Another Black French Manicure

Here's another version of a French manicure.  I got this from EasyNails.  She calls this an "Arrow French Manicure", in case I use that term in the future.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVu3DIjWY_E&feature=channel_page

I didn't choose the colors she did because I wanted something more dramatic (it being October and all, lol).

What I Used:

Art Club Nail Art Lacquer: Black

Art Club Nail Art Lacquer: Red Glitter

Orly Glosser

What I Did:

Once again, I skipped the base coat (yeah yeah, I'm so terrible, my nails will suffer, yadda).  Using the Black polish, I made the two triangles on the tip of the nail.  EasyNails does this whole dotting thing, but I was lazy.  Hence why hers are like PERFECT, and mine are sloppy, lol.  Then I made the arrow on the bottom of the triangles with the red glitter polish.  Then I made another arrow on the bottom of the red glitter with the black polish.  After letting that set, I topped it with the Glosser.

Nice and simple, yet elegant. =)  Kudos to EasyNails for such and easy-to-follow video!

Mani/Pedi Time!

This particular design was based on this video from EasyNails on YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLYpuRMi1Nc&feature=channel_page

I kinda did mine differently.  But still, the design was based on EasyNail's video and I wanted to make sure she got the proper credit for it. =)

Stuff I Used (From Left to Right):

Art Club Nail Art Lacquer: White

Art Club Nail Art Lacquer: Silver Glitter

Stripe Rite: Neon Pink

Stripe Rite: Neon Purple

China Glaze: Purple Panic (Neon)

Finger Paints: Cafe Creme

Orly French Manicure: White Tips

Orly Glosser

What I Did:

Once again, I didn't use a base coat, but I would suggest it to anyone, lol.  I did my toes first, because I don't want to mess up my hands while doing my toes.  I put 2 coats of the Purple Panic on all the toes and let it dry.  Then, only on the big toes, I did the little design (the black part) from the video using the White thin tip polish.  Next I took the Neon Pink thin brush polish and just did the same design on the outside of the white.  Finally, I just drew a line in the middle of the two white lines using the Silver Glitter thin brush polish (basically the blue part in the video).  After letting the nails dry for about 5 minutes, I threw on the Glosser.

For my nails, I put on one coat of the Orly White Tips at the tips, but on a diagonal slant instead of the normal French tips.  Basically, I just started at the middle of one side of the nail and ended at the top of the other side of the nail.  It didn't need to be perfect, because I was planning to cover it all up anyway.  Next, I put on 2 coats of the Finger Paints Cafe Creme (it's like a slightly metallic white) over the White Tips and let that dry about 5 minutes.

For the design, I used the Neon Purple thin tip polish in the same kind of design as the video, except I did it along the bottom of the white tips.  The first line started at lower part of the diagonal and followed it up the border then curved downwards in the middle, and the other line started higher part of the diagonal and followed it down the border then curved upwards.  Using the Neon Pink thin tip, I basically did the same design, but on the outside of the purple.  Then, I took the Silver Glitter thin brush polish and made a line in the middle of the purple lines.  After letting all that dry for about 5 minutes, I just put on the top coat.

Viola!  Simple, easy, yet pretty glam nails. =)  I got lots of compliments on them.  People couldn't believe I did them myself!

Nail Art Craze

So I've been pretty bored recently...and started watching How-to's on YouTube. So now, I've stocked up on some nail supplies and have started ACTUALLY doing my own nails for once! I'll start posting pics. So far I haven't straight up copied a design, but if I do, I'll make sure to give the owner credit.

This picture to the left is just a very simple black French manicure with a light pinkish/purplish stripe below it. When I did this, I didn't have my supplies yet, so I had to work with what I had laying around.

Stuff I used:

The black polish is Sally Girl in Poser.

The pinkish stripe polish is Nail Art by Nubar in A146.

The top coat is Orly Glosser.

I know I should use a base coat, especially since I was using black nail polish, but I just did this on a whim (while playing World of Warcraft as you can tell by my monitor). So if you want to do something like this, I suggest any base coat.

Then I just used the black nail polish on the tips. I tried to get it as close to my natural nail line as I could, but not worrying too much because I knew I was going to cover it up. I put on two coats and let that dry for about 10 minutes. (Probably could've gotten away with 5, but like I said, I was playing WoW, lol.)

Afterwards, I used the pink nail polish. This comes in a skinny bottle with a really long, thin brush. I carefully drew a thin line just below the tip to just cover up any imperfections. I let this dry for another few minutes while my group killed a boss.

And lastly, I just tossed on one coat of the Glosser. Personally, I love this top coat. It has a really nice shine and doesn't chip too easily. =)

And there you have it, a black French mani. More to follow. (A few with the same posting date, but only because I did a few manis before I decided to blog about it!) Hopefully in the future I'll have better pictures!