Friday, August 26, 2011

Balloon Nails

Well, I was looking for a fun nail design that could be used whenever, and viola! I stumbled upon (literally)  this cute little idea and decided to try it out. It's somewhat challenging to get those clouds to be just right, but i somehow managed to make them look halfway decent. Use this for a reminder of what a sunny day it is, or a pick-me-up on those gloomy, stormy days.

For the blue backround, I used Petites' #554 Baby Blue. For the clouds, I used Color Club's white art brush. For the balloons, I used Kiss's red and black Nail Art Paint.

Have fun!




<3 Lizzy :]

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Mickey Mouse Nails!

Here's a cute Mickey Mouse design I just made up. Use it wisely :]

<3 Lizzy

Awesome Aquarium Nails!!

Hey guys!! So I was scanning Google Images for some ideas today, and I saw this turtle design. It was SO cute, but I didn't have the brown that I needed, what a shame! Then I decided to use my creativity to make a bigger and better nail design, so I came up with my aquarium idea. It's more of an outrageous design, so only use it for an aquarium themed party, Halloween, or some other appropriate time. This is deinitely not a good idea for a formal occasion.

So here are the step-by-step instructions on how to make this awesome design. (Sorry I don't have a zoomed-out picture, I sorta forgot...)
 First coat your nails in white polish. Make sure its very smooth and neat!

 Then, without shaking or mixing the paint at ALL, cover the white polish with a thin coat of blue nail polish. I used Confetti: #67 Blue Bombshell.

Now, using a yellow or gold polish, make a small patch of "sand" at the base of your nail. Then lightly dot the "sand" with a black or daark brown polish.

 Now, using a light green detail brush, draw in some seaweed. All you have to do is just make three wiggly lines that connect when they meet the sand. Simple! If you want, you can outline the seaweed with a darker green. That's what I did.

 Finally, start to draw in some undersea animals. Here are some ideas if you want them! Here is a crab and a couple of bubbles. To make the crab, dot some red where you want the body to be. Then, using a toothpick or orange stick drag the paint to make antennas and legs.

 Here I have the turtle that started it all! I made him out of dots.

 I used the technique I used for the crab to make this yellow fish. I put a dot where I wanted the body to be. Then I used a toothpick to make a tail.

Finally, we have a jellyfish. I just used a detail brush to make him.

I hope you like it!
<3 Lizzy