Monday, July 30, 2012

Black & Lavender Nails


  1. Paint two coats of a lavender polish, such as Essie She's Picture Perfect, on each nail.
  2. Using craft scissors, cut five 1.5 inch long pieces of scotch tape in half.
  3. After nails are dry, apply one piece of tape (jagged edge facing the outer edge of nails) in the middle of each nail.
  4. Paint 2 coats of black polish, such as Essie Licorice, over nail and jagged edge of tape.
  5. Remove tape after allowing nails to dry.
  6. Finish with a top coat. 



Rainbow Dot Nails


  1. Paint one coat of white polish, such as Sally Hansen White On, on each nail.
  2. Loading your paintbrush with a lot of polish, drop two drops of each color around each nail. I used Essie Navigate Her, Sephora by OPI Slushied, OPI Need Sunglasses?, OPI Cajun Shrimp, Essie Bazooka, OPI Purple with a Purpose, and Essie Lights.
  3. Finish with a top coat. 



Pink & Green Neon Lines


  1. Paint two coats of a neon pink polish, such as Essie Lights, on each nail, except ring fingers.
  2. Paint two coats of a bright green polish, such as OPI Greenwich Village, on ring fingers.
  3. Using a green Sally Hansen Nail Art Pen, create crossing lines in different shapes on all pink nails.
  4. Using a pink Sally Hansen Nail Art Pen, create crossing lines in different shapes on green nails.
  5. Finish with a top coat. 



Jewel Tone Stripes



  1. Paint two coats of a nude polish, such as Essie Whisper, on each nail.
  2. Paint thin, vertical, side-by-side stripes of jewel tone polishes on the top of each nail. I used Essie Sure Shot, OPI Purple with a Purpose, OPI Austin-Tatious Turquoise, and China Glaze Frostbite.
  3. Paint a glittery polish above the stripes, such as OPI Pirouette My Whistle. 
  4. Finish with a top coat. 

Friday, July 27, 2012

Neon Anchor Nails


  1. Paint thumbs and pinky fingers with two coats of a hot pink polish, such as Essie Lights.
  2. Paint pointers with two coats of a periwinkle polish, such as Essie Smooth Sailing.
  3. Paint middle fingers with two coats of a silver polish, such as OPI It's Totally Fort Worth It.
  4. Paint a silver glitter top coat on ring fingers, such as OPI Pirouette My Whistle. 
  5. Paint ring fingers with two coats of a white polish, such as Sally Hansen White on.
  6. Using a blue nail art pen on ring fingers, create a thick line at the bottom of nail and a thin line towards the top.
  7. Using a pink nail art pen, create a thick line above the thin blue line at top of nail.
  8. Using a silver nail art pen, create a thin silver line above thick blue line at bottom of nail.
  9. Using a silver nail art pen, create an anchor above stripes on ring fingers.
  10. Finish with a top coat. 



Pink & Black Polka Bow Nails


  1. Paint two coats of a light pink polish, such as OPI Pedal Faster Suzi, on each nail.
  2. Using a black nail art pen, create small polka dots on each nail except ring fingers.
  3. On each ring finger, use a black nail art pen to create two diagonal triangles, connecting the points in the center of each nail.
  4. Using a silver nail art pen, create three thin lines on each triangle; also create a silver circle in the center of bows on ring fingers.
  5. Using a white nail art pen, create two thin lines between silver lines on each bow.
  6. Create small black polka dots around each bow.
  7. Finish with a top coat. 



Strawberry Nails

  1. Paint two coats of a red polish, such as Essie Silken Cord, on each nail.
  2. Using a green nail art pen, create jagged grass on the tips of each nail.
  3. Trace the grass with a white nail art pen.
  4. Place gold nail caviar sporadically over the red polish on each nail.
  5. Finish with a top coat. 



Sunday, July 22, 2012

Blue Flower Nails





















  1. Paint two coats of a light blue polish, such as Sephora by OPI Havana Nights, on thumbs and pointers.
  2. Paint two coats of a slightly darker light blue polish, such as Essie Bikini So Teeny, on middle fingers and pinkies.
  3. Paint two coats of a glitter polish, such as OPI Rainbow Connection, on ring fingers.
  4. Using a toothpick, create blue polka dots, using Essie Bikini So Teeny, on thumbs.
  5. Using a white Sally Hansen nail art pen, create vertical lines on pointer fingers.
  6. Using a white Sally Hansen nail art pen, create small white flowers with light blue centers on middle fingers.
  7. Using a Q-Tip, create larger light blue polka dots on pinkies.
  8. Finish with a top coat.

