Monday, August 18, 2014

How To Wear Nail Art



Hi Friends, Happy Happy Happy Monday! It's all about the nail today. So nail art has become a style statement and lets face it, a lot of us women express our moods through our fits and accessories including the nail polish. I personally lack the boldness, the experimental and artistic nature to be a nail trend setter, rocking nail art in different textures and finishes. How about you? Do you gravitate towards the easy breezy cheerful look of pastels, like a breath of fresh air and pretty/girly? So trendy, flirty and fun!
Do you love the razzle dazzle of metallics on your nails? Do you enjoy the thrill of textures? Do you like to jazz it up and let the free spirit in you out with glitter and rhinestone nails? Do you take your style cues from the 80's glam and are drawn to the fool proof classic red nail polish? Do you love the chic vibe of black nail polish and make it your go to winter and beyond color? Are you the gal (or dude) that changes her nail polish faster than a traffic light to match each outfit you wear? Do the stiletto nails and the underside blings appeal to you? Diva, you! The great thing about nail polish is that you can take it anywhere, literally. Long, short, curved, rounded, natural, coffin (yes coffin), french, wide, name it. I am a keep it simple kinda gal but when I ramp it up (which is not very often) I tend to follow some of the rules of thumb listed below.

Your nail polish should contrast /brighten your outfit, you come across as fashionable not costumey, especially if its not October and the Halloween super store has not set up shop, Ha!

Some pastels work really good matched to the color of the outfit.

Bright colored nail polish compliments your social uniform (LBD) for a night in the town and work best with dark shades for day time.

The more understated the color of your outfit, the better the contrast bright polishes give and the more forgiving the fashion police will be towards u for committing a fashion faux pas, if you did, that is.

Darker nail polish just like the dark lippy colors are no longer reserved for the vamp look. They are chic, edgy, fashion forward and fast becoming the new red. Wear with brighter colors again for the contrast.

I have a few die hard nail trend setter chicks on my FB page and I very much admire the futuristic art work they display on their nails. I imagine they'll be attention grabbing especially with a cocktail in hand.

I just received my vibrant red Christian Louboutin Rouge nail polish that promises chip resistant long wear. This beautiful true red polish packs a pretty punch and I totally own my sexuality wearing it. It has an easy application, is heavily pigmented and looks reliably chic on me (I suck at taking on hands pics, it looked nicer live I promise). The bottle! Yes the 8” tall spiky black bottle! A piece of art in its own right, is so very display worthy I’d get the nail polish just for the it. It's home, perched right next to my favorite fragrance on my vanity. Will be sure to let you know how it holds up if you haven’t picked up yours…

How do you dress your nails? Are you the timeless? The edgy? The risk taker? The free spirit? The thrill seeking? Do you go across the board in your nail art style? Let’s talk in the comments section below. Comment and hashtag or dm me your nail art pics to Fashionably_Idu on iG, OR tag Fashionably Idu on FB for a chance to add a little piece of Loubiworld, a bottle of the all new gorgeous Rouge Louboutin  to your collection. Winner will be announced on Monday the 25th of August. Good luck...












Toodles and see you back on Thursday.


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12 comments:

  1. Omg I want that nail polish. Your blog seems to be very high glam. Will you post street style too? Like jeans and prints?

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  2. Ma'am you are so stylish and beautiful I get lost looking at your pictures and forget to read.

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  3. Fashionably Idu, I have dm my nail picture to you. I love the nail polish. I hope I win it. P.S. I love your style and your humbleness is very refreshing.

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  4. About the give away can you clarify how many entries can one make? I sent 2 pictures :D

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    1. Hi there Marsha, you can only enter once :( but feel free to tag your friends. I've actually been loving prints so yes, I will.

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  5. Totally winning this! Tagged you on fb ...

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  6. OMG! that red nail polish looks amazing on you . I want it so much it hurts! 💅

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  7. Iduuuuu! I love the rings and everything! I thought of you when I saw a picture of the mail polish.

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  8. I love it ! I will buy it today. I love your pictures they entertain me on Thursdays and I have something to look forward to. Keep doing what your doing.

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  9. I LOVE THIS! My friends and I are crazy about you. I am getting my nails on Saturday, not too late to enter for the giveaway I hope. just a ittle off topic but what is your favorite fragrance?

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    1. Hi, no saturday is fine. I like Jasmine Rouge by Tom Ford. Thank you.

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  10. Sweetheart you are amazing just as the color red is....

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