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Tutorial: STRIPE NAIL ART

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Hey girls :)) here i am with a stripe nail art tutorial. Straight lines have always been a problem for many of us so, i thought to find out an easier way to make neat stripes and ended up with this ;) The interesting thing is that this stripe nail art does not need a stripper brush ;) you want to see how? lets do it then ;) THINGS YOU NEED: a tape scissors silver nail color or chrome nail color (or any shiny nail color) black nail color top coat base coat   HOW TO DO IT: STEP 1: Apply a base coat to protect your nails. STEP 2: Now apply the silver polish or chrome or any color and let it dry completely. This base color is going to be the color of your stripes. STEP 3: Now cut very thin stripes of tape and when your base color is completely dry paste the stripes to your nails, the way it is shown in the picture. STEP 4: Apply black nail color on your nails. (do not remove the tape now) let the polish dry completely. You might have to wait

TUTORIAL: Monarach butterfly nail art

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Hey girls ..:)) Hope you guys are doing great...:)) This time I'm doing a monarch butterfly nail art tutorial. It might seem a little difficult, but trust me its not and you can easily do it..:)) Do give it a try and don't forget to send me the pictures of your monarch butterflies on Facebook. (https://www.facebook.com/imanailart) THINGS YOU'LL NEED :  Any base color of your choice.  A black nail color or acrylic color. I used acrylic color. A thin brush White nail polish A dotting tool (you can also use your brush) Base coat Top coat HOW TO DO IT: STEP 1: Apply a base coat to protect your nails. STEP 2: Apply the base color of your choice. I have used baby blue by colorstudio professionals STEP 3: Make the butterfly as illustrated in the picture above. STEP 4: Use white polish and a dotting tool or brush to make the white dots. STEP 5: Apply a top coat to give your butterfly a final look ;) Hope you guys like it and find it

Tutorial: Bow nail art

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hey girls :D this time i'm back with a bow nail art tutorial...a friend over facebook asked me to show how to do a bow nail art, so i made my own version of the nail art ;) Hope you like it :)) lets start now ;) THINGS YOU NEED: A light pinkish shade, i used cosmo by colorstudio professionals. (optional) A white nail polish A red nail polish A dotting tool A very thin brush A top coat A base coat.   HOW TO DO IT: STEP 1: Apply a base coat to nourish and protect your nails form discoloration. STEP 2: Apply a pinkish white nail color as a base color. This is optional. You can jump to the next step with the natural color of your nails too ;) STEP 3: Now, do a manicure on your nails, alternating with red and white nail polish. You do not need to do a very neat manicure as you can see mine because neat manicures take a little effort and time. Besides we still have to outline the manicure which will conceal all the flaws ;) STEP 4: Line the manicure o

Tutorial: Breaking dawn nails

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hey girls..I'm back with the hot breaking dawn nails..:D All of us have been impatiently waiting for breaking dawn to realease, and here we are, it's about be released girls :D and I'm sure you guys will love to wear the breaking dawn nails while watching the most anticipated part of the saga :D So lets not waste time and start :D THINGS I USED: a black polish a white polish or white acrylic paint would make it rather easier to make the piece. a matte top coat a thin brush. a grey polish a top coat a base coat. TUTORIAL: STEP 1: Apply a base coat to protect your nails. STEP 2: Apply a black nail colour to your nails. STEP 3: Now, we have to make the piece. For this you need a very thin brush and a white acrylic colour or nail polish. Now start making it as shown in the picture tutorial below. It's very easy, trust me, i made it in the first go ;) STEP 3: Now make the checkerboard design. It's absolutely up to you if you want

Tutorial: how to make a lined nail art

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hey guys :) its a request post...hope u like it :) some of you might find the nail art a bit difficult because the lines are not that easy to make plus you need to a very very thin striper brush for this. however, i'm sure with a few tries you'l get perfect :) even for me, this was my first try at this ;) THINGS YOU NEED : A base colour a base coat a striper brush(very thin) a black nail colour a top coat for those of you who do not have a striper brush, like me, make it yourself ;) take a simple painting brush or maybe an eyeliner brush, and shape according to your need :) HOW TO DO IT: STEP 1: Apply a base coat to protect your nails. STEP 2: apply the base polish, any colour of your choice and let it dry. STEP 3: Take some black polish or acrylic colour to make the stripes. Be a little carefull with your hand and keep it steady while drawing the stripes. STEP 4: Apply the top coat.

Tutorial: Popcorn nail art tutorial

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 hey guyz...:) there has been a little longer gap between the posts this time...i apologize...i have been busy with my admission issues..anyways here i am with the popcorn nails :) so lets start :D THINGS I HAVE USED: a base coat a white nail colour a red nail colour a striper an orange and white acrylic colour to make the popcorns a top coat HOW TO DO IT: STEP 1: Apply a base coat. STEP 2: Tape all your nails diagonally except for the ring finger. For the ring finger keep the tape straight (as shown in the figure). Apply white nail polish. let the polish dry and then take the tape off, otherwise you'l ruin the edges. STEP 3: Using a striper, draw straight red lines on the white polish. To make sure your lines are straight, draw a line in the middle and then proceed towards the sides.  to add more detail you might add these small triangles on top of the stripes. STEP 4: Mix some white acrylic paint to an orange acrylic paint to make a ver