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25 Awesome Nail Trends to Try. By Jaime Morrison Curtis | I’ve never been one for fancy manicures, but after a recent trip to London I think I may change my mind.

25 Awesome Nail Trends to Try

It seems that across the pond it’s become a bit of a craze to turn the tips of your fingers into ten tiny artworks. We are not talking the bedazzled acrylic talons of yesteryear — the new look in nail art is short, sweet, and just plain fun. Money Smart Nail Art: The Toothbrush Method Tutorial. Here's the tutorial for the hodge splodge nail art I posted earlier in the week.

Money Smart Nail Art: The Toothbrush Method Tutorial

It had a great response and 5 of you guessed my tool correctly - it was a toothbrush! Angie D, TheNailNut, Caitlin, TheBeauBow and Lisa all got it right... give yourselves a high five from me! Nail Polish: Sassy Nails and An Awesome Haul~ I'm pretty sure this is a kind of common design but I wanted to recreate it with these awesome colors.

Nail Polish: Sassy Nails and An Awesome Haul~

Want these sassy, chic nails? Then read on for the super easy tutorial. :) So easy, it doesn't even need instructions. But for those of you who do not know how, I took photos, see: The lack of light on certain times of the day is killing me. Easy Nail Art Ideas For Summer. We at Beauty High have decided to declare July “Manicure Month,” a month-long celebration of what we love most: nails.

Easy Nail Art Ideas For Summer

We’ve teamed up with nail art bloggers and manicurists from across America to bring you nail art how to’s, video tutorials, and manicure inspiration throughout July. DIT&O: Glitter Ombre Nail Tutorial. Nov. 2013- Thanks for visiting us!

DIT&O: Glitter Ombre Nail Tutorial

We are so happy you found us (most likely through Pinterest). I love glitter on my nails so much, I do this in multiple color variations, I am currently wearing a black polish with gold ombre look! We hope you visit our other posts! Centuries ago, nail polish was used to signify social class. Today, girls as young as 5 years old paint their nails and shades have a much broader range than they used to. 2011 brought us a number of polish trends.

Nails to DIY for: 20 Trendy Tutorials. Guess what? Crazy colorful nails are here to stay. - XOXO Alexis Leigh: Sugar Spun Nail Tutorial (video) Hi everyone!

- XOXO Alexis Leigh: Sugar Spun Nail Tutorial (video)

Today I have another video tutorial for you (remember my makeup brush cleanser video?) , a sugar spun nail art video! Nail Polish: Fancy Schmancy Nails. I love fancy nails on occasion (read: almost every weekend).

Nail Polish: Fancy Schmancy Nails

Sometimes I find really pretty designs - most of them using nail stamps. I use nail stamps, but not very often because I'm usually too lazy to use them (although I really love them) and because I suck at stamping - yes it's the perfectionist in me. I recently got a really good gold polish, and while I was toying around with that, stamps and tape, I came up with this. I think it's a good way to not have to buy new stamps and to re-use things that are around the house (uh-huh, my truckload of craft stuff).

First, paint your tape and then get some decorative edge scissors. Nail. Nail Polish: Gilded Nails. This post has been long overdue - I was planning to post this before Easter, but I had so many things to do I wasn't able to find time to do nail art.

Nail Polish: Gilded Nails

But hey, gilded nails isn't just for Easter, right? So read on to find out how I achieved this effect, it's super easy I swear! The secret, natural loofahs of course - the ones that are coarse and shriveled up at first but when you drench it in water it'll expand. ...love Maegan: Halloween Manicure : Black, Copper, & Silver Metallic Seismograph Nails... Halloween or not, this may be one of my new favorite manicures ever.

...love Maegan: Halloween Manicure : Black, Copper, & Silver Metallic Seismograph Nails...

Done with metallics, shimmers, and fine glitters, any three colors would look fantastic really. After compiling my Halloween manicure ideas from around the web, I was determined to create something different. Feather Manicure. I bought these feathers a few weeks ago and I knew they'd make a gorgeous mani.

Feather Manicure

Here's how to recreate the look. NAILED IT! Photos + post by Kristin Ess If you’re a fan of pretty shiny things, you’re going to love our first spring mani of the season. We all know everything looks better dipped in gold, so we thought this should do the trick. 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.

My favorite pattern in the world is called the “herringbone pattern”. MANI MONDAY: DIY GLITTER POLISH. Photos/post/graphic design by Kristin Ess A lot of you have mentioned that some of the polishes that we’ve posted in the past are too expensive when you’re living on a budget. Well, this sparkly DIY glitter polish tutorial should help you out. PRETTY POLISH IDEA.

Photos + post by Kristin Ess First of all, sorry for the lack of posts this week. By now you know that Lady Conrad has a brand new book called THE FAME GAME. We joined her on her book tour and that busy schedule left little time for much else. Tuto. Bonjour les filles ! Je reste dans mon délire "Je rentabilise à fond mes vernis menthes" en vous proposant un nail art qu’on pourrait appeler chevron ombré, ou un truc du genre. J’ai utilisé plusieurs vernis pour le réaliser: Saint George de chez A England, At Vase Value de China Glaze, Syrma de LM cosmetic, Mind your Mittens d’Essie et le Mor12 de Nfu Oh.

Bien évidemment, le même motif est réalisable avec plein d’autres nuances et marques, c’est juste que ce sont eux que j’avais sous la main au moment où l’envie de gribouiller sur des ongles m’a prise ! L’idée me vient d’une image de mon dossier inspi, un nail art réalisé par Nailuminium sur instagram, une fille que je vous encourage d’ailleurs vivement à suivre puisqu’elle a de très bonnes idées et des réalisations toujours parfaitement exécutées qui donnent envie de tenter tout ce qu’on voit :) Enfin bwef, je vous montre les différentes étapes et vous fais un petit topo:1. # Thesundaynailbattle / / Gradient Nails. Plantons le décor, comme d’habitude : Dimanche, Sunday Nail Battle, Odile et 10 tubes. Encore une fois, elles m’ont fait bien plaisir avec le thème de la semaine puisqu’il s’agit de ma technique favorite du moment: le gradient.

Je vous l’ai dit l’autre jour, si je n’avais pas de blog sur lequel il faut se renouveler sans cesse, je ne ferai plus que ca en ce moment ! Cet hiver j’étais accro aux gradient de paillettes, cet été je suis passé aux dégradés de couleurs. Bref, j’aime d’amour le résultat qu’on peut obtenir, comme ici ou encore ici par exemple. Pour aujourd’hui, comme à mon habitude, je n’ai pas su choisir, j’ai donc fait deux nail art totalement différents.

12 Amazing DIY Nail Art Designs Using Scotch Tape. Beauty By TotallyLoveIt | If you’ve ever wondered how girls get perfectly geometric nail art, the execution probably involved something as simple as cut-up Scotch tape. These simple visual tutorials show you how to make some striking designs without a trip to the salon. The Nailasaurus. How to-sday . chevron fingernails. Welcome to my new readers from Pinterest, Shop Ruche, and the internets far and wide! If you like this post, you might consider subscribing by RSS or email to get updates and exclusive content! Now that I'm done being a student and am safely nestled into the world of nine to five, I've had to reign in some of my fashion inclinations just a bit. No more purple hair.