CupCake NailArt

Hello people!

Hope you'll are ready for a super weekend.

To add a little creativity to your weekend, here I am with a super cute nail art.


NA#18

This super cute design is a very easy one to try and will look super cute on your nails!

Let's get started then!

Colors used:6

1. Feisty Fuschia (sober pink) #213 from Maybelline New York for half the base coat
2. Choco Sin (hot chocolate shade) #014 from Maybelline New York for the cupcake base
3. White shade for the cream
4. Teal shade for the cupcake base creases
5. Red shade for the cherry on top
6. Blue shade for the toppings on the cream

You will also need some strips of cello tape for doing the duo-toned base coat.

First, stick on some cello tape strips to cover the bottom half of the nail, so that you can paint the pink shade on top half portion of the nail.

After the paint dries up, remove the cello tape strips carefully. Now paint the bottom half of the nail with the chocolate brown shade as shown in the picture above. Allow it to dry. This forms the cupcake base.

Now once both the colors dry and set completely, take some white nail paint using a bobby pin/ a dotting tool and try to fill the top portion above the brown shade(cupcake base) to create the cream on top of the cupcake. Allow it to dry.

Once this dries up completely, take some teal nail paint shade on a thin brush/nailart brush to draw the creases on the cupcake base so that it looks like the cupcake base paper.

Now to add the toppings on the cream, place some tiny dots using a tooth pick/dotting tool with some blue nail paint.

Now to add the cherry on the cream, place a considerably larger dot on the white cream with a bright red nail paint using a dotting tool/tooth pick.

Allow it to dry completely, secure the design with a coat of clear polish.

And you are done!

Cupcakes anyone?? :)

Geometric Nail Art

Hello Folks!

It's been a long time that I met you guys through my posts.
But here I am with a new nail art to make up for the absence!

NA#17

Geometric Nail Art

It's extremely easy to do and looks great for the fall season with the warm orange shade!

I will tell you guys about the shades that I have used here for this design.

For the base coat, I have used a very warm orange shade from Maybelline Newyork ColorShow range of nail enamels(Yeah! you know me now! A great fan of Maybelline :P), #214 called 'Orange Fix'.

Two good coats should do for the base coat. Just the plain shade itself makes your nails look so attractive!

Now for the design, I have used a black shade.

Just pick up any good dark black shade. Also you would need few tools if your gonna use the bottle nail paint to draw the designs, like a thin brush. But I have used a nail art pen to draw the designs here.

For the index and pinky I have done a tiny traingle at one of the edges of the nail. Just swipe the nail paint brush at one of the edges of the nails diagonally to draw the traingle.

For the thumb and middle finger I have done tiny rings with the nail art pen. This one looks super cute and you could actually do this design on all the nails if you'd wish to!

For the ring finger nail, I have done a zigzag tape at the edge of the nail with the nail art pen. Just draw a thin zig zag line at the extreme edge of the nail using the nail art pen and fill up the space with the nail paint brush itself.

To secure the design, I have used a clear coat polish.

Tadaaa....your nails are super ready for this fall!

Colorful Confetti Nail Art

Heyy people!

It's a super weekend and am back with a super easy nail art.

Here it is,

NA#16

It's an extremely easy nail art, doesn't really require many tools to do it and its colorful ;)

So let's get started.

I have used 5 colors for this design. All the nail paints are from Maybelline Color show range of nail enamels. (I just so love these! Seems like I have become the unofficial brand ambassador of Maybelline Newyork :D)

The shades that I have used are (from left to right in the picture)

1. #213 Fiesty Fuschia (as the base coat)
2. #405 Sweet Sunshine (yellow)
3. #404 Mint Mojito (minty green)
4. #401 Constant Candy (candy pink)
5. #303 Shocking Seas (bright blue)

First paint your nails with the base coat. I have used Fiesty Fuschia, a very sober magenta shade from Maybelline as my base coat. You could even experiment with other colors since this design is just a burst of many colors. Just make sure that the base coat you choose compliments well with the other shades you choose for the confetti dots.

So once the base coat is dry, start dotting from the tip of the nails towards the cuticle.

I have used a dotting tool here, but you could even use a ball point pin or a toothpick.

