My nails!!!! :) 949 440 137 723 555 848 1103 1539 955 147 320 171 790 587 852 825 798 421 1009 233 207 642 411 663 404 433 407 1497 280 354 319 894 129 119 728 166 157 463 63 582 286 462 349 139 2078 1629. Mermaid Nails - Cupcakes and Cashmere. Share this image Share It Pin It For our trip to Costa Rica, I wanted fun nails that had an almost tropical vibe. I went back to Marie Nails (where I got this glittery combination) and got a bright tangerine color with graduated gold sparkles on just my ring fingers (which you can see here). It felt just festive enough and I couldn't wait to try out different combinations. Luckily my friend Marta was up for the challenge and let me paint her nails a pale greenish blue with aquamarine-colored glitter.
Share this image {Essie's Mint Candy Apple & Martha Stewart's Aquamarine Glitter} {Paint two coats of the nail polish} {Add top coat along the bottom half of the nail} Share this image {Dip a separate brush into top coat and then into the glitter} {Apply glitter to the bottom half of your nail} {End result} Manicure Mondays - Lace Manicure DIY | The Looks For Less - StumbleUpon. Hey Everyone, sorry I’ve been MIA for the past few days, but I was enjoying some much needed quality time with my mom and sister. I was on a mission to keep the computer off for my four day weekend; however, my sis and I did do a lil somethin for a belated Manicure Mondays post.
Here is a super fun real lace manicure that we worked on together – actually, I just sat there watching The Office marathon while sis did all the work :). This took more time than we expected and I’ll have to get back to ya on how long it lasts, but the end result was so worth it! Real Lace Manicure – DIY Ingredients: 1/2 Yard Lace From A Ribbon SpoolA Base CoatA Base ColorNon-Permanent GlueThick Clear Top CoatA ToothpickWax Paper To recreate this look, first prep your nails with a base coat and a base color because this DIY does involve glue and you do not want to glue lace directly to your nails.
I used Essie’s Protein Base Coat and Color Club’s Who Are You Wearing? . - StumbleUpon. Fun Fridays: Easy Nail Art | Softcup. As I have mentioned in the past, I am really enjoying Lauren Conrad's new website The Beauty Department. They always have fun hair, makeup, nail, clothing and decorating ideas that are a little out of the box. Take a peek at the website, you may be surprised at what you find. My newest find is nail art! A genius idea−applying nail polish to scotch tape to create shapes and lines to add to your mani, or pedi.
Step 1: You will need polish, scissors and scotch tape. Step 2: Apply polish to the tape and allow it to dry. Step 3: Cut strips out. Step 4: Cut triangles out. And last but not least, apply a good top coat.