I bought 2 new nail polishes recently to add to my collection NYC Precious Peacock and Orchid Teal Me A Secret. I fell in love with these colors as soon as I saw them and wanted to do a simple manicure to showcase the gorgeous colors.This manicure is simple and who doesn't love a little sparkle? ;)
Difficulty: Easy
Tools:
1. Emerald polish- I used NYC Precious Peacock
2. Teal Polish- I used Orchid Teal Me A Secret
3. Clear Top Coat- I used NYC Long Wearing in 271 Extra Shiny Top Coat
4. Loose glitter- I used a light blue in a diamond shape- but yellow, clear, green, just about any color would look good!
5. toothpick to pick up the glitter and position it
STEPS:
1.Begin by painting your Thumb, Ring Finger, and Pinky with the TEAL polish.
Now using the EMERALD paint your Index Finger and Middle Finger.
*in the #1 picture this is only after ONE coat. If you need to after the polish is dry add another coat or 2 or 3 (like I did for the NYC polish)haha... until the polish isn't opaque*
2. Now add a clear coat on one nail at a time and using the toothpick dip the tip in the clear top coat and pick up a single piece of glitter and make a line of glitter going down the center of your nail-starting at the base of the nail and only going to the center. When your toothpick won't pick up the glitter simply dip it into the top coat again. I decided to make 3 lines of glitter on each nail ( one in the middle and one line on each side) The glitter I used was diamond shaped so I used 3 pieces of glitter for each line. Repeat on all nails.
When you are done add a top coat and you are done!
I really like how the glitter shines in the sunlight but is not too much to take away from the beautiful nail polish itself. I hope you enjoy this simple tutorial!
If you try this manicure or any of my other tutorials I would love to see it!
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Thank You!!
xoxo
Sarah
Hello Ghouls! I decided to try another simple Halloween inspired manicure anyone can do! It's bright and colorful without being too busy. There are ghosts, jack-o-lanterns, glitter, and stitched tips. I call it the Ghoulish Manicure.
Let me know what you think and if you have any suggestions!
As always the step-by-step instructions are down below. Enjoy!
Difficulty: Easy
TOOLS:
1. White nail polish-i used Petites in French White
2.Dark purple nail polish-I used Sinful Colors in Amethyst
3.Lime Green polish-I used Pure Ice in Wild Thing
4.Orange nail polish- I used Sinful Colors in Cloud 9
5.Black striper polish- I used Salon Perfect in Black Ink
6.Black Glitter polish- I used Salon Perfect in Black Diamond
7.Dotting Tool/toothpick
8.Clear Top Coat--I used NYC Long Wearing Extra Shiny
STEPS:
1. Begin by painting your: thumbs-purple, ring fingers-orange, pinky-black glitter.
Next paint the tips of your other fingers the following colors: index-lime green and middle finger-purple. Allow to dry.
2. Grab your black striper polish and draw the face for the jack-o-lantern on your ring fingers-i drew 2 triangles for eyes, an upside down triangle for the nose and a crooked smile. After you have finished with your ring fingers let's draw some stitches on your index and middle fingers!
Index and Middle fingers-using the black striper polish-draw a straight line on the top of the colored tip you painted in step 1 across your finger. Now add 4-5 smaller lines going through the long line. They do not have to be straight-have fun with it!
3. On to the thumb! Using your white polish drag the brush from the side of your finger to the center of your thumb, to make the ghost. Take your time and if you need to you can go over it again to get a more rounded shape for the head. Allow to dry completely!!!!
4. Grab your dotting tool and black polish and give that ghost a face! I added to eyes and a larger got for the mouth. After all of your nails are dry add your top coat and you are done! :)
If you try this manicure or any of my other tutorials I would love to see it!
You can upload it to my Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/inkandcupcakes
or tag me on instagram with hashtag #inkandcupcakes.
Don't forget to follow me on Twitter @inkandcupcakes
Thank You!!
xoxo
Sarah
My mom is a big Dallas Cowboys fan and requested I try a football inspired nail design to show her team spirit. So here it is...this nail tutorial could be used for other teams-just switch up the blue and silver for whatever colors of your favorite sports team to show your team spirit! This design is simple and did not take a lot of time, the hardest part was the star. The step-by-step instructions are down below! Enjoy.
*If you have an tips or comments please leave them below!
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Difficulty: Easy
Tools you will need: 1. White nail polish-i used Petites in French White
2. Clear top coat- I used NYC Long Wearing Extra Shiny Top
3. Silver Glitter nail polish-i used NYC Starry Silver Glitter
4. Blue nail polish-i used Pure Ice in French Kiss
5. Silver nail polish- i used L.A. Colors Silver
6. Green nail polish- i used Revlon in Posh
7. Brown nail polish-i didn't have this so I mixed together a red,orange, and yellow nail polish to make the brown.
8. Yellow nail polish- I used SH Sugar Coat in Sweetie
9. A toothpick for line work
Steps:
1.Paint your thumb and middle finger Silver, your index fingers blue, ring fingers brown, and pinky fingers green. Allow to dry completely.
2-3.Thumbs- use your toothpick (using your blue nail polish) and slowly draw a star in the center of your nail. Be sure to fill it in.
Index fingers- use your silver nail polish to paint a slanted silver tip at the end of your BLUE nail. You want your index fingers to be half blue and half silver.
Middle fingers- use
your blue nail polish to paint a slanted blue tip at the end of your SILVER
nail. You want your index fingers to be half silver and half blue.
Ring fingers- using the toothpick draw a line down the center of your nail with white nail polish. Now draw small lines across the center line so that it looks like the laces/stitching on a football.
RIGHT PINKY-using the toothpick and white nail polish start on the outside edge of your finger and draw a long line (almost all the way across) and shorter lines in between..until you go all the way down the side. You want it to resemble the football field goal lines.
LEFT PINKY- use the toothpick and yellow nail polish to draw a field goal post in the center of your finger.
After everything is dry I went back and added the silver glitter nail polish over the thumbs, and anywhere there was silver to make it pop. After that add your clear top coat and VIOLA! You are done! I hope you enjoyed these designs. :)
If you try this manicure or any of the others I have posted, I would love to see it!
Please email it- inkandcupcakes@gmail.com
post it on my Ink and Cupcakes FB Page! (Don't forget to LIKE)
or tag me on instagram with hashtag #inkandcupcakes
Thank You!!
xoxo
Sarah
