Black French & Roses

Hi everyone! Today I have something a little bit different for you. As my nails were finally a bit longer, I really wanted to wear a french mani. I decided on a black french to make it a bit funky with some handpainted roses. I was loosely inspired by my new Dr Martens! 

I started out with a coat of Essie BBF Best Boyfriend on all my nails to even out the colour a little then freehanded the french tips using A England Camelot. I then used acrylic paints and a fine detail brush to paint the roses and finished with some tiny dots of Essie Good as Gold for a metallic accent then topcoat as always. 

I really loved how these turned out. It has been ages since I wore a french mani but I still love them just as much as ever, especially as a base for nail art. What do you think of this mani? 

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