- Paint two coats of a lavender polish, such as Essie She's Picture Perfect, on each nail.
- Using craft scissors, cut five 1.5 inch long pieces of scotch tape in half.
- After nails are dry, apply one piece of tape (jagged edge facing the outer edge of nails) in the middle of each nail.
- Paint 2 coats of black polish, such as Essie Licorice, over nail and jagged edge of tape.
- Remove tape after allowing nails to dry.
- Finish with a top coat.
Monday, July 30, 2012
Black & Lavender Nails
Rainbow Dot Nails
- Paint one coat of white polish, such as Sally Hansen White On, on each nail.
- 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.
- Finish with a top coat.
Pink & Green Neon Lines
- Paint two coats of a neon pink polish, such as Essie Lights, on each nail, except ring fingers.
- Paint two coats of a bright green polish, such as OPI Greenwich Village, on ring fingers.
- Using a green Sally Hansen Nail Art Pen, create crossing lines in different shapes on all pink nails.
- Using a pink Sally Hansen Nail Art Pen, create crossing lines in different shapes on green nails.
- Finish with a top coat.
Jewel Tone Stripes
- Paint two coats of a nude polish, such as Essie Whisper, on each nail.
- 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.
- Paint a glittery polish above the stripes, such as OPI Pirouette My Whistle.
- Finish with a top coat.
Friday, July 27, 2012
Neon Anchor Nails
- Paint thumbs and pinky fingers with two coats of a hot pink polish, such as Essie Lights.
- Paint pointers with two coats of a periwinkle polish, such as Essie Smooth Sailing.
- Paint middle fingers with two coats of a silver polish, such as OPI It's Totally Fort Worth It.
- Paint a silver glitter top coat on ring fingers, such as OPI Pirouette My Whistle.
- Paint ring fingers with two coats of a white polish, such as Sally Hansen White on.
- 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.
- Using a pink nail art pen, create a thick line above the thin blue line at top of nail.
- Using a silver nail art pen, create a thin silver line above thick blue line at bottom of nail.
- Using a silver nail art pen, create an anchor above stripes on ring fingers.
- Finish with a top coat.
Pink & Black Polka Bow Nails
- Paint two coats of a light pink polish, such as OPI Pedal Faster Suzi, on each nail.
- Using a black nail art pen, create small polka dots on each nail except ring fingers.
- On each ring finger, use a black nail art pen to create two diagonal triangles, connecting the points in the center of each nail.
- 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.
- Using a white nail art pen, create two thin lines between silver lines on each bow.
- Create small black polka dots around each bow.
- Finish with a top coat.
Strawberry Nails
- Paint two coats of a red polish, such as Essie Silken Cord, on each nail.
- Using a green nail art pen, create jagged grass on the tips of each nail.
- Trace the grass with a white nail art pen.
- Place gold nail caviar sporadically over the red polish on each nail.
- Finish with a top coat.
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