Sunday, August 21, 2011

Zebra print! 2/5 * and more

This zebra print look is soo sooo easy to do.. it takes a little practice, but I think you'll get the hang of it.


This 2/5 difficulty nail design works perfect on fingers or toes and only uses 3 polishes! You can substitute some of the colors because this design isn't very strict.
Here is the design




I started with a base coat to protect my natural nails. After that dried I applied 2 coats of Tokyo Pearl by sinful colors.  I like to use a pearl color instead of white because I think it adds a whole dimension to the look.


When your pearl color is almost dry you can start your zebra print. The zebra print is a mix of straight lines, wavy lines, and lines branching out from one point.  Look at my thumb in the picture, the first line starting at the cuticle is a straight line.  The next was two lines branching off from one point.  The next line was straight, the one after that was wavy and so on and so forth.  You don't have to do them in any particular order.  I suggest that you have 1 set of branching lines, at least 2 straight lines, and at least 2 wavy lines.  


Once your zebra print is dry you can apply a top coat to ensure no chipping or fading colors.  For an added twist you can apply a coat of glow in the dark polish.  I bought one from Justice in my cousins mall- it was the only place I could find it cheap.   It is blue and pretty see through with minimal glitter, it doesn't mask the print and looks great in the dark!


I am so sorry that I don't have more pictures to show you, but thanks for reading and I promise to have more pictures next time! Thanks again and remember to become a follower!

Saturday, August 13, 2011

Bow Nail 2.5* / Blog details

Hi and thanks for visiting.  If you want to know more about how this blog will work keep reading otherwise you can skip to the words and pictures in red. First of all if you like this blog and want to stay more in tune to every weeks nail art, you can follow this site through google or subscribe by email.  Both of these option are on the left side of the screen.  Also you can expect a new tutorial either every Saturday or Sunday.  If you have any suggestions please comment on one of the blog posts I have made and I will definitely try to use your idea.  Also spread the word about this blog if you like it.  The more visitors the more popular this blog will become!

This weeks design is a simple bow. I did this on my big toe but you could do the design on your hands with your thumbs. I give this design a 2.5 difficulty out of 5, you should practice doing the bow on paper before you do it on your nails.  I did this using Sinful Colors: Glass Pink and Snow Me White.  I also used a fine tip nail art paint in pink and the Mary Kay base coat/ top coat. Here is a picture of them- sorry it's upside down I wasn't able to rotate it. 

     First I started with a base coat.  Then after that dried I put on a single coat of Snow Me White, I use this so that the pink is more opaque or non-transparent. Once the white has thoroughly dried I apply Glass Pink 3 times at about 4-6 minute intervals or as soon as the last coat is almost dry.  I do so many coats so that the color is as shimmery and bright as it looks in the bottle. You can do 1 or 2 for a very light pink look. Below is a picture of the white with the 3 coats of pink on top.


     *Make sure the Glass Pink is dry before you start the bow! 

To do the bow you can take any color of this nail art paint and sweep a straight line horizontally ---- across your big toe.  You can do this in the middle of your nail. After that paint an oval in the middle of your line. Then paint two triangles on either side of the oval. Fill in the triangles and let dry. Once dry you can apply a top coat and this is the finished look:




Friday, August 12, 2011

Welcome!:)

Hi there! I am so excited to show you all the fabulous nail art I have done and seen.  Every week I will post a different nail art tutorial showing the design, difficulty (scale of 1-5), steps, and tips to make the design.  If you have any questions just comment on this post(which you can do anonymously).  I hope you enjoy and if you have any suggestions you can also comment on this post or any future posts.
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