#TRENDINGTUESDAY Diana Pajeva, Diana’s Nail Art
By Sophie Nutt | 29 May 2018 | Feature, Tech Talk
We want to see the designs trending at your nail desk!
Diana Pajeva, of Diana’s Nail Art, reveals that kitschy chic leaf designs have been popular with her clients recently.
“Palm tree, leafy patterns have been a huge trend in high-end designer clothes for spring/summer collections. As well as that, the pattern reminds my clients of holidays, beaches and enjoying a peaceful life somewhere on an exotic island. Green is a very fresh and organic colour! Minimalistic nail art is growing in popularity and I am very excited about this trend.
“My client was having a treatment for gel infills and came in with an idea of wanting ‘some kind of leafy pattern’. To make the design stand out, I chose a neutral background colour from Arnelle Colorelle. I’ve been using their products for quite a while now and I’m absolutely in love with their highly pigmented gel polishes, meaning this light base colour was applied in just one coat. I then painted the leaves using a new shades of green gel polishes, and used black and white gel paints for contouring and shadowing. Once the final top coat was dry, I decided to create a ‘water drops’ effect using sculpting gel and a dotting tool – it makes the pattern appear even more realistic.
“I love this leafy pattern trend on fabric, furniture and tiles, so why not incorporate it into nails? I’m sure this is a trend that will stick and I have a feeling that I’ll be doing a lot of different variations of this nail art throughout the summer. It can also be matched with bright colours to make it more of a holiday-worthy look!”
Check out more of Diana’s work by clicking here!