Teal crackle nails

Hello again!

 

I'm super excited for my current DIY project to be finished so I can share it with you all! But for now, I'll share the manicure I did for my cousin's wedding in September (I'm behind, I know)!

 

This is a super simple mix and match manicure that you really only need a few simple things for!

 

Here is the finished look:

 

What you need:

•  Base Coat (Avon Ridge Filling Base Coat)
• Black polish(I used my Art Deco polish because I apparently don't have a regular black polish)
• Gelous
• Top Coat (Seche Vite)
• Black Crackle polish (Sally Hansen Ink Splatter)
• White Polish (OPI Alpine Snow)
• Mint Polish (Wet n' Wild I need a refresh-mint)
• White detailing polish/polish brush
• Dotting tool

***See my tutorial for DIY Gel Manicure here

Step 1. Paint a layer of your base coat.

 

Step 2. Paint a thin layer of white on your thumb nail.

Step 3. Paint the rest of your nails with your mint color.

Step 4. Now paint one of your teal nails with your crackle polish. Also, add another coat of white if needed.

Step 5. Take your dotting tool and place dots on your thumb nail. I think I had too many, but really, it's all up to you!

Step 6. Again, using your dotting tool, place two dots at the base of your pointer and ring fingers.

Step 7. Take your white striper and place some stripes on your pinky nail.

Clean up your nails with a concealer brush, or in the shower and you're done!

Let me know what you think!

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Navy and Glitter Nails

Hello everyone!

 

I want to apologize in advance for the terrible final picture of this manicure! I literally have no clue why I thought it looked good! Terrible clean up on my part!

 

Enough of that, though! Yesterday, I was rear ended on my way to work and things aren't looking good for my beloved Escape, so how appropriate that this post features it's steering wheel as a background?

 

I did this manicure a few months back and it's super simple, but I absolutely love this color from Essie called No More Film!

What You Need:

•  Top coat (I use Seche Vite)
• Base color (Essie No More Film)
• Glitter Topper (Essie Stroke of Brilliance)
• Base coat (Avon Ridge Filling Base coat)
• Gelous Nail Gel

I'm not going to go through and tell you step by step how to paint your nails, since this manicure is so simple, but below, I will tell you my fool proof method of getting your nails to last 12 days or more!

To get your nails to last with Gelous, I have found the best method to be as follows:

 

Step 1. Paint a base coat of your choice. My current favorite is the ridge filling base coat from Avon. You can purchase it here.

 

Step 2. Paint one thin coat of your base color. Let dry.

 

Step 3. Paint a thin layer of Gelous. Let dry.

 

Step 4. Paint another layer of your base polish (if needed). Let dry.

 

Step 5. This step is optional, but if you're doing and designs, do those now. Let dry.

 

Step 6. Paint a layer of your top coat. Let dry. (A fast drying top coat like Seche Vite works best!)

 

Step 7. Paint one last layer of Gelous and let dry.

 

Below is my wear test of this manicure using this process:

 

As you can see, by say 7, there was minimal wear to the tips.

By day 12, I had to take it off because of how much my nails had grown out and I personally can't stand when my nail polish chips, so I started peeling it. Bad habit, I know!

I absolutely love this method and hopefully you all do too! Don't worry, I have plenty of tutorials to come! Hopefully I'll figure my car situation out!

Let me know what you think in the comments section!

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Orange and White Manicure

Hello everyone!

I'm back! Sorry it's been so long since I've last posted, but I've been super busy with my summer classes. I know that in my last post I said that I won't have any DIY nail polish tutorials for fingernails, but I forgot that I had this one tucked away!

Below is what this manicure looks like:

 

What you need:

• Base/Top Coat (I use Essie All-in-One)
• Orange Nail Polish (I used Wet N' Wild Sunny Side Up)
• White nail polish (I used OPI Alpine Snow)
• A toothpick/nail art brush

 

 

Step 1. After painting your clear base coat, paint all of your nails with a coat of white polish.

 

Step 2. Once the first coat dries, paint a coat of orange paint on 3 of your nails and paint a second white coat on the other 2 nails.

Step 3. Continue painting coats until you have an opaque color. I had between 2 and 3 coats.

 

Step 4. Using your toothpick or nail art brush, take your orange polish and create a vertical line on your thumb and a horizontal line on your ring finger.

 

Step 4. Clean up the sides and you're done!

 

I hope you all have enjoyed this simple and quick tutorial! Be prepared, because in the next couple of weeks, I will be revealing to you all my experience with using honey as a spot treatment for my acne!

I also will have a few new blog posts on DIY manicures and pedicures. And don't forget about my boyfriend's Cummins cake I will be making this weekend!

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