Fancy Nail Tutorials

Fancy Nails #1
LACE!
Okay, so this sophisticated look is very girly and serious at the same time.  You will need black nail polish (or any other dark color), and a light color (I prefer light pink/beige), a piece of lace (size or shape doesn't matter as long it can cover all of your nails) and tape.  So to start, we will apply a base coat of the darker color, although this is confusing, this is the color that the lace will be.  The coat can be sloppy, as long as it is flat, we will only be seeing a little bit of it.  Then, take your lace, and place it over your nail.  Tape it down on either sides.  Take the lighter color of nail polish (in my case light pink/beige) and paint it directly over the lace, when you are doing this, make sure that the lace stays in the same spot.  Apply two coats without moving the lace.  Then, once they are dry, lift off the lace, revealing a beautiful lace pattern.  Then do the same with all of your other fingers, you can use the same section of lace, but I think it looks best when you use random different sections.  Once you have done all of your nails, apply a clear coat on top.  And you have beautiful lace nails!

Fancy Nails #2:
ZEBRA!
This look is perfect for parties, and can still work casually.  This is also easier than it seems!  You will need a base coat, I think metallics look best so I am using silver glitter nail polish, a toothpick,  and black nail polish for the stripes.  First, apply the base coat of silver.  Make sure that it is covering the whole nail, this is trickier with metallics and sparkles.  Then, take your black nail polish, and with the brush, start drawing lines from the outside horizontally in to a tiny bit past the middle.  These lines should curve at the ends.  Then take a toothpick and the black nail polish.  Add dimension to the stripes by thickening them at various points on one or both sides of the line.  Seal with a clear coat, and you are done!

Fancy Nails #3:

POLKA DOT TRAIL

This sweet and young style takes on a sophisticated style with a french tip and a trail.  It is great for parties, but you can wear it to school any day too! You will need a dotting tool, pink nail polish, white nail polish, and tape.  Start off by painting a base coat of pink.  Make sure that is perfectly dry before the next step.  Okay, so this step is only for people who have trouble drawing straight lines (like myself) but it is really helpful.  Take a piece of tape and cover your whole nail except for the tip. Paint the tip white, add a second coat.  When you are positive that it is dry, remove the tape carefully.  Repeat this step on all of the nails until you have french tips on ever nail.  Apply a clear coat on top of that.  Now, with the dotting tool, make a trail of white dots on the pink on all of your nails, make sure that it reaches the tip. Then, in pink, continues the trail on the white tips.  Ta da!  You have a cute polka dot trail!

Fancy Nails #4:

CASINO NAILS

These nails give gambling a softer edge, while looking sophisticated and sassy!  For these nails you will need green nail polish, white nail polish, red nail polish, black nail polish, and a toothpick.  Start off by painting your nails with a base coat of green, to represent the casino table.  Then, make part of a white rectangle on your nail, the rest of the rectangle should be cut off at the tip of your nail, it looks best diagonal.  Add more coats until no green is showing through.  Then, take your toothpick and black nail polish and outline the rectangles except for the edge that goes off of your nail.  On two or three or your nails (you can do every other nail) draw an A in the bottom left corner (the one on the side of your nail with an outline).  Then below it, draw three dots and a line in the shape of a club, or draw a diamond, or draw a spade, but make each nail different.  Once you have done that, wipe off your toothpick and put it down.  Draw however much of that shape would be showing if the card was cut off.  Apply a clear coat on top.  Now, with the red and the toothpick, do the same thing.  Voila! Lovely casino nails!

The colors that I normally use for these are listed below, of course, by essie.

Lace Nails: Intimate (beige/light pink) and little brown dress (the dark color)

Zebra Nails: silver buttons (metallic) and luxedo (off black)

Polka dot Nails: fiesta (pink), and minimalistic (white)

Casino Nails: Minimalistic (white), red label (red), pretty edgy (green) and licorice (black)

Thanks... and fruity nail tutorials!

