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May 2016

Tie Dye Nails

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Start off with a base coat, I used Nicole by OPI’s “3-in-1 Base, Top Coat & Strengthener.”

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Apply a white base color to help the tie dye colors pop. I used Sally Hansen’s Complete Salon Manicure “White Out.”

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Then apply all the colors in circles around the center of the nail. Apply a blob in the center of one color, a circular line around that in another color and so on. I used a Simple Pleasures mini nail polish with no name, Jenna Hipp’s “Marshamallow Fondant”, Sally Hansen’s Hard as Nails “Heart of Stone” and “Hard Bitten.”

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While all the colors are still wet, lightly drag a toothpick from the center of the polish outwards from different directions.

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Wait a while for that to dry and then apply top coat. I used Nicole by OPI’s “High Shine Top Coat+”.

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Your tie dye nails are finished!

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Camouflage Nails

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Start off with a base coat, I used Nicole by OPI’s “3-in-1 Base, Top Coat & Strengthener.”

IMG_2128.JPGChoose a color that you want your camouflage pattern to be, I went with the classic green so I applied a medium shade of green polish. I used a Sally Girl mini nail polish that I don’t have the name for.

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Then with a sandy green color (or a color that goes along with your chosen color) apply uneven lines coming from the sides using the nail polish brush. This is a little hard to explain in words but hopefully the pictures will help. I used MAC’s “Before Dawn.”

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Repeat this step with a tan/beige color and a dark green (or with colors that go along with your color scheme). I used Revlon’s “Elegant” for the tan/beige color and Apple Barrel’s “Christmas Green” acrylic paint and applied it with a thick MASH brush.

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Then, go back with any of those colors, using the same technique, if needed.

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Lastly, apply a top coat, I used Nicole by OPI’s “High Shine Top Coat+”. I actually think this design would look better with a matte top coat so I will apply one later using OPI’s “Matte Top Coat”. It is better to apply a glossy top coat, let it dry, and then apply a matte top coat.

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Your Camouflage Nails are finished!

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Glitter Gradient Prom Nails

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Start off with a base coat, I used Essie’s “Grow Stronger” base coat.

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Apply a base color of your choice, or in my case, a color that matches your prom dress. I used Migi’s Nail Art Pen “Baby Blue” (I don’t recommend using this polish, it was extremely difficult to use but it was the only color I had that matched my prom dress).

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With a glitter polish of your choice, apply some to the tips of your nails. I started off with a small glitter, I used a mini nail polish by Sephora by OPI that I do not have the name for.IMG_2018

Apply a second layer to the tip of the nail because you want this part of the nail to have the most glitter on it.

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Then, wipe a majority of the polish off of the brush and apply some lightly below the tip of the nail to make the gradient effect.

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You can stop there or you can add more glitter with a chunkier glitter polish. Apply some of the chunky glitter polish to a makeup sponge or a sponge tip applicator normally used for eyeshadow. I used Emori’s “Silver Glitter”.IMG_2024

Sponge this onto the nail, try to get the bigger pieces of glitter closer to the tip of the nail and the smaller farther from it.

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Apply a top coat, I used Essie’s “Gel-Setter” top coat.

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Your Glitter Gradient Prom Nails are finished!

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Half Moon and Tip Nails

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Start off with a base coat. I used Essie’s “Grow Stronger” base coat.

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Apply a base color of your choice. I used Sally Hansen’s Hard as Nails “No Hard Feelings”.

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With another color of your choice, paint the half moon shape where the lunula is. I like to do this by first painting where it starts (on each side) and then finishing of the shape with the rounded top and the flat line on the bottom and then filling it in. I used Winstonia’s “Berry Wine” brush and Apple Barrel’s “White” acrylic paint.

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To create the tip outline use the same color and a striping brush and simply create a cruved line where the tip of the nail would be. I used Winstonia’s “Short” striping brush.

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Lastly, apply a top coat. I used Essie’s “Gel-Setter” top coat.

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Your half moon and tip nails are finished!

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My Nails got Smashed in a Car Door

My nails got smashed in a car door 😦 so sorry if my nails and overall nail shape look funny for a while. I will continue with my tutorials of course! But it will take my nails a while to completely heal and grow back some so bare with me with the horribly short nails and funny looking nail shapes!

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Floral Pattern Nails

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Start off with a base coat, I used Essie’s “Grow Stronger” base coat.

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Apply a base color of your choice, I used Express’ “Naughty” from the “Naughty and Nice” duo.

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With a white nail polish or acrylic paint, paint the shapes of the flowers, the will help the colors to look more vibrant and stand out more against the red background (or any background color). I painted a few rough circles for roses, three lines surround a dot and lines leading towards a center dot for daisies. I used Apple Barrel’s “White” acrylic paint and Winstonia’s “Fine Line” brush.

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Then, paint the stems and leaves of the flowers. I did this kind of random, I usually gave the bigger flowers the stems and just added leaves around them. I used Folk Art’s “Navy Blue” acrylic paint and Winstonia’s “Short” striping brush.

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Fill in the white flowers with some more colors of your choice. I used Delta Ceramcoat’s “Hydrangea Pink” acrylic paint (the light pink) and Craft Smart’s “Rosemarie” acrylic paint (darker, hot pink) mixed with the lighter pink and, Craft Smart’s “Red” acrylic paint mixed with the lighter pink.

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Give the flowers some details by mixing colors. With the red mixed with light pink, I painted a dot in the center of the rose and curved lines surrounding it. With the hot pink, I added some smaller lines in the daisy petals and a blurb in the middle of the other daisy and then a dot of the original color inside of that. I did the same blurb and dot technique on the redish daisy using the lighter pink.

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On the rose, repeat the step with the lighter and darker color to give it more detail.

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Add some dots in the center of the daisies using the same color used for the stems. I did this using a small dotting tool.

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Add some light pink dots in the empty spaces to fill up space. I placed some dots in trios and some alone.

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Lastly, apply a top coat. I used Essie’s “Gel-Setter” top coat.

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Your Floral Pattern Nails are finished!

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