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.