Nail Art

Artificial Nail Art Designs 2011

2011-09-11T01:35:00.000-07:00

Artificial Nail Art Designs 2011

When it comes to fake nails for spring & summer, you have a great number of options that you can utilize in order to decide what works best for you. First of all, you need to understand that artificial nails absolutely must be kept up with. This means that if you are going to have your nails done, they should be worked on every two weeks or every three weeks, depending primarily on the type of nails that you have.

If you choose to have gel nails, you will get the longest use out of them. Gel nails are different than regular nails in that they are more of an extension of your regular nails. They are useful for those who do not want their nails to be changed every two weeks. Keep in mind that three weeks is not much longer, however. Gel nails are also very glossy, which may make them a tiny bit obvious.
Then there are solar nails, which come in a variety of colors and shapes and sizes. These are perfect for those who don’t really have the time to have gel nails installed and don’t feel like having their nails done at home. Keep in mind that you can also purchase artificial nails (including gel nails) at the drug store or other stores in order to put them on yourself. Make sure that you have all of the appropriate tools that you will need to both install your artificial nails and also to remove them. You will also need tools to design your nails if that is something that you would like to do. Artificial nails 2011 come with loads of possibilities!

Artificial Nail Art Designs 2011

Bridal Nail Art 2011

2011-09-11T01:28:00.000-07:00

Bridal Nail Art 2011

When it comes to bridal nail art in 2011, you have loads of wonderful options! You have choices between your natural nails and artificial nails, between plain nails and decorative nails! It’s up to you and what you feel would look best with your wedding dress.

First of all, you need to decide what you want your nails to look like. If your nails don’t grow very well, or you just don’t have the patience to grow them out, you should check into artificial nails. You have several options as far as artificial nails are concerned. One option is solar nails. Solar nails are normally done in French manicure fashion, although lately loads of other options have cropped up. This includes plain colored nails or nails with unusual designs. You also have the option of gel nails, which are more like extensions for your nails. They are also quite a bit glossier than solar nails and look more natural. You can purchase both types of nails from the drugstore, or you can go to the salon.
As for colors, you can choose between a regular, every day mani or you can choose a more daring half moon, where your cuticle (or rather, the area immediately adjacent to your cuticle) is painted a contrasting color to the rest of your nail. You could use this and choose your wedding colors or you can even go for everyday, original red. As for the nail art, you can choose things such as your wedding flowers, or perhaps the date of your wedding or you can go for a scene that looks similar to where you are getting married. There are just a few bridal nail art 2011 ideas!

Bridal Nail Art 2011

Party Nail Art Ideas 2011

2011-09-11T01:23:00.000-07:00

Party Nail Art Ideas 2011

When it comes to party nail ideas, your options are limitless. You can choose everything from decals to nail art pens to anything else that floats your boat! Here are a few ideas to get your started: First of all, are you going to a party or are you going to host one at your home and plan on doing your nails there? If so, you can get started by having two things: a variety of nail polish colors and two nail art pens in white and black. If you want to have decals or rhinestones or other decorations, then go for them too. Try to pick a wide variety of everything so that everyone has a chance.

Choose a few fashionable colors, such as silver and gold (metallics haven’t gone out of style yet!) and good ole fashioned red for those who like to stick to trends. If you have any asthmatics or others who have sensitive noses and don’t like heavy scents, check online and see if you can find any nail polish with low fumes or opt to paint your nails outside.
Flowers are a popular motif this year as are matte nails. If you happen to have any guys around, you can buy Manglaze Matte nail polish offline (it works for girls too). Metallics are popular this year, still. The colors have expanded some, however.
Add decals and designs in any shape that you like. The half moon manicure is really popular now and can easily be achieved by using a nail art pen and your favorite nail polish color. You can also create easy, quirky designs using a toothpick or anything else that you would like to use. These are just a few party nails ideas 2011.

Party Nail Art Ideas 2011

Cool Nail Art Designs 2011

2011-09-11T01:11:00.000-07:00

Cool Nail Art Designs 2011

Cool Looking Nail Designs for Spring & Summer
So you’re poking around at your local salon and you’re wondering—what are some cool nail designs for this year? Well, the answer is that they are right around the corner!

