How To Get Ombre Nails - Black Nail Polish Trend. {this is glamorous} : adventures in love, design, fashion, home decor, food and travel: {how to: matte moon manicure} . . . despite recently picking up summery shades of crisp white & palest sunset pink, and exclusively wearing gold on fingers & toes for the past few weeks, have been falling for the CND ruffian matte moon manicure for its decidedly nautical pairing of gold & navy, created by painting pre-made gold tips with a coat of navy polish and a mattifier, perfect for summer afternoons and oceanside dreams . . . {p.s.} a similar look can also be achieved without chrome tips, using a gold base {try gold chrome #548}, then coats of navy {try inkwell #539}, finished with super matte top coat {also:} previous how-to‘s: h a i r * sexy & tousled * a side chignon * a classic chignon* a double-knot e v e r y t h i n g e l s e * a braided brass hex nut bracelet * a sweet nothings garland * a classic english hand-tied bouquet * summery ombé napkins.
Nail Art: Zodiac Signs. Nail Art is our new obsession and who doesn’t love reading their star sign on a daily basis? We love how horoscopes make us feel, they kind of guide us through life — give us hope, make us realize certain things that maybe we didn’t realize before… Items in main photo: Dannijo Finnegan Ring, Bracelet coming soon So we thought why not celebrate our zodiac signs with nail art? It adds a certain cosmic feel to your look… it’s perfect for late summer nights and even a summer solstice party. We met up with a local nail artist Kibby — check out her Instagram here. The product: Gold nail polish, gold glitter nail polish, a black nail art pen and a clear coat Step one: paint all the nails gold Step two: add the glitter coat Step three: with a steady hand start drawing the Zodiac signs (templates below) with the black nail art pen Step four: after each sign paint on top a clear coat to seal the art Step five: done!
Check out more of our beauty trends here Tags: beauty, nail art. Half Moon Nails — Pretty Shiny Sparkly. Manicure Mondays - Essie LuxeEffects & Fab Fatale. Essie LuxeEffects is a gorgeous collection of five shimmer, glitter and flakies top coats. I can’t remember the last time a brand came out with an entire collection of top coats, so this was really fun to review. I swatched one coat of each LuxeEffects over a neutral nude polish to showcase the difference between each topper. Sand Tropez (not included in the collection) is a beautiful khaki tan creme polish from Essie’s Spring 2011 A French Affair collection.
I used this as the base color for each LuxeEffect. This is two coats. Pure Pearlfection is a gorgeous white silver micro-shimmer. As Gold As It Gets is a gold flakies and micro-shimmer top coat. Shine Of The Times is an iridescent holographic flakies top coat that looks completely different over any base color and in any light. A Cut Above is a pink sequin and glitter top coat. Set In Stones is exactly like A Cut Above, but in silver. How I Wore Essie LuxeEffects My Thoughts On Essie LuxeEffects more fab. DIY Vena Cava Crescent Moon Nails. This fall Vena Cava sent their models down the runway with show-stopping nails. Their new take on the forties half moon nail is a fun twist on the ever-popular french manicure. This style looks just as clean and polished but has a fresh new graphic twist that is fashion forward.
Doing this yourself requires some time and patience – it’s a perfect Sunday afternoon DIY. Start with clean, dry nails Paint nails with base coat and then with the solid color you’ll be using. Now is where the time component comes in to play. Now take your blue painter’s tape and cut small half moon shapes in it. Carefully apply blue tape to each nail and press firmly down using a wooden manicure stick.
Once you have applied the tape (I did one nail at a time so I wouldn’t stick to everything) paint the black polish on the top portion of your nail. Repeat on each nail and finish with a glossy clear top coat. Like this: Like Loading...