Hi everyone! I just want everyone to know that I will be updating my blog much more frequently now! As soon as I'm done with this post, I will update you on all my nails I have done in the past few weeks! But for starters, I wanted to inform everyone about a giveaway http://adayinthelifeofdollface.blogspot.com/ is doing.
Its her first hundred follower giveaway! If you're ever in need of a good nail art tutorial, heres her link! www.youtube.com/user/dollface22772
She also makes beautiful jewlrey so if you're interested heres the link! http://www.etsy.com/shop/LittlestCharmFactory

And here is what she will be giving away :

Lady GaGa Nails :)

I like LOVE these nails. SO MUCH. There was not alot of detail work but I just love them. I love the sparkleyness of this mani!

Right Hand :)



Left Hand :)




Close up of thumb:)





For the left hand all I used was LA colors grey and then topped it off with glitter (big chunks) then Orly In a Snap. For the right I used Orly Bonder, then Sally Hansen Black out for everything but the thumb which is just my natrual nail with my nail art pens decorating it. I used my glitter nail art pens for the stripes and my yellow nail art pen for the lighting bolt :) Hope you like them :)!

Red Nails with Flowers :)

These nails are very simple, but every girl needs a day where she just has red nails. I did my nails this color to match one of my dresses so I just thought I would show you guys :

Both Hands Look The Same:




I used some red nail polish by OPI...its my fav one so I really should know what it is :) haha next red mani I'll tell you. I also used Orly top&base coat. Then painted the flowers on with white acrylic paint and a detail brush :).

Bumble Bee NAILS :)!

Hey guys! I decided to post all my new nail designs finnallly haha. Heres one that I did last week :

Left Hand :)





Right Hand :)


**the thumb is suppposed to be a bee hive... haha*





Anyways I used Orly bonder as a basecoat which is LOVELY! It has a rubberized base which makes the polish adhere well. Then I put on two coats of yellow polish from Claires. After that I used LA Colors black for the rest (tips, bee, lines, dots) and topped it off with In A Snap by Orly. I used a toothpick for the dots and a nail art pen for the letters :)! I really like this mani, it reminds me that spring is coming!!!

Hi everyone! For todays post I tried re-attempting water marbling and the result was pretty good! I even made a video for you guys and stupid photobucket wouldn't let me translate it into html because it was too long. So I'm going to try to split it into two videos then post it up later. But for now, here was the result of my water marbling :)!


Left Hand :)





Right Hand :)




Just in case I can't get the video up, heres some lovely tips for marbling :

• Always use a tiny container when marbling. If you don't, your polish will migrate everywhere leaving you with very see-through polish to work with.
• Use a petroleum based product around the nail (vaseline, lotion, lip balm ect.) so that when you dip your finger in it will be MUCH easier to clean off.
• Always use NON brand name polish. Don't try OPI ,ESSIE or China Glaze. Try something thats cheap. I say this because number 1 you end up using a lot of polish and number 2 cheap polishes are thin, which is much easier to work with.
• Open all nail polish bottles before you begin. This is crucial because when marbling time is at the essence.
• Have Q-tips and cotton balls ready because you will need them for clean up and in case you mess up.
• Have a trash bag very close to you.
• Have a needle or toothpick to swirl the polish.
• Change the water if it is dirty (this may be 3-6 times )
• ALWAYS use warm water. I say this because it slows down drying time of the polish. Never use cold.
• I would highly recommend LA colors to marble with. That's what I used and it came out good, was easy to work with, and dried slow.
• Happy Marbling :)!

Hi everyone! Happy Valentines Day :)! For this lovely day I decided to marble my nails. They didn't come out as good as I wanted..so I'm taking them off and adding a new post tommorow with another cute design. Sorry girls :(~ I promise I'll have cute ones tommorow :)))!

Hi everyone! The nails I'm going to do today are one of my favorites, corset nails! At first I was really unsure if I could even attempt this, but they did end up coming out really good so I was excited. They aren't very easy, so don't be upset if they don't come out perfect. Believe me when I first did them the result was bad, so I had to start ALL over again which was really upsetting but it was worth it. My final result was great :).


The very first thing I did was put on a basecoat. I used Sally Hansen Nail Quencher.




Then I added two coats of Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Sheer Strawberry. I almost just left them like this. I'm really getting into sheer polish now. I think it looks so cute left alone :).



Now, what I did was use a thin brush to paint the sides of the corset. Now it will look a little funny when you first do it, but believe me you HAVE to do it this way. You take the brush and only paint the sides of your nails. This is crucial. You can't paint too much or you will have to start all over. That's what happened to me. You have to leave enough room so that you can add the strings to the corset or they will come out looking very funny. Just look at this picture and follow it very closely and you'll be great :).



Then, you need to add the string holes. So you can use any color for that, but I liked white :). Take a little sticky note and add about two drops of white polish to it. Don't put too much because if you do, the nail polish will become tacky (dry) and it will be near impossible to work with. Then, take any pointy object ( pencil, pin, orange stick,toothpick) and add dots. I used a toothpick; the kinds that have the circular edge on one side instead of two points. I dip it into the polish and add a generous amount to the toothpick (or whatever you use) and then start dotting. It's easier to do if you practice on the sticky a few times.



Then you add the strings. This is another hard thing to do. You need to have a thin brush for this. It is pretty much impossible otherwise. Even with a thin brush this is not easy. When you have your thin brush you want to take off most of the polish so it looks as if it is almost bare. Then add the lines. I made a little diagram on how to do this :).








Believe me, it takes a long time but in the end it will look really pretty. You can you ANY color for this, these are just the ones I chose. The finished product should look a little something like this :



You can add sparkles or whatever else you would like to add. I finished it off with Sally Hansen Insta Dri Top Coat. Thanks so much for viewing!