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.