28 6 / 2012
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
06 6 / 2012
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.
23 2 / 2012
1. Apply a base coat
2. tape your whole finger except your nail ( make sure tape is firm, you don’t want a mess)
3. take plastic straws and dip them into the nail polish you want to splatter with and then blow it onto the nail.
4. remove tape and clean up cuticle and skin
5. apply top coat :)
22 2 / 2012
Watermelon nails! There are many variations, but below are links to 2 tutorials. Enjoy & happy nail painting! :)
