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Nail art tutorial nail art Nail art is everywhere right now, from the pages of top fashion magazines to the nails of that cool girl who works at the coffee shop on the corner. It’s even popping up on the red carpet (did you catch Zooey Deschanel’s tuxedo nail design at the Golden Globes this year?). Nail art can be intimidating at first, but don’t worry, you can totally do this! We’ve put together three nail art designs that anyone can rock, whether you’re a nail art newbie or a manicure master. You don’t need to buy expensive nail art tools – almost all of the supplies we use can be found around the house, like Scotch tape, bobby pins and Q-tips. Nail art tutorial: Neon polka dot French manicure Step 1: Paint each nail with a neutral polish such as a white or nude. Step 2: You don’t need to buy a fancy dotting tool – you can get equally great results with a pointed Q-tip, a bobby pin or an unfolded paper clip. Step 3: Avoid smearing by allowing the dots to dry completely before adding a top coat.

5 Big Nail Trends Happening Right Now: Which Would You Wear? : Girls in the Beauty Department: Beauty The 5 biggest nail trends happening right now all have very different vibes, which means that there's probably at least 1 you'll be drawn to. Celebration! Woot woot! Which one of these pretty looks would you most like to wear? Trend 1: Bold blue polish, like the cobalt you see here. The idea here is to go bright and saturated. Trend 2: Funky French manis, like this one I spotted on Jennifer Lopez. Here's where you can get creative with your combos. Trend 3: Bright, citrus-y orange shades (like you see here on Kim Kardashian). Think the color of a glass of OJ and you'll be on the right track. Trend 4: Ombre glitter styles (as found on Pinterest). Source: glitterandnails.blogspot.com via Beth on Pinterest The glitter can be at the base or at the tips, but either way, the idea is to make your nails look like they were dipped in sparkles. And trend 5: Sherbet-y pastels shades like Petra's March pick for Nail Polish of the Month. All pretty fun, no?

Chalkboard Nails: Valentine's Owl Nail Art Tutorial So, it has become pretty clear that you guys really liked my Valentine's owl design! It is one of my most popular posts and I've received a lot of really awesome feedback from you guys about how much you liked it. I had a request for a tutorial on how to do this manicure, and while I don't have time to do a full on-the-nail demo, I did manage to draw up a quick Photoshop tutorial for you all. Good luck, and enjoy! Using a striper brush, paint on two small lines for legs.Grab a nail art brush and paint a fat circle on top of the legs. By the way, feel free to replace "nail art brush" with small paintbrushes or whatever you can get your hands on.

NAILED IT! photos/post/design: Kristin Ess (wood floor insert photo from remodelista.com) You gotta love those magical moments when you’re just minding your own bizz and inspiration jumps out and smacks you right between the eyes. Not long ago I was looking through floor patterns for a home project. NOTE: Before you start, use one of your polish colors as a base for your nails about an hour before (or the night before) so they have plenty of time to dry before you apply the nail strips! Take a section of nail strips from the Sally Hansen Hard as Nails French Manicure kit and cut them in half long ways. normandlou 5 minutes nail polish removal tutorial Disclaimer: I am definitely recommending this method. I do not claim this as my own. I learnt it from Deborah Lippmann so I'll recognise her as the original source. However, the true origin of this amazing 5 minutes method is yet to be discovered. Nail polishes are terrific when you don't need to remove them. It used to take me up to 30 minutes swiping the nail polish off using millions of cotton buds. One bright and sunny day, I was browsing through my favourite nail blog (because I have no life), I came across a Youtube clip of Deborah Lippmann showing her quick and easy way of removing nail polish. Step one. Now grab your ball. It should come apart easily as the ball itself is produced by ravelling a strip like a snail shell. Split your strip down the middle vertically into 2 strips. You can continue to split but I like mine with a little bulk. Keep tearing until you have a lot. Now you have the cotton pieces ready. Nice and smelly. Press the wet CP onto your nail gently.

Splatter Nails Tutorial Splatter nails are super cool and easy to do, but they make a huge mess! I didn't tape my nails for this tutorial, and I really regretted it while I was doing the clean up. If you want a tutorial for how to tape off nails check out this one. In this tutorial I used Tip Top Nail Chic in Twilight for the base and splattered Beauty UK polish in Black and Lilac Girl, Sally Hansen Insta-Dri in Mint Sprint and Wet and Wild in Tickled Pink. Lay out newspaper to work over. Back to Tutorials Still have some questions? Copyright 2012 Lisa Bailey © Nail-Art-101.comAll Rights Reserved

Back to Basics.... So this might not exactly be basic to some of you, but it was one of my very first 'edgy' manis I did, lol. I never used to wear dark colors. I actually think this mani is what helped me fall in love with the matte polishes. Now, I know this is posted in my 'Playing Catch Up' post, back when I started this blog, but I decided to re-do it. For this I used OPI Lincoln Park After Dark Matte and just Seche Vite for the tips, to make them extra shiny :) I also noticed that my older version's pic was floating around on Tumblr a while ago, and some post had wrong info about it! This is not done with a black polish and matte top coat, although you could very well achieve the same mani using those, nor are the tips photoshopped in any way.

LuvableNails Mummy of Hotel Transylvanianail art is very easy and cute; just play with the stripe, add eyes, teeth, and you are finish! Like, Comments, and Sub. Watch LuvableNails Playlist: Visit my channel: Most recent uploaded videos and visit my channel Hello Halloween, Pumpkin, Costume, sneaky, Creepy, Scary, Beautiful Flowers The HUNGER GAMES by LuvableNails Angry Birds Cartoons and Disney nail art by Luvabl Thank you for watching, Luv you all, Music By: audionautix.com. ---------NOTE---------This is an ORIGINAL video (except Music) created and uploaded by me. The Music is created by Jason Shaw.

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