Nails Painted

nailgasmdoc: #NailsDid: Rainbow oil spill nail polishes...

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:08:35 -0400

#NailsDid: Rainbow oil spill

nail polishes used:

color club “pucci-licious”

diosa “fuschia plans”

china glaze “flip flop fantasy”

floss gloss “con limon”

china glaze “fairy dust”

cult nails “nevermore”

Photo

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 18:14:29 -0400

Essie cute as a button

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 18:06:37 -0400

Essie cute as a button

Scrabble nails! So simple and adorable! :)

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 21:29:00 -0400

Scrabble nails! So simple and adorable! :)

Dotting tool

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 19:28:46 -0400

Need a quick dotting tool? Break a bobby pin in half and use the little balls on the ends! Happy painting! :)

Ombré nails

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 16:24:00 -0400

Ombré nails

Little notebook sketch nails! So cute.

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 18:04:38 -0400

Little notebook sketch nails! So cute.

Easy watercolor nails! Happy painting! :D

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:56:48 -0400

Easy watercolor nails! Happy painting! :D

Check out this interesting nail polish removing method. It is...

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:24:31 -0400

Check out this interesting nail polish removing method. It is supposed to help prevent your nails from peeling.

Here are a few of her other tips:

♥ Never use tissue to remove nail polish. Tissue is actually quite coarse and will damage your nails.
♥ My nails used to peel even when I used cotton buds. With this method, my nails don’t peel nor dry out anymore after removal.
♥ Always wipe from nail bed to nail tip. Swiping back and forth and/or in the opposite way will make your nails peel.

http://gingerbreadmanne.blogspot.com/2010/09/5-minutes-nail-polish-removal-tutorial.html

Photo

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:13:47 -0400

Dip straws in in different nail polishes for these cute circles!...

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:12:59 -0400

Dip straws in in different nail polishes for these cute circles! So simple! Happy painting! :D

Check out this great tutorial from the beauty department!...

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 03:37:50 -0400

Check out this great tutorial from the beauty department! http://thebeautydepartment.com/2012/06/turquoise-gold/

Start by painting your base with a nice shade of turquoise. We used this one.
Next, take a small plastic sandwich bag or plastic wrapper and crinkle it up. Hold most of it of it in your palm and make a “flower-y” shape with the rest as you see in the photo above. You’ll use this like a stamp.
Paint some of your gold polish (we love this one) on the plastic. Doesn’t matter how you paint it on or where.
Note: Dab the plastic bag/wrap on a piece of paper once or twice before you start to remove the excess polish. Now dab it on your finger. Then do the next finger. You’ll need to re-apply gold polish to the plastic bag every couple fingers.
After you finish dabbing the gold on each finger, clean up the edges with nail polish remover and a paint brush.
Add our favorite quick drying clear coat and you’re all set!

Another great nail tutorial from...

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 23:44:00 -0400

Another great nail tutorial from http://www.collegefashion.net/beauty-and-hair/diy-nail-art-tutorial-breton-strips-gold-glitter/ Happy painting! :)

What You’ll Need:

Base coat
White polish – mine is Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear in White.
Black polish – preferably with a thin brush for making nail art, but a regular brush will do just fine.
Gold polish – and, if you have it, gold glitter polish. I used Milani 3D Holographic Lacquer in “510″ for the dots and Sephora by OPI Top Coat in “Only Gold For Me” for the tips.
Dotting tool – you can pick up a professional one here, but I made my own by using the tip of a mechanical pencil with the led retracted. Other household items that could work are the flat heads of pins/bobby pins, the bottoms of matches and the ends paper clips. If you’re willing to get creative, I promise you can find something that will work beautifully.
Top coat