First of all, you need to understand the colors that are popular this year; it will help you to make an informed decision as far as your nails and their designs go and also to make them look the best and also be as trendy as possible! The most popular colors this year are red (of course, you can never go wrong with red!), metallics, mattes, and anything nude or beige-y.
If you are going to choose a beige-y color, choose one that does not match your skin color. It will leave you looking like a mannequin and will not look quite right. Instead, choose something darker or lighter. As for the red, you don’t have to choose bright, retro, firetruck red. As a matter of fact, lighter reds and darker reds are a lot more popular now and add a pop of color without making you look like your nails jumped off of Marilyn Monroe’s lips! However, on the other hand, any bright colors are really popular right now. Bright berry blue or red is a good choice, as is green apple green and yellow! As for the designs themselves, flowers are really popular. Especially those that start with a solid matte base and have metallic flowers. However, if you really wanted to spice things up, you could turn them around. You can also buy decals and rhinestones, which are always a popular choice for designs and almost always looks amazing! These are just a few cool nail art designs 2011, inspired.

Cool Nail Art Designs 2011

Wedding Nails Art 2011

2011-09-11T01:01:00.000-07:00

Wedding Nails Art 2011

When it comes to wedding nails 2011, you want everyone to look their absolute best! The question is—what exactly does that mean? First of all, you need to consider what type of nails that everyone will need—including the groom! You want every one to look neat and well-groomed and the best way to start is by either having everyone get a manicure or by cleaning and scrubbing their nails. To make natural nails look shinier, take a dab of Vaseline and use it on your nails and rub it in until there is none left. It will make your nails look shiny and also help to strengthen and moisturize them!

Then, you also have the option of having your female participants getting their nails done or choosing to leave them au natural. It’s up to the person and their finances (or yours if you are going to pay for their nails). First of all, you can choose between either gel nails or acrylics or solars. Acrylic nails are what everyone is used to. They last about two weeks, are not too expensive, but they do take some money for upkeep, and also hold paint very well. Gel nails are more expensive, but they are more like extensions of your nails and last longer. They along with solar nails do not hold polish very well. Solar nails are also more expensive and are usually found with French manicure designs, although lately more painted designs have cropped up.
As for your designs, you can choose dress colors, wedding colors, regular French manicures, or even inverse French manicures. There are also decals that you can choose and other designs that would look nice. If you are looking for a more princess-y look, you can look into rhinestones and other gems. These are just a few ideas for wedding nails 2011.

Wedding Nails Art 2011

Nail Art Color Trends 2011

2011-09-11T00:51:00.000-07:00

Nail Art Color Trends 2011

So you’re wondering about the latest nail art color trends and you aren’t sure where to start. What’s popular? What isn’t? What should you choose? First of all, you need to remember that any color that you like is the color that is best for you. Trends aren’t that important, but they are fun to follow. The question is—what exactly are the trends?

Metallics are back this year, for one. However, the colors have branched out a lot. Copper is an example of a popular color, as is silver and gold. However, you can also incorporate colors with metallic implements. For example, white with a metallic sheen or green, etc.

Black is also popular as always, but so is white. These are especially popular with half moon and reverse manicures. You can buy nail art pens in order to implement them in these ways. Or you can buy the colored nail polishes in nail art pen form and use black or white as your primary color.
Mattes are really, really popular right now. You can choose any color that you wish, as long as it is matte. Matte white is especially popular as are neutral shades.
Neutral nail polish is really, really popular as of late. Try not to choose a color that matches your skin tone exactly, but something that is either lighter or darker. It is up to you which you would prefer. Try and keep it along the lines of beige or a cream/chocolate color. You don’t have to choose a matte shade, but it looks very nice. These are just a few nail art color trends 2011.

Nail Art Color Trends 2011

Best Nail Art Accessories

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Best Nail Art Accessories

When it comes to best nail art accessories, you may not be entirely sure what you should be looking for. As a matter of fact, it’s actually a lot easier to determine what you need for your nail art needs than it is to go grocery shopping.

First of all, try and pick a few colors that you really like and at least three trendy nail colors. Pick not only your favorite colors, but also your favorite trends. For example, if fire-engine red nail polish has never been your thing, don’t buy it. You can opt for that bright pink that you’ve been diggin’ instead and feel better about it.

