Hippie Tie-Dye Nails

                                                                                                           

...groovy.

~~What I Used~~China Glaze: Boy Toy Blue, Kiwi Cool-Ada, Pool Party and Yellow Polka Dot Bikini~~Milani: Dreamy Creme ~~ Sally Hansen: Double Duty Base & Top Coat~~

The brighter the colors, the better this will turn out. Also, since you will use a lot of paint on each nail, fast-drying nail polish will work best. China Glaze is super fast-drying. :)

After applying your base coat, paint all of your nails with a thin coat of white. I used a pearly white.
This will allow the colors on top to dry brighter.

Add a thick drop of each color onto your nail. 

Using a toothpick or dotting tool, quickly swirl the colors together making sure all of the white paint on your nail is covered.  You may need to add more color to edges that aren't being filled in.
Play with the colors until you are happy with it, but paint drys fast so be swift! :)

Allow at least 10 minutes for your nails to dry before applying your top coat...and you're done! Far out!

Cookie Monster Nails

ME WANT COOKIE! 

What I Used - 
China Glaze: Boy Toy Blue
Opi: Black Onyx
Sally Hansen: Hard to Get (white)
Sally Hansen: Honey Whip
Sally Hansen: Double Duty Base and Top Coat
Dark brown acrylic paint
Fine nail art brush
Dotting tools

After applying your base coat, paint the tips of your middle finger
and thumb nails 'cookie monster' blue.
Paint a half circle shape and make sure to cover all of the white part of your nails.

Using a dotting tool, add two large, black dots to represent the eyes.
The dots should slightly overlap each other...
and be half on top of the blue and half on top of your clear nail.

Add two white dots inside the black dots.
You want the black dots to outline the whites of the eyes.

Add two more small, black dots inside the white dots for the pupils.
They should not be straight.
Give your cookie monster wild-looking eyes.
Looking at a picture of him will help you see how his pupils are placed.

Next, draw a big, wide smile using a fine nail art brush and black polish or acrylic paint.
The smile should be wider than the eyes and should be in a half-circle shape.

On the other three nails, paint the tips the same as you did with the blue,
but with a tan color polish.
Make sure to cover all the white of your nails.

Last, using a dotting tool, add random dark brown dots to your cookies...
apply your top coat and you're done!
Nom, Nom, Nom....

Fourth of July Nails

Happy Independence Day, USA! 


















What I Used:
China Glaze: Boy Toy Blue
Milani: White Canvas
Red Acrylic Paint
Dotting tools
Fine nail art brush

After applying your base coat, paint all of your nails white.

Paint two red stripes on each side of your nails.

Paint the tips of your nails blue.
You may want to use acrylic paint so the red doesn't bleed through.
If you don't have acrylic paint, re-paint the tips white, then paint the blue on top.

Using a dotting tool, add random white dots on top of the blue tips to represent the stars.
Apply your clear top coat...and you're done!