After applying a base coat and letting it dry, paint your nails white. You may need 2-3 coats to get even, opaque coverage. Wait until your nails are dry to the touch before moving on.
With the black striper polish, create four evenly spaced horizontal stripes across each nail, starting just a little bit below the nail bed and ending with the tip. If you don’t have a black striper, I explain a technique for making stripes using scotch tape here.
Next, create gold dots on the nail to emulate the brass buttons that are so often found on Breton stripe pieces. Take your dotting tool and, using the polish brush that comes with the bottle, dab a bit of gold polish onto the tip. Then make little dots in the middle of each white area between the black stripes, so it forms one vertical line of gold dots all the way down the nail.
Optional: To add a bit more sparkle to your manicure, take some gold glitter polish and put it on the tip of the nail on your index finger, and on more of your nails if you’re feeling extra sassy.
Slap on a top coat and you’re done! However, a word of caution: Make sure the black stripes are completely dry before applying a top coat. On my first attempt, I didn’t wait long enough and the black polish streaked a bit, which was very noticeable on the white background and ruined the crisp, clean look of the manicure. Don’t let this happen to you – give it a good half an hour before you put on your top coat.

nailpolishwars: I’m Seeing Spots! For how...

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 23:31:42 -0400

nailpolishwars:

I’m Seeing Spots!

For how to: http://www.nailpolishwars.com/2012/06/im-seeing-spots.html

pinkysnails: Black & Lilac

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 23:31:17 -0400

pinkysnails:

Black & Lilac

billythebrime: Rite Aid recently held a nail art contest with...

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 23:30:30 -0400

billythebrime:

Rite Aid recently held a nail art contest with the grand prize of $1000 and the chance to blog nail art tips and tricks, so of course I had to submit something. After multiple nail fails, I found this Missoni, Aztec graphic pattern online that screamed at me to translate it onto nails. It probably took me about 3 hours total to paint both hands.

*Tip to get thin lines, don’t use acetone when the polish you’re working with gets tacky, use a small drop of nail polish thinner and mix.

*And no, I wasn’t a finalist.

Colors Used-

Wet N Wild- French White Creme

Color Club- Gimme A Grape Big Kiss, The Lime Starts Here

Sinful Colors- Pull Over, Black On Black, Clementine, Verbena, Savage

China Glaze- For Audrey, Poinsettia

Icing- Purple

Essence Denim Wanted!- My Boyfriend’s Jeans

Nabi- Neon Green

Sally Hansen Diamond Strength- Ruby Sequin

Unnamed light pink

**Please vote for my villain nails in OPI’s nail art contest.**

nailsyall: Domino!

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 23:30:19 -0400

nailsyall:

Domino!

Great tutorial from...

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 23:25:00 -0400

Great tutorial from http://www.collegefashion.net/beauty-and-hair/diy-nail-art-cherry-blossoms/

What You Need:

Base coat
3 shades of pink – one very pale, one medium and one darker. I used Sephora by OPI Nail Colour in “Dear Diary…” and “How Cute Is That?” and Chanel Le Vernis Nail Colour in “Splendeur” (which has unfortunately been discontinued, but “Rose Exuberante” is similar).
Black polish – I used Milani Nail Art Lacquer in “Black Sketch.”
Bobby pin
Top coat

After applying a base coat, cover your entire nail with the lightest pink shade. Make sure it’s opaque – you may need to do multiple coats. Let this dry completely.
With your black polish, paint jagged lines on your nail to make the branches of the cherry blossom tree. These should be somewhat random, and it’s better if each nail doesn’t look exactly the same! My black polish has a thin nail art brush, but if you don’t have one with a thin brush, you can also use an old eyeliner brush or a toothpick and achieve the same effect.
Once the branches have dried, it’s time to make the blossoms. Take the medium pink, wipe the brush on the rim of the bottle so there is minimal polish on it, and then blot the tip of the brush (almost as if you were sponging the polish on) around the branches to make imperfect circles. It’s okay if they bleed into each other a bit; you want it to look like the branch is full of blooms.
When you’re finished with the flowers, take a bobby pin and dab a tiny bit of the darkest pink on the head. Then dot it in the center of each blossom. Repeat this step until every blossom has a pink dot in the center.
All finished! Allow your nails to dry thoroughly and then put on a top coat to preserve your blooms.

mililypolish: Orly Decades of Dysfunction with a design...

Fri, 18 May 2012 20:35:00 -0400

mililypolish:

Orly Decades of Dysfunction with a design free-handed by my younger sister. She draws amazingly intricate stuff!

lyndarthemerciless: Ice cream + clouds = a good Irish summer...

Fri, 18 May 2012 20:34:44 -0400

lyndarthemerciless:

Ice cream + clouds = a good Irish summer day. See Beaut.ie for the cloud DIY