Cow Nail Art

Moo! It was time to redo my manicure, and when I asked Alan what I should paint on my thumb, he said 'a cow'. Ok ... I did a cow! I found a great photo online and used her design on my thumb. Very simple, and 'udderly' cute. Haaaa!

I must say that I think I've found a combination of products that provide serious polish staying power. Life on the farm isn't delicate, and yet the combination of the products I'm using really take a beating and the manicure always holds up nicely. To tame down the cow design, I chose to just use the same pink that I used on the cow's nose on all of my other nails. Maybe they're her teats?! Haaaaaaaa!

Colors used on this manicure: "Snow Me White" by Sinful Colors; "Black on Black" by Sinful Colors; and for the nice dusty-pink nose I used "Eternal Optimist" by ESSIE.

I've been asked to share the general products I'm using for my nails, so here's a list for those of you who are interested:

• OPI Chip Skip
• Base Coat: CND Stickey
• Dotting Tools
• Dry Fast Top Coat: Seche Vite

I've found that with this combination of base coat and top coat, I can really wear any polish brand in between the two, and it lasts great! No chipping, and the polish keeps a nice shine all week. Last week I skipped the Chip Skip, and didn't have any issues with chipping, so I would say that item might just be optional.

Apply to nails in the following order:
    1: Chip Skip (a light cleanser that cleans oils off nail beds, not really a "polish")
    2: CND Stickey Base Coat (provides a nice, sticky base coat for polish to cling to)
    3: POLISH OF YOUR CHOICE!
    4: Seche Vite (a thick, quick drying, very shiny top coat -- I LOVE it!)

Comments

[Cat]

your cow is SO much cuter! thanks for sharing!

[Shellie Daniel]

This is awesome! I think it's funny that Alan suggested a cow. :) You have beautiful, healthy nails!

[Ling]

Awww, you did a great job! Thanks for linking to my tutorial :)

[Michelle]

Your nails are super cute. Have you tried regular acrylic paint for your decorations? I think it works... then just top coat.

[Sherri D.]

LOL...LOVE IT!!

[Diane M]

Such a cute face!!!

[diane mcvey]

OMG, that is GREAT! Love your cow, even if it isn't a Dexter! :D SUPER CUTE!
We have RAIN this morning, I'm ecstatic. I hope you get some, too!
HAPPY FRIDAY AND HAPPY WEEKEND!!!

[Shala C.]

very cute! still say you should sell these in your etsy shop. :)

[Mel]

Now that's what I call setting the mooooood.
You make me laugh! Pretty please do a pig next.

[Carol Dee]

Another cute one. Thanks for the tips, it looks like a shopping trip coming soon! And I already have a dotting tool! The stylus for embossing paper. It only have 2 size tips, a good place to start. TGIF and have a fun weekend. Hugs....

[Kim Ross]

VERY cute! Thanks so much for the product recommendations. I'll have to get Chip Skip and try it, because now everything just peels right off my nails.

[Jessica Canham]

So cute! I think you should have a different animal on each nail plus you and Alan (on your nails, not his!) :D

[Jennifer]

Hay, that's adoraBULL!! :)