First of all before I start all of the nail tutorials for spring.... I just want to thank everyone, at the end of the first day my blog was opened to the public, I got over 100 views, I hope you all share this blog, but thanks for those who were the first to "discover' this website.  Okay, so now I will get to the nail tutorials.  I picked a few different fruits to do that i thought were simple enough and cute and fun for spring.

Fruity Nail Tutorial #1
STRAWBERRIES!
Okay so I am totally in love with anything strawberry; smoothies, umbrellas, cartoons, nails, you name it!  I think that they are just so adorable!  Okay, so you will need 1 green color, 1 coral color (can also be red or pink), 1 white color and a toothpick.  A clear coat on top is optional, but I think it really finishes off the look.  First, paint the whole nail with your coral, pink, or red color.  Make sure that the coat is opaque. Once this is dry, apply a second coat, once that is dry, take the green color.  Starting at the tip of the nail, take the green brush and make three triangles.  One in the middle, one on the right, and one on the left.  Do this to all of your nails, then apply a second coat of the green.  Make dots with the white nail polish and apply a clear coat.  Voila! Delicious strawberries on your fingernails!

Fruity Nail Tutorial # 2

LEMON SLICES

We all have them in lemonade, or even in plain old water, it just looks classy.  This nail tutorial is so easy and cute anyone can wear it.  You need clear nail polish, pink nail polish, orange nail polish, yellow nail polish, white nail polish and a toothpick.  Start of by applying a clear base coat.  Then make an orange stripe right on the tip of the nail.  Make a pink stripe right under it.  Make two circles that overlap a tiny bit on the pink and orange area.  Repeat these steps on all of the nails. Then draw a large white dot in the middle of one circle, then make another one on the other circle.  Draw 5 lines coming from the middle dots to the outside, then outline the circles.  Apply a clear coat on top et thats it! A sweet and sour treat for your nails!

Fruity Nail Tutorial #3
CHERRIES!
Cherries are an adorable little treat that represent girlyness (if that is a word), sugar, and flowers.  You will need red nail polish, white nail polish, green nail polish, and of course, a toothpick.  First, paint all of your nails red except for the pointer fingers.  Paint your pointer fingers white.  Once you have applied two coats, take the red nail polish, and draw two dots (whatever size you want) next to each other on one pointer finger.  Make sure that they are equal in size.  Do the same on your other pointer finger.  Then, take the toothpick and draw on two stems and one leaf per stem.  Make sure your leaves aren't bigger than the dots.  Apply a clear coat on top and VOILA!  Cute little cherries in a perfect size!

Fruity Nail Tutorial # 4
PINEAPPLES!
These nails look a lot more complicated then they are.  I think they are the perfect look for every party or even just relaxing, and I had a lot of fun painting them! You will need a light-ish yellow and dark-ish yellow nail polish.  You will also need a light-ish green and a dark-ish green color nail polish, and our favorite, a toothpick.  To start, paint every nail in the lighter yellow until it is opaque.  Take the lighter green and either on the bottom or top (I think bottom looks cuter) and make a triangle across one side that goes to a little bit past halfway.  Round the edges.  Do the same with the empty side.  Do this on all but one nail (this is optional, but I think it looks better if not all of the nails are the same).  Then, with your toothpick and darker green draw lines outlining the "leaves" on the lighter green as in the picture below.  Now take the other side of the toothpick and darker yellow.  This next step takes a lot of patience so do not rush through it.  Make 4 or 5 diagonal lines going in one direction, and then 4 or 5 traversing those lines.  Do not do this on the finger without leaves.  Apply clear polish on top and you are done!

I love all Essie products, so I am going to list the ones I used for these nails.

Strawberry Nails: Fiesta (coral), Pretty Edgy (green), and Below The Belt (white)

Lemon Nails: Wife Goes On (Pink), Capri (orange), essie doesn't make yellows, so I like Need Sunglasses?(yellow) by Opi, and Blanc (white) by essie

Cherry Nails: Lollipop (red), Waltz (white), and Going Incognito (green)

Pineapple Nails: Shifting Power (dark yellow), Going Incognito (dark green), Pretty Edgy (light green), and Need Sunglasses (light yellow) by Opi