Nail art pens are an absolute must. Nail art pens come in all sorts of colors, shapes, and sizes and you can find them almost anywhere, including your local Wal-mart or drug store. Try and pick a black pen and a white one and then any other colors that you feel would help your nail art collection.

Glitter is something else that you can add to your nail art collection. Glitter can be messy, but it also adds a nice touch to any nail job and can give a girly touch to any nail polish that you choose. If you do buy any glitter, make sure that you have more than one type and consistency, since you may not want big chunky glitter all the time, but you also probably don’t want to have really fine glitter all the time either. These are just a few of the best nail art accessories.

Best Nail Art Accessories

The Amazing Nail Art Pen

2011-08-05T06:06:00.000-07:00

The Amazing Nail Art Pen

The latest innovations in nail art are truly amazing. Now there is a nail art pen that can add design and color to your nails and give you the opportunity to express your artistry and creativity. It is the perfect tool to make special your nails. The advantage of a nail art pen over the traditional nail polish is that with the nail art pen you can design your own nail art with the option of having it changed as often as you want. So, good bye boring nails!

Nail art pen are used to decorate the nails. Select the color of your choice and use your nails as the canvas where you can draw the design you want. There is no limit to the design at your finger tips except your imagination – flowers, snow drops, stars even stripes and checkerboards. Nail art pen can also replace the regular nail polish. Fill your nails with these nail art pens and you can have beautifully colored nails that won’t fade or chip. The colors will remain bright and fresh until such time when you choose to change it or remove it.

Nail art pens also make a French manicure effortless and seamless. Sometimes applying a French manicure, that dainty white tip on a pink nail polish, is tricky and arduous, especially if you do not have a steady hand. With a nail art pen, applying that elegant French manicure will be a breeze. And best of all, it does not need a touch-up.

Nail art pen is also very practical since a nail art design done with it will not chip. An unsightly reality for polished nail is chipped polish. With the use of a nail art pen, you will never have the problem of chipped polish.

Nail art pens are also great for toe nails. Its very nature, a small tip, makes it easy to apply it on small toe nails. Have that perfect toenails peeping out of your open toed sandals with a nail art pen.

Having a whole collection of nail art pens in the colors that you like is a useful addition to your cosmetic bag. You will have them available anytime you want to do your nails to complement your outfit and suit any occasion you want to go to.

Crackle Nail Art 2011 Design

2011-08-05T05:58:00.000-07:00

Crackle Nail Art

Nail art has truly gained wide acceptance from women, young and old, who consider hand nail care not only to present clean and well-groomed nails but also as an expression of their stylishness and creativity. A wide range of nail art equipment, tools, accessories and of course designs have flooded the market and you only have to state your preference and desire and, voila! Stunningly beautiful nails with the most imaginative nail art design.

A nail art design that is gaining a lot of popularity is the crackle polish inspired nail art design or the shattered glass nail art. This particular nail art design makes use of a nail polish that cracks and shatters giving a shattered glass effect. This unique crackle nail polish is applied over a coat of base polish. As the coating of the crackle nail polish dries, it starts to develop cracks that look like veined marble or shattered glass.
Crackle nail polish comes in all colors and shades, from black, pink, yellow to white, from matte to shiny and gleaming finish; and can be coated over nail polish of any color or shade to provide a most amazing and startling combination. The finish effect of a crackled nail art design is an edgy but natural and minimalistic look, without the glitter and shine of other nail art design. But it is as eye-catching and arresting as the most lavish nail art design that are as popular today.

It is a one –of- a- kind nail art design that is easy to apply, even without the service of a skilled nail technician. It is that easy to apply that you can even apply it on your own. You can achieve an edgy and even make it edgier, nail art design by mixing and matching the crackle nail polish with base nail polish of all colors. A black crackle nail polish over purple, white, yellow, green, red turquoise blue base polish is a real work of art.

Solar Nails, For Perfect Acrylic Nail Art

2011-08-05T05:50:00.000-07:00

Solar Nails, For Perfect Acrylic Nail Art

The quest for better and more beautiful nail art designs, more innovative nail art techniques and the best nail art accessories seem unstoppable; all these because today’s woman realizes the importance of a well-groomed and beautiful nails. Nail art has even become a woman’s way of expressing her individuality and creativity. Now there are solar nails! Solar nails are made of acrylic. But solar nails are not nail extensions like acrylic nails. Solar nails are applied straight to natural nails. In fact, solar nails are more like a French manicure with less bother but with the same spoiling and cosseting. It has the look of a French manicure with a pink nail bed and white tips. While solar nails provide fabulous and elegant nails, solar nails are also the best protection to nails and at the same time allow damaged nail to heal and grow.