There is no said order in which you have to use the colors to dot. Just pick the colors one after the other and dot it away. Concentrate the dots more at the tip of the nail and go on dotting till the mid length, slowly tapering the number of dots as you go up.

Make sure you don't put too many dots of just one or two colors that there won't be any space left for the other colors on the nail. Also you can overlap few dots here and there of different colors so that it looks like real confetti in the air.

Place just one or two dots toward the cuticle. This gives the look of the confetti just rising in the air.

Once the dots dry out, seal the design with a coat of clear polish.

That's it for today!

Have a great weekend!

XOXO :)

Peacock Feather Nail Art

Hello Folks!

I am back with a new nail art design.

I was just browsing through the web when I came across a beautiful picture of a peacock feather and it hit me that I could actually do a beautiful design inspired from it for my nails.
Also I always remember God Krishna (One of the most celebrated gods in India usually depicted with a peacock feather adorned in his crown) whenever I see peacock feathers. So to add a bit of tradition to the design, I just added a beautiful Indian pattern on the ring finger and thumb to match the peacock feather design.

So here it is,

NA#15

The design is a bit complicated since it needs a lot of colors to do the minute details. But I am here to make it simple for you guys.

Let's get started then.

I have used a beautiful blue color from the Maybelline Color Show range of nail enamels for the base coat. It's shade #303 called 'Shocking Seas'.

Next to do the pattern on the ring finger and thumb, I have used a beautiful design from stamping plate number 'm93' from Konad. (To know how to use a stamping kit, refer to my first post in the blog) I have chosen the leaf like pattern to match it up with the feather.

Now this pattern has some space in between the leaf borders. I chose to fill this space up with few colors of the feather.

To fill up the space first I have taken a sparkly muddy shade from Maybelline Color Show, #501 called 'Silk Stockings'. Since filling this up cannot be done with the polish brush, I have used the nail art brushes to do it. You guys could also use a toothpick or a thin paint brush to do the same.

You have to let this dry completely since you are filling this space again with few more colors.

Next I have used a golden polish nail art pen to draw an inner border to the leaf pattern. This goes for all the leaves in the pattern as shown in the picture. Allow it to dry completely.

Now meanwhile this dries, make a big leaf on the middle finger nail as a base for the feather.

To make this leaf, I have used a gorgeous minty green color again from the Maybelline Color Show range, #404 called 'Mint Mojito' using a nail art brush. Allow it to dry.

Now make two smaller leaf patterns at the centre of the green leaf, one using the muddy brown colored polish 'Silk Stockings' and upon that a smaller leaf with the golden polish nail art pen. This will give the peacock feather look. 

Make sure the polish is dry before adding another color else it will mess up the design.

Allow this to dry and revert to finish the patterns on the ring finger and thumb.

To give the feather look to the patterns, I have added a small dot of purple polish from a purple nail art pen at the centre of each leaf pattern in the stamped design.

Now for the peacock feather on the middle finger nail to look a little evident, I have drawn a freehand feather design on the overlapped colors using a black nail art pen just roughly outlining the colors. I have drawn it in a messy way so that it looks like a print. This has to dry completely.

Now to finish the design, add a bigger dot of purple polish at the centre of the feather.

Once the design is dry, secure it with a top coat.

Voila!

Fish Scale Turtle Nails

Hello people!

Hope you guys are doing fine.

I am back with a pretty nail art once again! Here it is.

NA#14

I agree that it looks pretty weird here, however it looks better in real than in the picture.

So let me tell you what polishes you need to get this design.

I was inspired by my mom's new pet for this design. No its not a fish, mum bought a turtle :D

Also I bought this whole new range of nail splatters from Maybelline NewYork Color Show nail enamels (Am a big fan of Maybelline!!!) that I thought I should use.

So the polishes I've used here are both from Maybelline, the shades being

1. Fantasea green- a very pretty lichen green color as base coat for the design
2. Unmellow Yellow(from Maybelline 'Go Graffitti' range)- a very pretty graffitti nail paint with black and green hexes and splatter in a clear base.
3. A white nail art pen to draw the fish scales.

SO let's get started.

