Showing posts with label nails. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nails. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Space Nails!


My Monday night turned into a beauty night where I turned my nails from drab to fab! I thought I would try something new, and after watching this YouTube video, I knew I had to try space nails. I love love love doing my nails, especially fun projects like this! It's a nice homework break and stress reliever; it lets your mind focus on one thing for a period of time and you can go back to doing your homework anew!


I started with a basic black coat. A matte black polish will work best for space nails. I just used whatever black I had laying around! Let the black dry completely before next step.

Cut a few small squares of paper towel and brush a small bit of polish onto the square. Then dab the paper towel square onto the tip of your nail. A holographic nail polish is best for this step. Try to go for a polish that changes colors when you hold it at different angles in the light like this one here. I used a holographic purple first, and then a holographic blue on top.

The final step is to add silver glitter polish and your top coat! You can use whatever kind of glitter polish you fancy. Try one that has different sized glitter pieces, that way they look more like stars that are near and far! :)

Viola- Space Nails!

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Gel Polish


I decided to opt for something new this time I got my nails done and tried OPI's new soak off gel nail polish. Let me tell you, it's awesome!! It's suppose to last me a good 2 weeks and I'm at day 4 now without one chip!

You have to get this professionally done since it does require UV light. First, they roughen your nail surface to ensure that the gel will stay on for a good 2 weeks. Then, the gel polish is painted on with a brush and each layer becomes hardened by going under a UV light. And then, bam! You walk out with perfectly shiny dry nails. :) OPI soak off gel comes in a wide variety of colors that can also be mixed to create new colors. I chose the color Bubble Bath which is a pinkish-clear tone. My nails look naturally fabulous.



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