With solar nails women can do anything with their hands- washing dishes, doing housework and any other activity that requires a more vigorous use of the hand, without worrying about harming their solar nails while protecting their natural nails. These amazing innovation in nail enhancement are created using more durable and first class materials that provide lasting strength.

Solar nails are not only easy to maintain they are also very easy to apply. After preparing the nails by buffing it and smoothing the nail plate, the white part of the solar nail is created by brushing a white nail polish on the nails. The next step is to apply the acrylic pink nail over the nails painted with white nail polish. Once the nail part of the nail is in place, you now have a perfect French manicure. Another advantage of solar nails is that it can be refilled unlike acrylic nail that needs to be replaced after two or three weeks.

The Hybrid Shellac for the Best Nails Designs

2011-08-05T05:41:00.000-07:00

The Hybrid Shellac for the Best Nails Designs

Shellac is a new nail product that is half gel and half nail polish. It is applied like a nail polish since it is as light and tough as a nail polish, but is cured in a way that makes it more durable and flexible. Shellac also produces very shiny and glossy nails only associated with gel nails. Shellac protects natural nails without harming the nail bed, serves like a plastic cover on the nails, and can last at least two weeks. It is not advisable to use shellac on exceedingly damaged nail beds, peeling or cracked nails. It is not also used to lengthen the nails.

Shellac is being advertised as the supreme long-lasting manicure. It brings together the hard-wearing finish of gel nails and the effortlessness of a paint-on nail polish. Applying shellac is also quite simple, and it is how it is done:

• Prepare the nails by removing existing nail polish with acetone, buff the nails and gently push and clean the cuticle and nail base
• Apply a clear base coat and dry it under a UV lamp for at least 20 seconds
• Apply the chosen shellac color in two coats, each coating cured for at least 1 minute under the UV lamp.
• Finally, apply a glossy top coat and cure it for around 20 second, then voila! You have great looking nails.

Shellac is best applied by a trained manicurist to get the best results but shellac can be removed at home by soaking the nails in pure acetone pretty much like removing gel nails. It only takes around 10 minutes to do it. If there is some concern with regards the use of a UV lamp such as drying of the skin on the hands, sunscreen can be used to protect the skin. But using it every 2 or 3 weeks is negligible and won’t really be a cause of concern.

Nail Designs on Short Nails

2011-08-05T05:33:00.000-07:00

Nail Designs on Short Nails

Women who use their hands more actively at work prefer short nails. They are less prone to chipping, breaking or cracking. Some survey even said that men prefer shorter nails on women rather than the long pointy once. Some men think that shorter nails are more feminine. But short nails do not mean unadorned nails. Short nails can be as beautifully adorned and ornamented as their longer counterpart. An ideal nail length is no longer than half a centimeter from the finger pads.

Although it is true that applying nail design is easier on longer nails, with regular practice you can achieve the same results on your shorter nails. Nail designs for short nails are quite simple but beautiful none the less. In fact simple nail designs look much more superb because it tends to be less crowded and busy.

One simple design for short nails is stripes. Straight, vertical, long stripes nail design for short nails is great. Vertical stripes and lines give the illusion of length and visually lengthen the nails. Although horizontal lines are not preferred for short nails, there are some beautiful nail designs for short nails with diagonal lines on one side and glitter nail polish on the other side of the lines.
A French manicure is also a great nail design for short nails that can give an optional illusion of longer nails. French manicure with add-ons such as rhinestones or polymer clay will look fantastic on short nails. Another wonderful option for a nail art design on short nails would be gel nails with nail stickers or nail wraps as add-ons.

There really is no limit to nail art designs for short nails except perhaps one’s creativity and imagination. There are numerous designs and ways to create unique and beautiful nail designs for short nails.

Nail Printing Machines

2011-08-05T05:25:00.000-07:00

Digital Nail Art Printing

Nail printing machines or digital nail printing is this age’s latest trend in nail art design. It is used to apply very meticulous, colorful and personalized nail designs that are adapted to the shape and size of each nail. Any design is possible on a nail printing machine, from floral, animal stripes, metallic designs and a lot more, all these designs will come out in full details and fantastic color.