The design is pretty easy to do, but once it's done it looks complicated. So to make it easier, I've shown the steps in the picture above.

So first paint your nails with the shade Fantasea green(a good two coats) and let it dry. This color gives the design the turtle color. Now once the base coat is dry, start off with the fish scales.

To do the fish scales you would require a nail art pen. A tooth pick or even a nail art brush would do, but the nail art pen gives a good precisioned design, making it look more like a stamp or sticker design.

I have used the white nail paint for the scales since that would look bright on the dull colored base coat. Draw the scales on your nails as you normally draw with a pencil on paper. Start off from the tip of the nails.

Let the design dry completely. 

Now apply a coat of the splatter nail paint 'Unmello Yellow' just to give it the glittery look. You can skip this if you wish to keep it simple and just apply a top coat to finish the look.

Hope you guys like the design!

Have a great weekend ahead.

The Spring Orchid Nails

Hello folks!

Hope y'all are doing fine.

I have been wanting to share this nail art design from a very long time, and finally I got the chance to do it today.

I usually write posts on weekends, however I wasn't able to maintain that routine since last few weeks and thought that I should make it up for it with this post.

SO here is my new spring nail art!

NA#13

This is by far one of my most favorite looks! Its absolutely pretty and can match up with almost any attire!

I have used four colors for this look. Two shades of purple for the flowers, white polish for the base coat, a teal colored nail art pen for the leaves and branches and a top coat to secure the design.

The white shade and the top coat are from Maybelline New York Color Show range, the purple shades are from a local brand(just liked the shades so picked it up :P).

So lets get started with the design.

First paint your nails with the white polish as the base coat. This will serve as the canvas on which you will draw the flowers.

Once that is dry take some light purple polish with your dotting tool(or a ball point pin if you don't have one) and start dotting the flower petals. I have done a 5 petal flower here, but you can even choose to differ on the number of petals.

I have used the ball point pin as the dotting tool just to show you guys that, if dotted neatly, it would give the same clean design that you would get if done with a dotting tool.

Now let the flower petals dry, after that pick some dark purple polish and dot that over these light colored petals leaving some portion visible to add some depth. Let this dry too.

Now add a dot of white polish at the centre of the flowers to complete the flowers.

Now to do the leaves and branches, use the teal colored nail art pen. Use the brush that comes along with the two-way nail art pen and carefully connect the flowers. If you do not have a nail art pen then use the sharp end of a toothpick for drawing the branches. You do not need to connect all the flowers, as that would look crowded.

Once it is dry completely, secure the design with a coat of clear polish.

'Frozen' inspired ombre nails

Hello folks!

Today I am gonna show you how to do an ombre glitter nail art inspired from the movie 'Frozen'.
Am sure that there are several nail art tutorials out there showing the same design, but this post is about my take on it.

So here it is.

#NA12

I have used 3 beautiful shades of blue from Maybelline Color Show range of nail enamels for this design. 

Starting from the lightest, the shades are #403-Blueberry Ice, #303-Shocking Seas and the darkest shade being #503-Denim Dash.

Now to create the ombre effect you would require a small piece of sponge. It can be the regular craft sponge or the soft make up sponge. I feel that the make up sponge is less porous and doesn't provide the rugged look that I need for this design, So I have chosen the craft sponge which is more porous.

So first apply the lightest shade of blue #403 Blueberry Ice as the base coat. Apply generous two coats and allow it to dry. Now once the base coat is dry, take a small piece of the sponge and apply a good coat of the next shade #303, Shocking Seas and immediately start dabbing it slightly above mid length of your nails to the tip. Allow it to dry, and repeat the process again so that the shade becomes visible.

Do not worry if the design looks messy, it will look messy until you achieve the final look.

Now that the second shade is dry, repeat the process with the darkest shade of blue #503, Denim Dash. But this time start dabbing slightly below the mid length of the nail to the tips. Repeat the process if the color is still light. Allow it to dry.

Now you guys can use some glitter polish to apply at the tips to give it a glittery look like I have done here or just go plain by securing the design with a top coat alone.

Hope you had a good time reading the tutorial and will try this design yourself.

Have a great weekend ahead!

C ya'll :)

Cutesy Animal Print Nail Art for Extra Short Nails

Hello folks!

