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7 Easy Nail Art Tutorials
I use to have a favorite thing to do, in the privacy of my room, when no one was watching. No, not sing karaoke, with a hair brush for a mic. Who do you think I am, Susan? Seriously. *cough* Nay, my hobby was to practice doing fancy nail art tricks on myself. For a long time I had the aspiration to be a world famous nail artist, who, you know, did Beyonce’s nails inbetween shows, and stuff. That dream has since passed (and the crowd goes: “yayy”) because, let’s face it, I was pretty putrid at nail art. And I’m just not patient enough to sit and do Beyonce’s nails. Or any other person’s actually. But I mean, if I could turn down Beyonce, that says a lot.
Anyways, in my years of attempting to do my own nails, I picked up quite a few easy nail art tutorials that really helped me. I mean, honestly, they don’t require a lot of brain work and you can literally do them with stuff you find in the kitchen. But, while going through my blog posts the other day, I found a bunch of them and was like, “hey, I really should share this with the world… again…” So, I’m re-sharing them with you guys. Please don’t laugh. But if you really have to, atleast scroll through your phone randomly, and pretend to be laughing for something else. Here are 7 easy nail art tutorials:
Newspaper Nail ArtI share this tutorial often because it’s probably the one that I am most pleased with. Newspaper print makes for excellent nail art and all you need is some strips of newspaper and a bowl of water. Easy peasy lemon squeezy! Plus it looks really cute on shorter nails. How’s that for a score? Read more…
Glitter Nail ArtIf you’re looking to score some trendy points, without really doing much, how about giving this glitter mani a go. Simply apply your fave glitter polish on the bottom edge of your nails (I prefer dabs, not strokes) and ta daaaa! Instant stardom. Read more…
Nail Art using Holostripes
This is another favorite of all my nail tuts, because I once again show that you don’t need an expensive nail polish in order to get the best results! These Pretty Paints cost like, 25 bux, and are stunning! Worried about premature chipping? With the right base coat and top coat, you can extend your mani life. Read more…
Polka Dot Nail Art
One of my proudest mani moments (which says a lot about my capacity to do nail art) was when I figured out how make these pretty polka dots, using a hair grip. I know, right?! Genius, Papa! Check out this tut to see how I did it. Read more…
The Sponge Effect
I once took a kitchen sponged (a new one, duh) and tried to do some nail art with it. The result? Meh. BUT it did inspire this little beaut. What do you think? Would you try something like this? The tutorial features a matte paint, but I think it would look better with a glossy finish. Read more…
Leopard Print Nail ArtIf you’re looking to channel your inner Jersey Shore, how about this leopard print manicure? All you need is… well, love… but also, a koki pen (fiber tip marker)! Don’t worry, your base coat, and polish, will protect your nail from the koki and it comes off in a jiffy. Read more…
The Scribbled Look
One of my more, uh, higher grade tutorials include using a plastic baggie. That’s right girl! I said plastic bag! What do you think about this scribbled nail art though? You could literally do any pattern but my mommy-brain did not allow for it. Read more…
So what do you guys think? Which of these would you try?