The nail printing technology continues to be developed and improved. There are at present several nail printing machines to choose from. There are now nail printing machines designed for single printing on each nail or nail printing machine that can apply designs on all five fingers or toe nail printer. The quality of the prints applied on the surface of the nails is excellent and are exact photo quality imagery. Programmed on nail printing machines is an extensive selection of design images for printing. The design images include patterns, photos, logos, shapes even templates that are trimmed to print only on a specific area of the nail. Hardware that comes with a nail printing machine could be an LCD touch screen for easy viewing or a smaller screen.

The Best Nail Art Tools

2011-08-05T05:18:00.000-07:00

The Best Nail Art Tools

To ensure that your nail art design is perfect, it is imperative that you have the right nail art tools when you apply your nail art design. Here is a list of nail art tools that you will need to get those beautiful nails you’ve been dreaming of:

Rhinestone tray
Rhinestone trays are where you put the rhinestones, crystals, pearls or metal studs that you will need for your nail art design. Pour all the teeny tiny items on the tray and use pick-up tools to apply them onto the nails. After you are through, pour out the excess materials back into their bags through the very useful spout of the tray.

Dotting tool set and paint brush
The paint brushes that you will need are striping brush, detail brush, long striping brush, nail art brush and fan brush and a doting tool.

Brush Pen
Brush pens with extra thin bristles are used to create detailed and intricate designs.

Practice hand
A life-size hand is great for while you’re practicing painting gel nails or acrylic nails

Double point dot and swirl tool
Used for making tiny dots on nails with polish or paint and for creating a swirl effect. One way to use a double point dot is to place a dot of nail polish or nail paint on to the nail and pull the tool through to form drag lines. With the use of several colored dots, another image is created.

Dipping dish
A dipping dish could be made out of plastic, glass or ceramic. It is used for liquids when creating acrylic nails

Sanding stick
Sanding sticks are used for getting into tight corners and tiny spots. The ends of sanding sticks taper to a flat tip for precise filing

Drill
The drill is used for attaching dangles, jewels, rings, and dangle chain rings.

Crystal Nail Tips for Fantastic Nail Art

2011-08-05T05:11:00.000-07:00

Crystal Nail Tips for Fantastic Nail Art

Crystal nail tips are a very versatile artificial nails that are used as backdrop for fantastic nail art. These adaptable fake nails are usually recommended for ladies with perfect nails since nail damage might be observable or discernible on the tips. Crystal nail tips are made from transparent ABS plastic tips and can either be specially designed by a manicurist or can be purchased ready-made.

Crystal nail tips come in two basic shapes, straight and bent. The straight crystal nail tip is a supple plastic tip that rests slightly away from the nails but can be shaped, molded and merged onto the nail bed. To save time, though manicurist would rather use the bent tips that are slightly bent from top to bottom for a shorter merging or blending time. The bent tips are shaped akin to a nail’s natural shape, making bent tips easier to sculpt to the nail.

Crystal nail tips are the ideal base for rhinestone nail art design as the absence of color does not clash with the glitter of the rhinestones. In fact there are crystal nail tips that are available already rhinestone studded either with a simple floral design or some more intricate jewel designs. If other rhinestone designs are preferred, then purchase plain crystal nail tips and create the desired rhinestone nail art design on the tips. This is a rather painstaking and time-consuming process.

Crystal nail tips can also come pre-printed with patterns and designs such as leopard spots and zebra stripes, floral prints, designer logos geometric shapes and some variations of the French manicure. These patterns are made out of metallic or flat color acrylic paint. Like the rhinestone nail art designs, crystal nail tips with patterns can also be purchased ready-made or can be custom made.

Even 3D nail art design can be made on crystal nail tips. It is sturdy enough to withstand the bulk and weight of 3D designs such as artificial flowers, fabric bows and dangling trinkets and clear enough to showcase the design.