As you'll know I've been doing nail art for short nails more so that people with short nails can also enjoy flaunting their pretty nails.
I concentrate on how to make these short nails appear longer with nail art.

But recently a lot of people have been asking me to do some designs for 'Extra' short nails. So I tried creating one for you guys!

Here it is!

NA#11

I know my nails don't qualify to the 'Extra Short Nails' category! However, I tried to cut them as much as I can to make them seem short. :D

So now talking about the design, you don't need any special tools to create this one.

I have used 2 nail art pens, one of which is a beautiful teal shade and the other one being black. If you don't have nail art pens just pick a toothpick for dotting.

For the base coat I have used a shade, #213 from Maybelline Newyork Color Show range called 'Fiesty Fuschia'.

Apply two coats of base coat and let it dry. Then pick some teal polish with the toothpick and start dotting. You don't have to do the perfect round dots for this, just add some messy dots here and there. Remember not to crowd the nail with too many dots. Less is more here.

Let it dry. Once the messy dots are dry, take some black polish and apply it on the borders of the teal dots. Don't cover the border completely as that won't give you the animal print look. Draw broken borders to finish the design and let it dry.

Once the design is dry, secure it with a coat of clear polish and voilà! your cutesy animal print nails are ready to flaunt!

Hope you enjoyed reading the post and will try this design yourself! :)

Have a great weekend! xoxo

Ombre Glitter Nail Art

Yello!

I hope you guys are having a great week.

I know it's not my blog post day today but I just couldn't resist to share this new design that I did few days ago!

So here I am with my new nail art design.

NA#10

I call this one the 'Ombre Glitter Nail Art'. Looks a little complicated but the truth is that you don't need any tools to create this nail art.

Purple is my favorite color and in this design I have used a beautiful shade of purple from Elle 18 nail pops which is shade #54 as my base coat. I have used 3 different shades of nail art pens to create the ombre effect. If u don't have nail art pens, don't fret! Just pick up a toothpick to dot.

I wanted the design to look glittery, so I have gone for metallic shade for the ombre dots. I have used a beautiful metallic blue shade, a slightly darker shade of purple, both of these to add a little depth to the base coat and a silver color for highlighting.

First apply the purple shade as base coat and let it dry. Once its dry start off with the dots. I first randomly added few blue dots starting from the cuticles and gradually decreasing the number of dots down to the nail tips. Don't cover the entire nail with the dots as this won't give you the ombre effect. 

Concentrate the dots at the cuticle and decrease the number as you move towards the tips.

After you are done with the blue dots, continue the process with the darker shade of purple color and with the silver polish. You will notice the ombre effect once you start adding the silver polish as it makes the other colors pop.

Finally secure the design with a coat of clear polish.

This one has already become my favorite and I will be doing the same design with a lot of other colors.

I hope you guys liked the design and will try it yourself :)

See you next time!

Summer Flowers Nail Art Design

Hello people!

I am extremely sorry for not posting anything for more than a week! Although I had done a new nail art design, I couldn't write a post because I was so much held up with other things.

But as they say ''Better late than never", I am late but back with a super cutesy summer flower nail art design.

So here it is!

NA#9

As promised in my previous blog post, I have done a nail art which you could don this summer! I have used a nice warm shade of orange with a little bit of white for this one as you can see in the picture.

The nail paint that I have used for my base coat is shade #214 from the Maybelline Color Show range of nail enamels and it's called 'Orange Fix'.

Initially when I bought this color I was skeptical on using it because I have a dusky complexion and not all warm colors suit dusky skin.

But I must tell you this shade suits pretty much every skin tone! And it looks absolutely amazing!

Well, back to the design. I have used my stamping kit again for this design.

I needed cute small flowers so I chose a design from the Konad Image plate M2 which has many cute little floral images.

I applied two coats of orange as the base coat and once it was dry, I used Konad special stamping nail polish(white) for stamping the cutesy flower bunch onto my nails from the image plate(for instructions on how to use a stamping kit please refer to my initial blog posts). And finally secured the design with a layer of clear polish.

I hope you guys had a good time reading the post and will try this design for yourself.

