An Islanders Beauty: Cheshire Cat look 2 ways

Cheshire Cat inspired nail art

I have created 2 Cheshire cat looks; my first look is using pink and purple stripes with a smiling Cheshire and the second look is simple alternated nail colour and nail transfer.

Striped Cheshire Cat

Step One – Prep work

For this look you will need

Pink Polish – I used Leighton Denny ‘Pink Promenade’ (review Here)
Purple Polish – I used Essie Sittin Pretty
French manicure tip guide stickers
Top coat
Nail transfers

Step Two – Base colour

As a base colour I used the pink colour first as it created a cleaner look when the purple was added, when I tried it with the purple first the stripes where less defined and look blurred rather than the crisp look I wanted. I think a bubble gum pink like ‘Pink Promenade’ is the best shade of pink for this look as the original Disney version really pooped.

Paint all your nails with a full coverage to get the solid colour, I used 2 coats. Make sure the pink layers are fully dry before continuing to the next step, I waited a couple of hours before I moved on.

Step Three – Creating the stripes

I wanted a curved stripe rather than a perfect straight edge due to the Cheshire Cat being slightly plump. To get the curved stripes I used French manicure tip guides; I used two tip guides per nail at differently levels.

Step Four – Adding the purple

Once all your nails have their stickers applied you need to add your purple colour; for my purple I chose Essie Sittin Pretty. Carefully apply the colour over your full nail don’t worry about going over the stickers you will pull them off any way.

Step Five – Remove Tip Stickers

This step can be nerve wracking; my advice is go slowly, very slowly. If you feel the pink layer is lifting try removing the sticker from the other side of your nail. If the colour does lift from underneath don’t worry, simply fill back in with the pink nail colour and a small brush.

Step Six – Adding the smile

This step doesn’t need to be added as the stripes look great however I had the perfect nail transfers for the job. I simply added a smiling happy day cat face transfer to my ring finger (nail transfer step by step can be found Here)

Step Seven – Finishing touch

As a final step for this look is to add your top coat, this is important to seal all the colours together and gives a smooth finish.

The second look is very simple; alternate your nail colours between Pink and Purple. This gets the colour ways of the original Disney colours. I added the same nail transfer as the more advanced look on my ring finger.

The ring pictured in this look is a genuine Swiss Blue Topaz ring from Gemporia; this is honour of my fourth wedding anniversary which blue topaz is the anniversary gemstone.