Manicure Mondays – Real Snakeskin Manicure DIY « Fab Fatale. My buds, knowing the manicure addict that I am, love to share fun outrageous ideas with me. My good friend Kathy was watching The Today Show (video below) and they were doing an authentic snakeskin manicure that costs $300 in salons! How wild is that, literally?!? Kathy sent me the link and I was WAY way excited about the idea, but I really didn’t want to use real snakeskin and have PETA come after me lol. I’m not sure if they used snakeskin on The Today Show; however, we were able to .
Kathy was on the phone with her friend Heather, that works with animals, and had secured us some gray rat snake sluff within the hour lol. Try calling local pet stores if you don’t have your own snakeskin hookup lol. Real Snakeskin (Snake Sluff) A Base Coat A Base Color Thick Clear Top Coat Small Scissors Tweezers Kathy had the idea just in time for my sisters visit – my sister Lauren is the queen of the infamous lace manicure and feather manicure . The Today Show Snakeskin Manicure more fab. Spring Nail Art. Courtesy of Miss Pop Nails Nail art is hot this season, and while you might fret that it isn’t office-appropriate (there are some major designs out there!) , you can definitely find the right balance between 3-D stacks and pale pink. Nails are the new statement accessory that can take you from salon chitchat to conference room meetings, if you do it right. I personally understand the delicate difference, because before I became a professional nail artist (see my designs here!)
, I worked at one of the country’s largest and most conservative companies. I can attest that, even if your boss is buttoned-up, you can still fun up your fingers with an amazing mani. PHOTO UPLOAD: See Yourself With Perfect Skin The Reverse French The usual French Tip is at the edge of the nails, but the Reverse French (also known as the Ruffian French) is flipped. QUIZ: How Quickly is Your Beauty Aging? The Glitter Fade This nail look is like the dress that takes you from work to a night out on the town. The Half-Moon. Manicure Mondays – Feather Nails « Fab Fatale. My sister is back in Florida visiting from Washington and we’re having so much fun together! She did the way popular lace manicure for me last month and I dared her to come up with another manicure as fun as the last. We ended up in Michael’s with a cart full of feathers and boas and this is what we came up with. Feather Nails Manicure Ingredients: Bag of {faux} FeathersA Base CoatA Base ColorThick Clear Top CoatTweezers To recreate my feather nails, first prep your nails with a base coat – I used Essie’s Protein Base Coat , followed by a base color.
Next, top one nail with Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat and press a feather into the nail using tweezers quickly before it dries. Thanks so much to my sister for another fun manicure! Manicure Mondays – Lace Manicure « Fab Fatale. 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? . Nail Art Ideas & Design Pictures – 2013 Tips & Tricks.