Have a great weekend ahead! :)

Funky Triangle Nail Art

Sunday is here again! So am I with a new funky summer nail art!

Although summer is here, I am still stuck to the dark winter colors. But I promise I'll get back to you guys with some fun and bright colors next time!

So here is my Funky Triangle Nail Art.

NA#8

Yes...yes I am getting better with the picture editing isn't it? Numbering n all eh? ;) 

Well yeah I am trying my best to be clear with the steps so that you can do it easily.

So lets get started.

I have used two basic contrasting colors here. Shade #35 which is a glossy black from Elle 18 colors pops and a beautiful teal which is shade #34 called 'The Ocean Blue' from Streetwear Color Rich nail enamel.

I first painted my nails with 2 coats of black polish as the base coat and allowed it to dry.

After that, for creating the perfect triangle I used two strips of sticky tape and stuck them diagonally across the tips of my nails to form a small triangle at the cuticle tips.

It is important to see that the tape is stuck to nails well and there are no air gaps otherwise the triangle will not come out perfectly after you remove the tape.

Once the tape was stuck onto the nails, I applied two coats of teal polish on the triangle area and let it dry.

I carefully removed the tape off my nails to get the perfect triangle.

Finally to secure the design, I applied a coat of clear polish.

Since I have used black polish as my base coat I had to paint two coats of teal polish for the color to be visible. You can use a lighter shade for your base coat if you don't have colors that will pop on the black polish.

Or you could just reverse the colors. Use teal as base coat and black for triangles.

I hope you had a good time reading the post and will try the design yourself.

Have a great week ahead :)

Cutesy Dots Nail Art

Happy Women's Day To All You Pretty Ladies Out There!

I hope you're having a great day and enjoying the spirit of womanhood.

Here I am to add a little creativeness to it with a cute nail art design :)

NA#7

Its a simple nail art and you can wear this pretty much to any occasion.

I thought that I should use some earthy colors this time so ended up using a very nice shade of maroony brown.

I have used two basic colors here. A very nice shade of magenta called 'C/941' in VOV range of nail art pens for the ribbon of dots and a maroonish brown shade called 'chocolate sin' by Maybelline New York Color Show range for the base coat.

I painted two coats of brown for the base coat and allowed it to dry. Once it was dry I used the nail art pen to draw the ribbon of dots.

The ribbon of dots might look a little complicated in the picture, but trust me its really simple.

Draw a very thin line of magenta across the tip of your nails. Soon after that place small dots along the line leaving some space between the adjacent dots till you cover the entire line. Allow it to dry and viola! You have mastered to draw the dots ribbon :)

After I was done with drawing the ribbon of dots, I allowed it to dry completely and then secured the design with a coat of clear polish. Always allow the design to dry completely before you apply the top coat otherwise the design might smudge.

So I hope you enjoyed reading the post and will try this design for yourself.

Once again a very happy Women's Day and much love :) xoxo

Peach Glitter Nail Art for Toe Nails

Hellllllloooooooooooooo people! :)
It's a lovely sunday and am very excited to show you guys my new nail art :)

So here is my nail art number 6.

NA#6

Haha yes, usually people show their nail art done on hand nails but i love doing it on my toe nails as well. I think our toe nails have the equal right to look as pretty as our hand nails do ;) Don't you think so?

So anyway, I call this design 'The Peach Glitter'.

I found this very lovely nail color amongst the Maybelline Color Show range! It's called the 'Coral Craze'. It such a lovely color that it suits almost all skin tones, so thought i should definitely try this color in one of my nail arts :)

Getting into the details of the design, it's again a very easy one to do and gives your toe nails a very elegant look.

I have used two polishes for this design. The 'coral craze' by Maybelline Color Show which is a beautiful pinkish orange shade (looks more like an orangish peach,that's why the name) and another, a golden thin glitter polish. Also my black nail art pen for the diagonal lines.

I painted all my nails with this beautiful shade of 'coral craze' as the base coat. Once it was dry i used the golden thin glitter polish to paint the third toe nail. 

Yes, I did paint the golden glitter polish onto the base coat on purpose because doing so gives a kind of multiple exposure of colors giving the golden glitter a beautiful tinge of peachy pink.