Texture, The New Look in Nail Polish

2011-08-05T05:03:00.000-07:00

Texture, The New Look in Nail Polish

Nail polish has evolved from being just an aesthetic embellishment into the sphere of creative art with a multitude of new and more advanced developments. Nail polish now comes in different finishes and textures delivering nail art from a bottle, making it cheaper and more expedient than most nail art techniques. Here are examples of these textured nail polishes:
Shatter Texture
Shatter topcoat is applied like a standard topcoat but as it dries it breaks up on the nail generating crackles and creating a shattered look over the nails. What you will have is a custom-made look without going to a nail salon for an expensive manicure or nail art. The beauty of a shattered topcoat is that you don’t need to be excessively neat or precise when applying the product.

Tweed Texture
Taiwanese – American Fashion designer Jason Wu and CND launched a limited edition Jason Wu Polish collection that includes a textured topcoat that contains fragment of fabrics such as silk creating a fabric-like texture on the nail bearing a close resemblance to suede or tweed wool. The effect is as delicately textured finish that comes from the fiber in the polish.
Rubber Texture
Orly came out with its Plastix collection which appears like rubber in texture. The polish dries to a leather-like textured finish making the nails appear like they are coated in rubber. Color selection includes Viridian Vinyl, Retro Red, Purple Pleather, and Old School Orange.

Matte Texture
Matte nail polish started it all. The chalkboard flat is the exact opposite of the traditional glossy nail polish. Alternatives include Mitzi, Phoebe and Lolly from Zoya and Matte Smoke from Diamond cosmetic. Matte grey or matte black are both available from ManGlaze. These products were designed to attract both female and male who are looking for a less lustrous nail art option that is meant to stay longer and achieve a genuine “punk-rotten” style.

Stereoscopic Nail Art

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Stereoscopic Nail Art

Stereoscopic nails art is not the same as the more sedate and sober French manicure nor is it the more ordinary and common acrylic nail art. It is all about super long pointed nails that extend by about two inches from the tip of the fingers. Due to the extraordinarily long nails, stereoscopic nail art also spawned the popularity of some accessories that not only showcase the fantastic nail art but also make the life of the wearer easier. Such accessories include tip – less gloves ranging from golf gloves to lacy and delicate gloves for evening wear.

This unique nail art design can either be a two-dimensional or 3D art design. The two-dimensional stereoscopic nail art is achieved by either hand-painting or air-brushing the design on acrylic nail chips that are affixed on the nails. The 3D stereoscopic nail art is done with sculpture powder supplemented by all sorts of adornment and decorations you could think of from dainty charms and jewelries to more imaginative cool attachments that could create a candy design, seasonal designs, food designs, hello kitty and so much more. In fact in stereoscopic nail art, the only limitation is the imagination of the creator and wearer.

Nail Painting Ideas

2011-08-05T04:52:00.000-07:00

Nail Painting Ideas

The nail industry is a million dollar industry, maybe because more and more women are patronizing nail products like never before. The penchant for more ornate, more intricate and bolder designs is not abating, in fact it is escalating. Classic manicures such as a French manicure is given a new twist by using more vivid and dazzling colors instead of the staid and sedate pink and white. Nail painting has been elevated to a new level with the use of dazzling and showy colors. Bright colors and crazy designs are the rule rather than the exception. Consider the following nail painting ideas with bright dazzling colors:

• Faux French Manicure

The traditional pink and white French manicure is given a bolder look with the use of audacious and intense contrasting colors. If you are in doubt as to what colors would work great together then choose colors that are a just several shades apart. Lilac and plum,. Magenta and light pink, metallic silver and white, gold and light yellow or any color combination in the same fashion. Color the tip of the nail with the dark shade and the rest of the nail with the lighter shade or switch the color for that over-the-top look.

• Bold glitter nails

This nail painting idea will involve your favorite bold and dazzling colors, it could be red, magenta even blue but with a dash of glitter and shimmer. There are products that are sold with built- in glitter. Apply your favorite bold color on your nails and top it with glitter polish of the same shade. This is a very glamorous nail paint that would be perfect for an evening affair.

• Neon nails

Nail painting idea for neon nails make use of colors not usually worn on nails such as bright orange, emerald green, clear bright yellow, ruby red, tangerine, neon blue, purple and rest of the neon color spectrum. Before applying your neon colors, apply a base coat of clear polish, these neon colors are extremely pigmented and may tarnish the nail bed.

