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!

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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.

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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 :)