Hi All
Yesterday i uploaded a pic of my new feathery nails and so this blog is to just show how easy it is to do.
To do this you will need:
Two coloured varnishes and in my case i have used the MUA Cosmetics Love Hearts Purple 'U ROK' and GOSH bright pink 'Flamingo' for contrast.
3D nail accessories stickers which i actually got from e-bay ( i love that site)
A pair of grooming scissors, ( the mini ones you use in the bathroom) or nail scissors
Finally a top coat. It can be clear but i used the N0.7 top coat which has glitter in it.
Okey Kokees here we go and don't worry the design is very simple it doesn't takes too much time. Plus it looks awesome when complete so just imagine all the 'oh my god, who did your nails? ':)
Out of the two colours that you've picked, choose the one you want to the more of to paint your nails in a full coat. In my case i painted all my nails in purple. I'm going to assume you have all painted your nails before and so don't need a diagram, just remember centre stroke, left, right and then centre again if it needs it.
Once that is dry get your other colour varnish. Dip the brush in and brush of excess and then draw one line down the centre of oyur nail. For this design it doesn't matter of they are all exactly the same width or whatever as you're putting the sticker over most of it.
Wait for this to dry. You make think it sounds redundant, but it's easy to speed up and end up catching bits and making it look patchy before it's finished.
It should look like this
Mua U ROK is available from superdrug outlets that stock the MUA range or from their website for only £2 each http://www.muastore.co.uk/index.php/love-hearts/love-hearts-nails
Gosh Flamingo is available also from superdrug or online at www.goshcosmetics.com but i do know that they are on sale now for £5 here http://www.superdrug.com/search?q=GOSH#search?q=GOSH&type=makeup16&_suid=134219708481008489988825958796 so go get yourself a bargain
Then comes the trickiest bit, the stickers.
You can do this two ways. The easiest for me is to apply the sticker where i want it and then cut off the excess around the top of the nail, but you can measure the sticker and cut it down to size first as long as you are careful not to let the sticker touch the varnish, or it will stick to it.
Moving swiftly on. If you look at the sticker packet above you will see there are 12 stickers and of course you should only have 10 fingers, so that means you will have 2 left over for another day, or you can double design on two lucky fingers.
The two at the bottom that look like peacock feathers were the biggest and so i used these of the thums.
Peel the sticker off the backing and line up the bottom of the sticker with the bottom of your nail. Press down and work your way up until you get to the top of the nail as this will make sure the sticker applies flat to the nail, doing it all at once can leave creases or bubbles.
You can choose which sticker you want for each nail, but usually i follow down in size so longest nail will have longest sticker etc etc.
When all done it should look more or less like this
You then apply the top coat to seal the sticker in place. If like me you want that bit of sparkle, just remember to wipe off the excess glitter first as you can always apply more, but theres nothing worse then achieving a great look and then putting too much glitter on and ruining the effect. Yes, this may have happened to me before and so it is possible this is sage advice from someone that has learnt the lesson the hard way :)
I really hope you've enjoyed this little blog and remember to show me any pictures of you try it out yourself, either by a link in the comment box or via email.
Happy Feathering
Frostinator Fashion xx
Yesterday i uploaded a pic of my new feathery nails and so this blog is to just show how easy it is to do.
To do this you will need:
Two coloured varnishes and in my case i have used the MUA Cosmetics Love Hearts Purple 'U ROK' and GOSH bright pink 'Flamingo' for contrast.
3D nail accessories stickers which i actually got from e-bay ( i love that site)
A pair of grooming scissors, ( the mini ones you use in the bathroom) or nail scissors
Finally a top coat. It can be clear but i used the N0.7 top coat which has glitter in it.
Okey Kokees here we go and don't worry the design is very simple it doesn't takes too much time. Plus it looks awesome when complete so just imagine all the 'oh my god, who did your nails? ':)
Out of the two colours that you've picked, choose the one you want to the more of to paint your nails in a full coat. In my case i painted all my nails in purple. I'm going to assume you have all painted your nails before and so don't need a diagram, just remember centre stroke, left, right and then centre again if it needs it.
Once that is dry get your other colour varnish. Dip the brush in and brush of excess and then draw one line down the centre of oyur nail. For this design it doesn't matter of they are all exactly the same width or whatever as you're putting the sticker over most of it.
Wait for this to dry. You make think it sounds redundant, but it's easy to speed up and end up catching bits and making it look patchy before it's finished.
It should look like this
Mua U ROK is available from superdrug outlets that stock the MUA range or from their website for only £2 each http://www.muastore.co.uk/index.php/love-hearts/love-hearts-nails
Gosh Flamingo is available also from superdrug or online at www.goshcosmetics.com but i do know that they are on sale now for £5 here http://www.superdrug.com/search?q=GOSH#search?q=GOSH&type=makeup16&_suid=134219708481008489988825958796 so go get yourself a bargain
Then comes the trickiest bit, the stickers.
You can do this two ways. The easiest for me is to apply the sticker where i want it and then cut off the excess around the top of the nail, but you can measure the sticker and cut it down to size first as long as you are careful not to let the sticker touch the varnish, or it will stick to it.
Moving swiftly on. If you look at the sticker packet above you will see there are 12 stickers and of course you should only have 10 fingers, so that means you will have 2 left over for another day, or you can double design on two lucky fingers.
The two at the bottom that look like peacock feathers were the biggest and so i used these of the thums.
Peel the sticker off the backing and line up the bottom of the sticker with the bottom of your nail. Press down and work your way up until you get to the top of the nail as this will make sure the sticker applies flat to the nail, doing it all at once can leave creases or bubbles.
You can choose which sticker you want for each nail, but usually i follow down in size so longest nail will have longest sticker etc etc.
When all done it should look more or less like this
You then apply the top coat to seal the sticker in place. If like me you want that bit of sparkle, just remember to wipe off the excess glitter first as you can always apply more, but theres nothing worse then achieving a great look and then putting too much glitter on and ruining the effect. Yes, this may have happened to me before and so it is possible this is sage advice from someone that has learnt the lesson the hard way :)
I really hope you've enjoyed this little blog and remember to show me any pictures of you try it out yourself, either by a link in the comment box or via email.
Happy Feathering
Frostinator Fashion xx