Nail Sticker Art 2011

2011-08-05T04:45:00.000-07:00

Nail Sticker Art 2011

When you want beautiful nails but you are not really very adept in applying the more complicated nail art designs that are made available these days, you can always try nail sticker art. They are available everywhere, very easy to apply and easier to remove. You can change your nail sticker art design as often as you want, and have a new and fresh fabulous nail every time. They are so easy to apply that even children can do them. In addition, they are also a cheap way to beautify your nails; in fact you can even make nail stickers yourself. Nail stickers come in a wide variety of designs- flowers, stars, fruits designs that will suit your mood and personality. They can either be used with the natural nail or on fake nails. For fake nails, the bigger designs are more appropriate while for natural nails, the smaller designs will be great. This is how to apply nail sticker art on your nails, and see how easy it is:

• After prepping your nails, apply a nail polish color that you like as base coat.
• Decide where and how you want the design placed on your nail and arrange the nail sticker in place.
• Remove the backing of the nail sticker and gently press it down on the dry polished nail
• Apply a top coat to set the design
When the glue on the nail sticker is already dried up or you are using a nail sticker that you yourself made, put them in place over the base coat while it is still wet. Allow it to dry before applying the top coat.
Here are some tips for you:
• To have fun learning to apply nail sticker art, make a party of it. Invite your friends and paint each other’s nails. This will surely be a hilarious and enjoyable way to spend an afternoon.
• If you’re doing different designs on each nail, generate a mirror image from your right hand to your left hand by switching the designs when you work on your second hand.

How to Have a Lasting Manicure for Healthy Nails

2011-08-05T04:41:00.000-07:00

H ow to Have a Lasting Manicure for Healthy Nails

A chipped nail polish is the despair of girls. Of course there are manicures that are guaranteed to have long-lasting results, regrettably they can be terribly expensive. For girls like you who do their own nails, the big challenge is how to make a manicure last and keep nails looking beautiful for a longer period of time. For you, here are some tips on how to have a lasting manicure:
• Prep the plane of the nails by swiping it clean with a cotton ball saturated with nail polish remover. Pure acetone gets rid of the most residues, but if it dries the nails too much, then check-out a non-acetone remover like lanolin, that does not contain hydrators. A good prep is necessary since greasiness on nails prevents nail polish from holding fast on the nails.
• Choose the right kind of nail polish. Steer clear of fast drying nail polishes-they usually peel off quickly, and “old” nail polishes- they tend to be chunky and are difficult to apply. Opt for shiny polishes since they tend to have a longer staying power. . Pearly polishes contain fine mica particles, and are likely to stay longer than matte polishes. For a long-lasting, even color, apply two thin layers of polish. One heavy coat prevents a polish solvent from dissolving, causing dings and chips.
• Choose also the right base coat and top coat. A base coat is smooth and gluey so that it can swell and shrink with the nails, thus absorbing color. On the other hand, a top coat is meant to be shiny and hard. If you apply a top coat as an under coat then you are sabotaging your manicure.
• Rub a few drops of oil onto the nails before going to bed. A dry nail and toughened polish crack and break easily. Oil helps maintain polish from peeling and nails from breaking.

Clear Top Coat

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After going to the trouble of getting a special manicure with art, you will want to protect it. Seche Vite is tough stuff! It must be one of the toughest top coats anywhere. In fact when it dries it has similar durability to nail gel! You can even file it the same way you can file gel. But it is beautifully self leveling, so no filing should be necessary.
Seche Vite gets much thicker with time (over a year), and can even get a bit "stringy" like old glue. Yet the price is fair and the plus side of the extra thickness with age is additional durability. If you usually apply one coat of Seche Vite for a standard manicure, apply two coats on a nail art manicure which is typically more difficult to "touch up" if it chips.

Chocolates with metallic red wrapping. This set shows you the art of matching nail colors with your environment.

Nail Tools

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Kupa Inc. makes electric nail files which are very powerful. The speed can be adjusted by a dial from slow to super fast and the direction switched from forward to backward.
They are best used by trained manicure professionals and only on acrylic or gel nails beyond the nail bed. Otherwise cuticles can be nicked or too much filing on the nail bed can damage it. (It's not easy to see how thin a nail is especially when there's acrylic dust flying around.)
Some salons won't even let their technicians use electric files because of the risks. Very good pros don't need to use them because appropriate application of gels, etc., greatly reduces the need for filing. Use of a regular nail file with optimal grit can save a lot of time and produce a perfect finish.

