ombré nail tutorial

hello! it has been a while since i have posted a tutorial, so here we go!

1. paint a base coat of white.
2. with a make-up sponge, paint lines of the colors you want next to each other.
3. sponge on the first layer. as you are sponging, move up and down so that the colors sort of mix together. 
4. sponge on a second layer. 
5. sponge on the third layer. do not worry about being messy.
6. clean up the excess with a brush and acetone. 
7. OPTIONAL: if you want, with a dotting tool, paint black dots over the gradient!

fourth of july tie dye nail tutorial

in the spirit of fourth of july, i have done red, white, and blue tie dye nails with water! 

1. paint a base coat on your nails, for this instance white. 

2. have a few disposable cups of room temperature water on hand. with the first color, put one drop of paint on the surface of the water. it should spread out. 

3. do the same with the second color. 

4. keep going until you have a bulls-eye. 

5-7. with a toothpick or wooden stick, draw lines in the paint and make a design for your nail. 

8. dip you finger nail side down into the water on top of the design. 

9. while your finger is in the water, with the wooden stick move the excess polish around your nail away so that it wont get on the nail.

10. this is what your nails should look like when you take them out of the water. 

11-12. clean with a brush and acetone! 

tape checkered nail tutorial

this is my try at the tape nails!

1. paint a base coat and let dry before you go to sleep. make sure you have one night between step one and the rest because the base coat needs to be dry!

2. tape off where you want the base coat to show. i used painters tape instead of scotch tape which worked really well for me.

3. paint your first top color. try to pick colors that will stand out from the base color. 

4. paint the second top color. 

5. take off the tape and touch up if needed. finish off with a clear top coat!

blue and white nail tutorial

hello! i have finished moving into my apartment, and get to do another tutorial! this one is simple but cute. 

1. paint a darker blue base coat. 
2. paint white dots along the top of the nail. the white stands out well from the blue. 
3. paint the bottom curve of the nail with dots. 
4. connect the bottom and top on both sides!

neon star burst nail tutorial

here is a simple tutorial that is fun for summer!

1. paint a dark base coat. it will make the neon colors pop.
2. paint the first line in the middle. this will let you get the design centered. 
3. add the outer colored stripes. this helps get spacing as well because you can make sure to get color #3 in there. 
4. finish with the middle lines!

mickey mouse nail tutorial

my boyfriend, Nick, and his family went to Disneyland this week and i did his sister's nails! 

1. paint the base coats for each nail. 

2. start painting circles for the mouse's head. 

3. add ears. 

4-7. continue to make the mice. add as many heads as you want, or however many will fit the nail. 

8. on the black nails, paint half of the nail red for mickey's outfit. 

9. paint two dots for the outfit's buttons. 

10. clean the nails!

plastic bag nail tutorial

as everything is finally starting to look like spring, i love all of the flowers everywhere! there aren't may around Fort Collins, but these are especially pretty. as i was taking pictures, i got inspired for a nail tutorial with a new method. 

this is a different way of doing nails, it is sort of like creating nail stickers. 

1. turn a zip lock bag inside out. liberally trace your nails and then flip it right side out. then, paint a thick layer of base coat over a nail. this will come in handy when you feel the while thing off. 
2. over the base coat, start painting your design. for this, i painted the outlines to an abstract design. 
3-6. fill in the design. paint two coats of each color.
7. with tweezers, peel off the polish. be careful, it can rip!!
8. trim the outside of the sticker. paint a think layer of base coat on your nail and press the sticker on to your nail. 
9. trim more excess off of the nail. 
10. clean up the last of the excess and cover with a top coat!

zig zag nail tutorial

this is my first nail tutorial! i'm excited to create more of these! 

1. paint the base coat. i chose a more neutral color as a starter. 

2. paint dots where you want the highs and lows of the lines to be. use a toothpick or wooden stick do do this. 

3. with the stick, connect the dots. 

4. use the next color and paint the rest of the nail above the line. 

5. repeat steps 2 and 3 to create another zig zag. 

6. paint the last color and there you go!! 

let me know what you think!!