GLITTER GRADIANT NAILS

Loving glitter right now. I originally was going to do a holiday french with red on the bottom and gold glitter at the top, but loved the glitter so much I just rolled with it. You can use any color glitter you like and a secondary polish that has glitter or shimmer to it

This look is super easy, but can be very messy, put down a piece of scrap paper, so you don't get glitter everywhere

Use bronze polish to make a messy french tip, let dry

Dab the bronze polish lightly over the glitter and blend down, don't use too much polish 

Sprinkle a few stray glitters over the second coat of bronze, let dry

Apply a coat of clear, start by adding a dolap of polish on the tip and pat over the glitter don't brush, let dry

Apply a second coat of clear polish 

Use your favorite fast drying clear coat, this bronze color is from forever 21

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MOVEMBER HANDLEBAR MUSTACHE NAILS

 

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Handlebar mustaches are endlessly amusing and I have to admit I was geeked when I saw a movember nail tutorial (tutorial below). 

A number of my coworkers participate in this cause and always send around hilarious photos of their budding beards throughout the month. The Movember campaign helps raise funds for prostate cancer and other cancers that affect men. 

This design was fairly easy and I Iove the results!

What I used:

essie, adore-a-ball

Milani, black sketch nail polish

Seche Vite, top coat

Nail art brush that doubled as a dotting tool

Start with two coats of polish, you can use any colors that you want for this design, it actually might be fun to do a multi-colored handlebar design.

Make two large dots with a dotting tool, or in my case the end of a nail brush which has the same affect.

Using the brush connect the large dot to the smaller dot. It should take about three brush strokes.

Cute polish tutorial:

STRAWBERRY PEDICURE

This blizzard had me in a funk, so when I gave myself pedicure this week I decided to skip the darker winter colors and brighten it up a bit.

Tools

• Base Coat
• Red Base Coat | Essie, Really Red
• Green Top | Sally Hansen, Fairy Tale
• Yellow “seeds” | Sally Hansen, Lightning
• Thin nail art brush
• Top Coat

Apply two coats of the red base coat and give it time to dry a bit.

Add the strawberry top using the nail art brush (I got mine from Sally Beauty Supply) or you can use the tip of the polish brush. Draw a line across the top as if you were doing a french then add the peeks (about 4-5). 

Next, using the yellow polish add the “seeds” onto each toe.

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TUXEDO NAILS

WAH is a kick ass nail salon out of London. If you haven’t heard of them definitely check out their website. Every week I ogle their unique creations and every now and then I give one a whirl.

My Inspiration




The Tools

• Revlon | Minted
• Sally Hansen | Commander in Chic
• NYC | Black Lace Creme
• Forever 21 | Nail Art Pen and Brush

How To

• Apply two coats of each color on both hands and let dry completely
• Use a thin brush or nail art pen to draw the tuxedo outline
• Fill in the “shirt” (upside down triangle) with the white polish
• Add two black dots starting at the bottom of the triangle, these are the buttons
• Draw two triangles, pointy sides facing, to create the bow tie at the tip of the nail
• Use the black polish to add the handle bar mustache on your index finger (if you aren't feeling the mustache you can add polka dots or stripes)
• Lastly, draw the outline for the POW! bubble and fill it in. (make sure you make it big enough fit the word inside)
• Outline with black polish
• Then, draw your action word

 

The Finished Look

Let your nails dry completely–if polish isn't dry clear coat may smudge your design–and add a clear top coat. Let dry and you're done!

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