Again, I carefully painted the glitter polish on my first toe nail diagonally on the edge so as to form a small scalene triangle at the edge of the toe nail. And then I drew two diagonal parallel lines along the edge of the glitter polish using my black nail art pen to make the design pop.

I also drew two diagonal nails on my fourth toe nail to complete the design. Finally secured the nail art with a top coat of clear polish. 

I suggest you guys to paint the top coat onto the edges of the nails as well so that the design doesn't wear out from the edges.

I hope you guys enjoyed learning this design and will try this onto your toe nails :)

Simple Nail Art Using Nail Art Strips

Helloooooo people! :)
Sorry for not posting anything for almost a week! Been busy with lotta stuff.

So here I am with yet another easy-peasy pretty nail art.


NA#5

This is a simple design that requires your favorite polish and some nail art strips.

The nail art strips are thin, self adhesive coloured strips that are used for creating varied designs in nail art.

I am not really sure whether you get them at a cosmetic store. I bought these online. Ebay sells the best nail art stuff for a reasonable price.

The nail art strips come in a variety of colors and there are even mixed colored strips which have different colors in a single roll. So you have a lot of options to choose from.

Here I have used a very nice shade of blue from StreetWear, its called 'blue sapphire' shade number 47. I just love this blue so much! It is such a pretty shade that even just a plain blue base coat looks so pretty on your nails.

Now coming back to the design. Once the base coat was dry, I used the nail art strips(silver) to make two parallel lines that go diagonally on my nails. 

I carefully placed the strip(you can use tweezers if your not really sure of using the strips with your fingers) starting from one side of my nail till the edge and cut the rest of the strip with a sharp scissor. Again repeated the same procedure by leaving a little gap from the first diagonal line to get two diagonal parallel lines.

Nail art strips can be annoying when your using them for the first time as they are really thin. And since they are self adhesive, they might even be little sticky.

But you can get used to them once you have your hand at it.

Finally I secured the design with a thick top coat so that the strips last for a longer time.

Hope you liked it! Have a great day! :)

Simple Valentine Nails

Yes! Its Valentine Week!

And am so much excited to show you a pretty nail art design that you can don this valentine's day!

So here it is....

NA#4

This design happened when I was just trying some random designs, didn't really have a 'Valentine's Day Design' agenda though.

I haven't used any heart shaped designs in this design since it seems all too cheesy and mushy to me(I know I'm weird sometimes ;)). However i have decided to stick to the classic 'love' colors, red and white for this design.

This is again a stamped design, so you would require your stamping kit.
I have used Maybelline Color Show nail paint, the shade being 'downtown red' for the base, white nail art pen for dotted designs and white special stamping polish for the stars.

I have painted my nails with two coats of red polish. After drying the base coat I used Konad Stamping image plate- M94 for the stars using white special stamping polish (for details on how to use stamping nail art kit refer to my first blog post NA#1).

I didn't wanted the design to look over the top, so i stamped the stars only on my ring finger nail.I used the white nail art pen for the round barbed lines design. I just drew two diagonal lines and then dotted on those lines for the design. And on my thumb nail, I did zig zag lines. So basically i have the designs on my alternate nails starting from the thumb.

Finally to secure the design, i painted a coat of clear polish.

Since I loved the design so much, i tried it on my toe nails too and trust me it looks adorable!
I insist all you ladies to try it on your toe nails!

I really love this design and hope that you liked it too.
Please share the post if you do and spread some more love this Valentine's Day :)
xoxo.

Simple nail art for short nails

Its a wonderful day and I am very excited to post a very cute design for all those who sport short nails.(Psst....I am sporting short nails too...can't play my guitar otherwise!! :/)

This one is really simple and all you need is your favorite color nail polish and a nail art pen/a toothpick.

NA #3

I call this 'Graduated Dots'.

You can choose any colour you want. But make sure you choose 2 colours which are contrasting because you want the design to look bright.

I love yellow colour. So i have chosen yellow here for he base coat and black for the dots.

You can also choose light blue,light green as base coats. They would go well with black polish for dots.

I have painted my nails with the yellow polish as the base coat. To make the graduated dots i have used a nail art pen(black). These pens are very conveniently available at any cosmetic store. 

