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Wedding Nails
As I planned for my wedding, the big question from friends wasn’t about the dress or the flower choices, but “What are you going to do with your nails?” I knew I wanted a french manicure to have a versatile enough look for the honeymoon, and of course I had to add a little bling. [...]
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Daily Design: Matte vs. Metallic
Daily Design: Matte vs. Metallic For this design, you’ll need a matte black polish (try L.A. Girl Matte Finish NL537 Matte Black), and a metallic silver. First, paint nails matte black and let dry. Next, place french manicure guides just above the base of the nail plate to create an arc along the natural curve [...]
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Daily Design: Fruit Slices
Daily Design: Fruit Slices These designs use Fimo Canes – an easy way to achieve 3D nail art. Basically, they are pliable clay rods that you thinly slice with a razor blade to reveal the picture in the middle of the cane. I suggest slicing the canes first, before your nails are wet or [...]
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Daily Design: Darkening Dots
Daily Design: Darkening Dots For this design you’ll need grey, white, light yellow, green, navy and black polishes. First, paint nails grey and let dry. Next, drip a little white polish onto a scrap piece of cardboard or plastic. Then, using a dotting tool, swirl the end into the polish and dot three circles along the base of [...]
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Daily Design: Rainbow Crackle
Daily Design: Rainbow Crackle Grab your favorite bright neon nail polishes: orange, yellow, pink, electric blue, lime green, and purple. Stripe each color across nails. Each nail can have a different color order, and you can stripe horizontally, vertically, or even paint blotches of color. Lines do not need to be straight; colors just need [...]
Continue ReadingShellac New Colors 2012
Here’s more–CND is releasing six more colors of Shellac for spring. Although at first glance, there isn’t much “pop” of color, two shimmer effects (“Silver VIP Status” and “Gold VIP Status” shown below on the left) are designed to layer over other colors to create more shades. The other new additions are “Dark Lava”, “Rubble”, [...]
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China Glaze Magnetix
I’ve posted about magnetic nail polish before (see my other post here), but the new burst of excitement is coming from the fact that China Glaze recently released its version. Available in six colors, the collection also has a three-patterned magnet for design choices. The colors are aptly named: You Move Me (golden brown), Cling On (olive [...]
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Winter Snowflake Nails
‘Tis the season – for holiday inspired nails! This is my winter snowflake design, which is quite easy to accomplish with a Konad stamper. (For more about Konad, see my post here: http://www.thenailteacher.com/2010/09/konadbm-review/) I admittedly had trouble the first few times I tried stamping with regular nail polish, but the Konad polish definitely works [...]
Continue ReadingNew Shellac Colors 2011
With most polish brands now creating gel polishes, CND Shellac is still competing by releasing new colors. As the forerunner in the market, Shellac has still kept its identity with muted and traditional colors that layer to create more variety. Shellac now offers 30 colors. This fall’s release includes the following shades: The buzz is [...]
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Nail Art Techniques, Polish, Tutorials
Magnetic Nail Polish
The new trend rocking the polish market is magnetic! No, this is not a way to attract metal objects with your fingers. This polish is designed to react to a patterned magnet. Once the nail polish is applied, holding a magnet over the nail pushes the polish into the pattern. It’s an easy way to [...]
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