Monday, July 16, 2012

Rainbow White Leopard Nails





















  1. Paint two coats of white polish, such as Sally Hansen White On, on each nail.
  2. Paint a small dot of green polish, such as OPI Greenwich Village, on each nail.
  3. Paint a small dot of yellow polish, such as OPI Need Sunglasses?, on each nail.
  4. Paint a small dot of pink polish, such as Essie Lights, on each nail.
  5. Paint a small dot of purple polish, such as OPI Purple With a Purpose, on each nail.
  6. Paint a small dot of blue polish, such as Sephora by OPI Blue Slushie, on each nail.
  7. Using a black nail art pen, trace each colored dot in a "U" or "V" shape.
  8. Create small black dots around the rainbow leopard spots, using a black nail art pen.
  9. Finish with a top coat. 

Saturday, July 14, 2012

Blue "Bit of Everything" Nails





















  1. Paint all nails except pointer fingers light blue.
  2. Paint pointer fingers red, with a polish such as Essie Silken Cord.
  3. Using a white Sally Hansen nail art pen, create 5 thin vertical lines on pointer fingers.
  4. Paint OPI Pirouette My Whistle over middle fingers.
  5. Using a red Sally Hansen nail art pen, create small polka dots on middle fingers.
  6. Using a Q-Tip, create larger white polka dots on pinky fingers.
  7. Using a red Sally Hansen nail art pen, create smaller red polka dots in the middle of the white polka dots on both pinkies. 
  8. Use a light pink polish to create 4 large polka dots on opposite corners of thumbs and ring fingers.
  9. Using a red Sally Hansen nail art pen, draw 2 lines on either side of the pink polka dots with one dot in the middle on thumbs and ring fingers, in order to create roses.
  10. Using a green Sally Hansen nail art pen, create leaves on the edges of all roses.
  11. Finish with a top coat. 

Thursday, July 12, 2012

Nautical Nails





















  1. Paint pointer, middle and pinky fingers with two coats of a red polish, such as Essie Silken Cord.
  2. Paint thumb and ring fingers with two coats of a navy polish.
  3. Paint OPI top coat Pirouette My Whistle over middle fingers and thumbs.
  4. Using a Sally Hansen white nail art pen, create narrow horizontal stripes on pointer fingers and pinkies.
  5. Draw an anchor on ring fingers using a white Sally Hansen nail art pen.
  6. Finish with a top coat. 

Monday, July 9, 2012

Ring Nails





















  1. Paint two coats of a blue polish, such as Essie Smooth Sailing, on each nail except the ring fingers.
  2. Paint two coats of a white polish, such as Sally Hansen White on, on each ring finger.
  3. On each white nail, create an arched ring shape with a silver nail art pen.
  4. Place a silver rhine stone in the middle of each silver arch.
  5. Finish with a top coat. 

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Rainbow 4 Square Nails





















  1. Paint one vertical half of each nail with two coats of white polish, such as Sally Hansen White On.
  2. Paint the other vertical half of each nail with two coats of yellow polish, such as OPI Need Sunglasses?.
  3. Paint the top quarter of each nail, above the white polish, with two coats of a cobalt polish, such as China Glaze Frostbite.
  4. Paint the opposite top quarter of each nail with two coats of red polish, such as Essie Silken Cord.
  5. Once dry, use a black nail art pen to separate each square of nail polish.
  6. Finish with a clear coat. 

Rhinestone Sticker Nails



  1. Attach a Kiss brand rhinestone nail sticker to each nail.
  2. Fold excess edge over nail and file off. 

Monday, July 2, 2012

Patriotic Water Marble Nails





















  1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO3NO29L50U
  2. Follow the above video using a red polish, such as Essie Silken Cord, a white polish such as Sally Hansen White On, and a cobalt polish, such as China Glaze Frostbite. 
  3. Finish with a top coat. 

Watermelon Nails





















  1. Paint each nail a coral polish, such as OPI Cajun Shrimp.
  2. Using a green nail art pen, create green zig zag grass at the bottom of each nail.
  3. Using a black nail art pen, create black "seeds", or dots, sporadically at the top of the nail above the grass.
  4. Finish with a clear coat.