Sunday, August 11, 2013

Valentine's Day Nails



Heart Monitor Nails

Start by painting each nail black. Then using a neon green, make a grid on each nail (the lines will be faint, this is OK. They are supposed to be that way). Then paint a white zig zag line for the heart rate and go over it in neon green. Under this line, paint a white heart and go over it with red.

Winter Snowflake Nails

This is a really cute design for the wintertime. It was my first time doing ombre nails and it turned out pretty well. Begin by painting each nail white. Then paint the tip of the nail navy blue, the middle of the nail blue and blend it with the navy by dabbing it. Then paint the base of the nail light blue and blend it with the blue by dabbing it. Using white, paint one or two snowflakes on each nail and dots of snow surrounding it. Once that has dried, paint a glitter polish over each nail to make the snow sparkle.

Zebra Stripe Nails

 Zebra stripes are one of my absolute favorite designs to do. Sometimes it can take a while to do zebra stripes. So if you don't have the time, just do your thumb nail and paint the rest of your nails black with a white tip. I used Zebra stripe nails for my Homecoming dance so this design can be used for all occasions.




Splatter Paint/Tie Dye Nails

 When I was younger, this was my favorite design to do. It's kind of a mix between splatter paint and tie dye. Start by painting each nail white. Then using at least two colors, dab one on the nails leaving some white spots. Repeat this with each color you have chosen. Sometimes I like to go back over the design with the first couple colors I use because they can become hidden.

Neon Stripped Nails

 This is a fun design to do. Paint each nail white and then using whatever colors you like, paint stripes on the nails. I really like doing neon colors because they come out bright and make you look more tan.



White Nails with Neon Tips

 This is personally one of my favorite and easy designs to do. White nails with neon tips are great for beach vacations! They make your tan look better and are very bright in the sun! You are sure to get lots of compliments (I know I did).



Polka Dot Nails

 This was the first time I had done Polka Dots so they aren't perfect. Polka Dots are a fairly simple design to do but me being a perfectionist, I don't do them often because I need the polka dots to be perfectly round.

*If you have a dot tool, it will make doing polka dots a lot easier*



French Manicure

 This is the only time I have ever done a french manicure. I think they look very nice on some people and are easy to do. I just do not like them on my own nails (I'm a colorful person and these are too plain for me :)

Name Nails

 I did not do these myself because my friend wanted to paint my nails. So she spelled my name out on each nail and drew sort of a flower/sun/star on my thumb nail. She used nail pens but personally I do not like to use them because they rub off easily.

Saturday, August 10, 2013

Tri-Colored Criss Cross Nails

 This is one of my favorite designs and it is very easy to do!
 Paint the base of your nails one color. Then using another color, paint a net pattern across each nail. Using a third color, paint a net pattern in between the lines of the first net.


Diagonal Striped Neon Nails

 Paint each nail white. Once dry, paint three different colored stripes on each nail. You can choose to do a pattern like the pictures or do different colors on every nail.

Tie Dye with Zebra Stripes

 Start by painting each nail white. Then choose two or more colors to use for the tie dye. To tie dye: wipe of the brush so that there isn't a lot of polish, then begin to dab the polish on the nail. Repeat this for each color you have chosen. Using black polish, paint one line that starts on the left side of your nail going to the middle and another starting from the right side of your nail.

Neon Nails

These are my favorite quick and simple nails to do for the summer. They bring out your tan very well.

*Paint each nail white before applying neon color, this will make the neon brighter*







Neon Rainbow Cheetah Print Nails

 Paint each nail white. Then paint a diagonal stripe of orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple/pink. Then paint different sized open and closed ovals.

Neon Rainbow Diagonal Stripes

  Paint each nail white. Then paint a diagonal stripe of orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple/pink.