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How to do newspaper nail art
Moms, ever find yourself with a few minutes to spare and you’re not sure whether you should wash the dishes, take a nap, or ditch the country? Well, how about spending that hard earned “me time” on some quick and easy nail art! Yep, I said “quick and easy” and “nail art” in the same sentence. It’s totally possible. Well, that’s what I learnt this weekend when I tried out newspaper nail art. It took me all of 15 minutes (if that) and left me with all kinds of “wow, I’m so cool right now” feelings. -
How to do an easy peasy glitter mani in 10 minutes
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Well, it’s BEEN looking like Christmas. Just ask the malls. But I thought “hey, let’s take this Christmas feeling to my nails!” And in about 10 minutes, I did a super duper easy peasy glitter mani that was so easy to do, I feel like it might not even deserve this blog post. But it does. It definitely does! -
How to DIY festive nail art with Essence {And a major giveaway for you!}
So it’s a couple of days before Christmas and everyone’s feeling pretty merry ’round about these parts. I decided to get you guys in on the action too with this really easy DIY festive nail art tut. Oh and while you’re at it, you should totally enter the most amazing Essence giveaway the world has ever seen! (I may be exaggerating a tad bit). -
More festive nail art inspired by Christmas and Essence
I’m going to be honest (because It’s my blog and I can if I want to), my brain has morphed into a big ball of mush recently. So much so, that when I thought “ooh festive nail art!” it was immediately replaced with thoughts of “but nap rather” and “does cooked pasta go bad after 3 days?” But festive nail art I must! So I pioneered on, for the sake of the world and my readers and most definitely my atrocious looking nails. Fortunately, Essence was there to help! -
Find your festive with Aztec inspired Christmas nail art
The other day I broke out one of the newest Essence polishes – #73 More than a feeling – because I was in the mood for some Aztec inspired Christmas nail art. Well, to be honest, I desperately needed to feel Christmasey. With my fast growing baby in my belly, and the extreme exhaustion that goes with it, I really needed to get into that Christmas spirit… and quickly! The new Essence range update is totally legit and #73 is easily one of my favorite additions. This paint is a deep, berry red, and it looks phenomenal on my nails and on my toetsies. Hello, Summer sandals! -
Tweexy’s wearable nail polish holder
I can be a bit of a clutz sometimesmost times. If you don’t believe me, check out all the splatters of nail polish on my work desk… duvet covers… jeans… It’s everywhere! With that said, I was most impressed when Tweexy sent me one of there original finger mounted nail polish bottle holders to test out. -
Mani Monday with Woolworth’s Pretty Paint
I was super chuffed when Woolworth’s Beauty partnered up with the #ECMeetUp a few weeks ago. They gave away fabulous beauty hampers and added a few of their favorites to our goody bags! The biggest score for me though was the introduction to the JTOne nail polish range, ‘Pretty Paint’. I tried a color and had to have them all! (Take that shocked look off your face, ya’ll know I love nail polish!)
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Mani Monday with Essence: Holostripes
It’s another Monday and another chance to show you a sweeeeet Mani Monday Essence manicure!Last weeks color, ‘Hope for love‘, is hard to shake if you’re a girly girl like I am. I mean, I would paint my nails this pretty pink like all day, errrrday.
So with that said, do I even need a reason why I decided to go with this polish again this week? I decided to pair it up with the totally legit Essence Holo Stripes nail art stickers.
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Mani Monday with Essence
Look, let’s not beat around the bush, I love doing my nails. But man, I am totally enjoying the Mani Monday with Essence series! I now have a legit reason to paint my nails regularly! Heehee!
If you’re not in on the news, Essence is giving away fabulous nail polish and nail art goodies to one beautiful MSB reader, to celebrate Women’s Month. To enter, check out all the Mani Monday posts (just click on “Nail Art” on the top tool bar) and follow the rafflecopter below.
Right, now that all the formalities are out of the way, let me begin to profess my undying love for this weeks color. Aaack! I’m a fan! This pretty pink Essence “I love trends” #07 called ‘Hope for love‘, has totally stolen my heart! The shade is a light berry, pink paint and can be found in The Nudes range.
Armed with a bunch of stickers, my nail art stamps and striping tape, I could not figure out how to dolly this mani up. And then I remembered last week’s star: The Pastels #13 ‘Ice to meet you‘. The 2 totally compliment each other!It just made sense to revert back to my favorite nail art: polka dots! I think that the result is pretty sweet and so fitting for Women’s Month.
You probably get various high profesh nail art tools that you could use for dotting, but I prefer using a hair grip to make my dots. You simply dip the end of the grip into your paint, and lightly apply to your nail, to create perfect polka dots. Easy peasy!
I tried to take another pic to once again show how amazingly shimmery the ‘Ice to meet you’ color is. It’s a beaut!
Would you try this at home? You could… and you should! Pick up a couple of Essence polishes from your nearest Dischem or Clicks stores and give it a go!Oh and while you’re at it, enter our shweet giveaway below. Don’t forget that you get extra points by commenting on each Mani Monday post, this month. Once you’ve commented, simply hit the “Leave a blog post comment” prompt, on the rafflecopter, and Bob’s your uncle. Well, not really. But you know what I mean.
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