Monday, August 1, 2011

Paw Print Tutorial - Manicure

This one's for all the animal lovers out there! I'm a huge dog person and I'm in the process of getting a few rats. So in honor of our furry friends, here's a super easy, generic paw print manicure. :)


First, I started off with just a plain black background, but any color will do.


Next, make two or more large circles. I used the nail polish's brush for this part, but you can also use a nail art brush or toothpicks, which ever you're most comfortable with.



Finally, I added three little dots for the toes. Realistically, cats and dogs would have four dots, but I'm in the mood for a cartoony look. ;)



Finish off with a clear top coat and you're done! I think this one is great for short nails and pedicures, but I think it also works for long nails if you add more paws. And this pattern will work well for any colors so go ahead and mix it up! :)



(My dog, Jake. woof woof!)

Monday, July 4, 2011

4th of July Manicure

Happy 4th of July everyone!!!

So it's been a while since I've uploaded anything and even looonger since I've done a tutorial. So why not do one dedicated to the United States of America? Look at what manicure I'm sporting today! :)



Ok, first star off with a clear base coat of polish and paint your nails red.


Next, use either a toothpick, a striping brush, or thin paintbrush and paint white vertical stripes. If you're really careful, you can use the nail polish brush itself, it's just much more difficult.
*Optional* Paint your nails white with red stripes. :)


Next, you're basically going to paint blue french tips. Just use your blue polish and paint a smooth curved line at the tips of your nails.


Now to finish it all up, add some stars! Just make small white dots along the blue area. I did five stars on each finger, so there are 50 stars in total!


And it's that easy! Just finish up with a clear top coat to protect your patriotic manicure. I think this manicure looks great on short nails, but I'm sure it'll be fabulous on long nails too! :)

Monday, May 9, 2011

Jeopardy

OMG O.P.I WAS AN ANSWER ON JEOPARDY TONIGHT!!!

Lol, just saying. I get excited over small stuff. :)