These pens come in all basic shades and are very easy to use. They are quite cheap too(I bought them for INR 40 each...pretty cheap right?? :))

They have a micro tip through which you can squeeze out the paint for drawing detailed designs and they also have a brush if you turn open the lid, which can be used for drawing lines. But if you don't find them at a store near you, you can use the sharp edge of a toothpick or an empty dot pen refill for making the dots.

So coming back to the design, after the yellow paint was dry i used my black nail art pen's micro tip side to draw dots on the base coat.

Since i wanted graduated dots, I initially started with a little bigger sized dot. I gradually reduced the size of the dots until i got to the tip of the nail.

And with toothpicks, just dip them in the polish bottle and start dotting.

I'd suggest you to practice the dots with the polish on a sheet of paper before trying it on your base coat because if you mess up then you will have to remove the entire base coat and redo it again.

So there is no need to worry if you have short nails, you can still make it look stunning with nail art.

So...go on...try it! :)

Nail Art Design #2

Hello People! :) Hope you guys are having a wonderful Tuesday!
Here comes my second design!

NA #2

This one is my super favorites and it is the simplest design of all when it comes to stamping nail art.! I call it the 'Lacy Leopard' because of the obvious reasons. It gives you a very classy yet innovative look to your nails.

Usually the nails are painted with a base coat so that the design and colors pop out. But I don't really recommend that for this particular design because you need the print to look like a lace trim, very translucent and soft.

This is yet another stamped design so you would require the stamping kit again.

The image plate I have used here for stamping is Konad Stamping - Image Plate M93 (Silver) and the stamping polish is the Konad special stamping polish-white for stamping the image from the image plate.

(Psst... For stamping instructions refer to my first post here NA#1 The White Carnations

So coming back to the look...

I have stamped the design directly onto my bare nails without any base coat applied underneath. After stamping the design I have used a top coat (Elle 18 top coats) to secure the design. That's about it! :)

Because the design covers all of your nails, it is possible that the image you stamp might get printed slightly outside your nails and onto your skin. So to remove this extra polish on your skin, just use a cotton ear bud dipped in the nail polish remover and carefully brush off the paint.

Do this only after you have applied the top coat, otherwise you might accidentally brush on the design spoiling it.

Nail Art Design #1

A very warm hello and welcome to all my readers.

My name is Bhavana.

Now before posting anything, i thought i should tell y'll a little about myself.
I am an Engineer by calling. In spite of being in the technical field, art has always somehow managed to rule my life.

Now coming to nail art, I wasn't really aware of nail art or anything related to it until lately when i tried my hand at it. I thought, since i am starting to like it i should definitely put my own ideas into it and see how well i can do or how far i can get in it.
So here I am!

This is not a tutorial page as of now since I am a beginner at this myself. So i will just be showcasing some of the stuff i have tried and will be trying in future in nail art which can be useful to people wanting to try their hand at nail art.
I might however give some details on the products and the tricks i will be using in nail art.
Please excuse the picture quality since i don't use a professional camera.

NA #1

I call this 'The White Carnations' since the design resembles the petals of Carnation.
This one is really easy to try. All you need is a stamping kit which i am sure is easily available at any online store.
For all those who don't know what a stamping kit is, it is basically a nail art kit which includes a stamp, special stamping paint, image plates and a paint scraper.

Using a stamping kit:

The stamping paint dries out really soon so u need be quick in using it.
Take the image plate and choose the design which you want to use on your nail (usually there will be 5 or 6 designs in a single image plate), paint the special paint on it to fill out the design completely. Be real quick in this.
Use the scraper to remove any excess paint on the design and quickly place the stamp on the design applying a little pressure on it.
Remove the stamp and quickly transfer the design onto your nails. Move the stamp from one side of the nail to other so that all the design gets stamped perfectly onto you nail.

Here, I have first painted my nails with black polish (i have used Elle 18  nail pops-black) and let them dry.
Used the stamping kit with white special polish for stamping the design onto my nails.
The design plate i have used is Konad Stamping Nail Art Image Plate - M2.
In order to secure the design and make it long last i have applied a coat of top coat polish.