Nail art on one short French manicured nail

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Isn't it time you treated yourself to a spa visit that leaves you with immaculate toenails? This foot model has perfectly manicured toenails for a very healthy clean look. Her cuticles were professionally removed and beautifully rounded. Her toenails were painted with a soft light pink polish and modestly decorated with thin pretty white tips. It is a very simple style but it looks so nice. This new pedicure is a perfect summer beauty idea.

Nail art on one short French manicured nail. Many manicures with nail art are on long nails (more nail length gives you more canvas to paint on), and each nail has art affixed to or painted on it. But this photo of bridal nails shows you that could can wear nail art on short nails, and keep it simple with just one enhanced nail. Good place to start if you're new to nail art. You can experiment with one nail before you get a full set of decorated fingernails.

Round pink nail tips with a silver glitter line and small flower stickers. This type of line at the end of the nail bed is a popular alternative French Manicure style. It is also fairly easy to do yourself because you can do it freehand without a guide. Nail art stickers in a lot of nail art designs are applied to each nail but alternating fingernails looks fine, too.

Perfect French pedicure

Q. Where can I find a nail art salon?

A. If you usually do your own nails, or get basic manicures in one block color, you may be surprised to know the vast majority of nail salons in America offer nail art. According to poll results in an industry magazine, in fact, nail technicians in 92.2% of salons can enhance your nails (Nails mag, March 2007). Call ahead or check nail salon websites to see if art is included in their list of available services. Be specific in your inquiries.

More specific survey results showed a wide range in the types of nail art available. Over 75% of salons say they can do mixed media, but only 15.7% of manicurists are skilled in free-hand airbrushing. That number drops in half if you want photos on your nails. Fortunately, though, 68.3% offer one of the most popular nail art looks: custom French manicures.

Bride wearing gold nail art over
French Manicure with 3D flower

Brides getting married this summer may like to enhance the classic wedding look of French nails with a little nail art design. You can dress up one fingernail with 3D nail art and lightly paint it and your other nails. Wearing a gold wedding ring? How about a light dusting of gold on your French Manicure? Try something old (French) with something new (art).

Diagonal French wedding manicure
with gold glitter and one rhinestone
Latest Beauty Trends

Hopefully 2011 will be the year when black nails are toast. Enough of the Goth obsession already. It's been dragging on for years. Its durability has been surprising because it's neither very creative nor particularly feminine. Black is the perfect color for anyone who is extremely conservative and lacking in imagination; save it for Halloween. It's even dead in the fashion industry.

The fashionable color in new clothes as seen on the catwalks is white; so perhaps this will signal a shift away from black to white nail color. Emily Maynard on The Bachelor recently wore it. Partially white or French, however, appeals to more women. To be artistic as most visitors here are, one of the best ways to incorporate style trends is to combine the "in" colors. This is pretty easy to do with classic French manicures; just replace the tip color with what's in fashion. Or if you're more daring, change the bed hue, too.

Rihanna's hair and nails

Taking your total look to a new level, you can coordinate your nails with your clothes and even your hair. Rihanna now has dark red hair, and she wore a brown red polish. It is matte and virtually matching. How could you make it more fun? Add artistic details in gold or even a small and subtle amount of black. The key to great art is combining complementary colors; the most basic idea to make that happen is sticking within cool or warm color families.

To see the most popular new hues and hair designs this year visit hairstyles 2011 which has over 100 examples. They are all for women of Rihanna's age and older. (Image by Andrew Evans/PRPhotos.)

Sweet-16 nail art

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No, I'm no longer 16 (I wish!!!) but I think this nail art could fit into the sweet-16 category because of the color combination, just sweet and innocence like how all of us (or some of us) had gone through. *wink*

There would be another giveaway coming soon, and something from this post would be included in the giveaway. Can you guess??

And no, not my macbook. >.<

Giveaway winner!!!

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The winner for this giveaway is.......*drumroll*

Antoszewskia (http://collegestudentsnails.blogspot.com/)

I've already send you an email and hopefully you will reply me within 72 hours or else a new winner will be pick.

Thank you so much for entering this giveaway and more giveaways will be coming soon, so stay tune!!!

*Cheers*