Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Geometric Nails

  

 Theses nails may look hard to do but as long as you can paint lines you can do it. I like different patterns on each of my nails. In this nail design I used 2 different techniques to create the geometric nails. One technique is traditional and the other is not usually seen. I looked for ombre geometric nails and could not find the exact ones I was looking for. Here is my take on Geometric Nails.

Nail Polishes Used:
Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Hardener
Jordana in White
Julep in Niecy
NYC Long Wearing in 152 Tudor City Teal
Julep in Bea
Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Xtreme Wear in Lacey lilac
Nabi Nail Lacquer in Fruit Green
Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Xtreme Wear in Celeb city
Julep in Kaylen
Julep Freedom Polymer Top coat

Items Used: 
Cosmetic Makeup Sponge Wedge
Medium Nail Art Brush
Black Acrylic Paint
Nail Art Striping Tape (if you do not have striping tape cut thin pieces of tape)


The step I took to create the design was:
1. Paint all of your nails a thin coat of white.
2. Choose the colors for the ombre nails and the block nails.
3. For the Ombre nails paint three lines across a makeup sponge and sponge across the nail in a horizontal pattern for the ombre effect. You may need to do this process 2-3 times to make is opaque. 
4.Once you finish this clean up around your nails with a Q-tip and nail polish remover.
5. Paint simple lines to create a pattern similar to the taped off nails in the picture shown above.
6. For the block nails use the tape to make a geometric pattern as shown on the picture above then use different colors and paint over the white then immediately pull the tape off for a clean look.
7. Once you are done paint over the white spaces with the black acrylic paint and the medium nail art brush. Take your time and if you mess up you can use 99% alcohol and a cotton ball over dry nail polish to wipe off the paint and it will not damage the nail polish.
8. Let everything dry and add a good top coat! 

Your Geometric manicure is complete! I would love you to try this and send it to my email. I hope this helps and remember nail art is an art and is never perfect. With patience you can create millions of designs. 

                                              Love,











Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Galaxy Nails


Hi everyone I wanted to start out with galaxy nails because they are so easy and beautiful to create. With a little bit of patience everyone can recreate this beautiful nail art design.

Below is a picture collage of how i created these nails. Take your time and make this design yours.


The polishes I used are:
Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Hardener
Revlon Top Speed in Black Magic
Sally Girl in Epic
China Glaze Crackle in Latticed Lilac
Wet n Wild Wild Shine in Wild Card
Kleancolor Nail Lacquer in Metallic Aqua
Kleancolor Nail Lacquer in Metallic Fuchsia 
Wet n Wild Wild Shine in Wild Orchid
Wet n Wild Wild Shine in Kaleidoscope 
Elf Nail Polish in Fairy
Sally Girl in So 70's
Julep Freedom Polymer Top Coat

Items Used are:
Cosmetic Sponge Wedge
Eye shadow Applicator Sponges

Follow these steps and when sponging start off with a small amount of polish, then add more if needed. I hope this picture is helpful. I would love to hear feedback from my viewers with your opinion whether this was helpful or not. I hope you try this easy nail art design and welcome to my GALAXY of Nails.


Love,