[Nail Art] Spring Yellow

This past week was hitting 10 degrees Celsius!

The weather was really nice.

I feel the Spring coming~ Yay! =D

Now, let's place the cold Winter aside and prepare ourselves for sunshine-filled Spring, shall we? ;)

  

 A little bit of Sandra in the sun~ [Mambo No.5 - Lou Bega]

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The materials you'll need:

• clear polish
• base coat
• white polish
• yellow polish
• silver glitter art pen
• pastel blue polish
• pastel green polish
• big & small pins

We will be using the pins for the polka dots!

Just you wait~ ;D

Step 1: Apply the base coat

We know this will be routine. ;)

Always apply the base coat before polishing colors!

Step 2: Apply the yellow polish

Geez, this yellow polish took three layers to look solid! >=(

Step 3: Use the big pin to make pastel green polka dots

Make that two dots with enough space for two more small dots in between~

Step 4: Use the small pin to make white polka dots between the pastel green

See what I mean? ;D

Step 5 (Optional): Alternate between pastel green and pastel blue polka dots on each finger

Well, this is if  you wanted to do so. =)

If not, go either blue or green all the way! >_<

Step 6: Apply glitter lines around the linear dots

Without it, it can look a little too plain and/or sloppy so I would recommend adding the glitter lines. :)

Step 7: Finish the nail art with a clear polish

Nail art always lasts longer when clear coat is applied. =D

And there you have it!

Your new Spring time yellow nail art!

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It is nice to feel the warm sunlight again ^^

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[Nail Art] Valentine's Day Water Marbling

Alright, my first official blog post! >_<
 
Oh my, it's already Valentine's Day o.O

My poor single soul~ T^T

But for you lucky ladies with dates (which makes me super jealous!),

today's blog will be about a nail art technique called water marbling.
 

 

Gosh, this darn technique took me forever to get it right -_-^
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 The materials you'll need are:

• lots of Q-tips
• lots of cotton balls
• Nail polish remover (just incase)
• disposeable cup
• vaseline (you'll see why later ^_~)
• pin needle
• base coat
• clear polish
• two Valentine's Day colours of your choice (preferably OPI for their moderate viscosity)

 Step 1: Apply the base coat

Step 2: Apply one of your Valentine's Day colour polish

I chose white so I had to coat it twice. It rhymes! =D

Step 3: Open the clear polish and your other Valentine's Day colour polish

Prepare yourself for upcoming speed trial! >=D

 Step 4: Fill the disposeable cup with water about one inch below the rim

 Yes, I know about the messy cup. It's called recycling, hun. ;)

 Step 5: Time for speedy polish drops! Go, go, go!

Alternate your colour and don't let it drip too high from the surface because it will sink if you do so! =O
Create as many rings of colours as you want. =)

Step 6: Time Attack! Take the pin needle and swirl it like the baristas do with latte art

Nail polish will tend to dry quicker on water so stroke it before it dries! >=D
You can experiment and make hearts, butterflies, or just plain old abstract design, but don't go more than about 3~4 strokes.
Then let it sit for a while.

Step 7: Apply the vaseline on your finger (not your nail)

The next step will get messy, but vaseline will make the uneeded polish peel right off.
Hooray to chemistry! =D 

Step 8: Dip your nail horizonal to the water surface 


Don't pull your finger out just yet or else you're screwed! >=(

Step 9: Take a cotton swab and get rid of the left over polish still floating around your finger

If you pulled your finger out before this step, you now know why. =P
The partially dried polish is like a thin layer of plastic wrap so pulling it out before removing the leftover would destroy your initial design! =(

Step 10: Take your finger out and lightly remove the moisture

Be careful, you might leave a fingerprint on your almost-complete nail art! =(

Step 11: Use the pin needle to remove uneeded polish design

See? It peels right off!
Vaseline saved our lives! Yay! =D

Step 12: Apply clear polish

Of course, this is once the swirl design is completely dry. ^^

Step 13 (Optional): Decorate or cover up mistakes with glitter art pen or cubics

I chose to do some gold glitter lines on some boring ones. =P

 Repeat the steps for the rest of your nail and then you're done!!!
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Congrats!
You've just mastered the art of water marbling! >_<



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