Now I know for next time! 🙂
Edit: Originally I called these Ruffian Nails. Hmm…but I now think it’s more accurate to call them Half Moon Nails. Apparently Ruffian nails are like thin Cs along the cuticle. Rats! All this time I thought this is what Ruffian nails were. Sorry about the confusion! I’ve swapped out the text later on in this post. (Looks like I’ll have to do another look to fulfil my reader’s request.)
Another Edit: Click here to see my post which actually features Ruffian nail art!
from the upcoming Generation Q Fall/Winter Collection that will be due out September 6.
Essie Tart Deco is a soft cantaloupe coral, but somehow I pulled out some pink during the photoshoot.
Illamasqua Charisma has a lot to live up to with a name like that. But guess what? It totally does!
Despite it being released before I was even born, Zoya Song immediately calls to mind the Neil Diamond tune named Song Sung Blue.
China Glaze No Plain Jane from the New Bohemian Collection is the purple that I was curious about trying because it looked like it had some gold in the bottle.
Compared to the other hues in the New Bohemian Collection, China Glaze Swanky Silk was the most tame…but that’s why it intimidated me.