SPARKLING CORAL

Wednesday morning I was in town with my mum and I found a little shop that sells nail polishes at very low prices. Obviously I didn't come home empty handed. I bought the coral nail polish and the holographic glitter used in this nail art and also a Maybelline nail polish called Simply Mauve that is almost transparent but has a beautiful mirror effect.

What you need: some holographic glitter, clear rhinestones and gold hearts.

Colors:

• Base Coat: Broadway Nail Care No. 04
• Coral: LAYLA No. 75
• Top Coat: Deborah 7 Days Long No.00

How to:

1. Apply your base coat.
2. Apply two coats of nail polish.
3. On the ring finger I applied also some rhinestones to create a ribbon. Put a clear rhinestone in the lower part of the nail and then the two hearts. Start apply the holographic glitter.
4. On the thumb I put the rhinestones in the middle of the nail and then the holographic glitter.

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Here is the final result. I tought it would take a lot of time to put on the glitter one by one but it took actually about 20 minutes. I think it is worth while.

CHERRIES & DOTS

These nails give off a very summer feeling, but I have to say that I wasn't really satisfied with the result.

I have to practice more with the dots.

What you need: a thin brush, some nail polish drops. Doing this drops is really easy. Take a piece of plexiglass and let a drop of nail polish fall. Wait 24 hours to be sure that it's completely dry. I've made a few to be sure to have at least two of the same size.

Colors:

• Base Coat: Broadway Nail Care No. 04
• White: KIKO No. 101
• Red: RIMMEL Lycra PRO No. 323 RIVIERA RED
• Dark Green: basic No. 149
• Top Coat: Deborah 7 Days Long No.00

How to:

1. Put on your base coat.
2. Apply a coat of white polish. Put on a 2nd coat if needed.
3. On the ring finger apply a round-shaped stiker (the ones used for the french manicure are suitable too) and then apply a coat of red polish.
4. When the red is perfectly dry, start making some dots with the white polish. There are different ways to make dots. You can use an old pen, a toothpick or a thin brush. I tried all these methods and I find myself more comfortable with the brush.
5. On all the other nails I made a red french with white dots. On the thumb I applied the nail polish drops that I made the day before. I choose two different sizes for the cherries.
6. With the thin brush and the green nail polish I draw the leaves of the cherries. When dry, apply your top coat.

GLITTER RAINBOW

This picture didn't came out really well. In reality the nails are better and more sparkling.

What you need: clear glitter. I used Gütermann Creativ Glitter Extra Fine Iris2.

Colors:

• Base Coat: Broadway Nail Care No. 04
• Light Blue: KIKO No. 159
• Light Green: RIVEEL No. 121
• Yellow: RIVEEL No. 190
• Orange: KIKO No. 112
• Pink: Broadway Extra Color No. 03
• Top Coat: Deborah 7 Days Long No.00
  

How to:

1. Put on your base coat.
2. Apply a first coat of nail polish.
3. Choose a different color for each finger.
4. Apply a 2nd coat and then, before it dries, let the glitter fall all over the nail polish. Be sure to cover all the surface.
5. With your fingertip press ligtly on the glitter to make it adhere at the nail polish.
6. Do the same steps for all the fingers, wait for them to dry and then wash your hands with COLD water. Apply your top coat.

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Here is the final result. When fully dry is really hard, in fact it takes a lot of effort to remove it. Personally I think it will be good for who have really weak nails.

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You can also do this on your feet. I don't usually spend to much time decorating the nails of my feet, but this is a fast end easy way to have feet that attract attention.

This are my sister's feet. She changed the pink polish whit a white one, but the effect is still good.

This are my feet. I used the same colors I used for my hands. After the base coat and two coat of color, I applied a polish with silver glitter where I added a few extra fine glitter for make it more sparkling. At the end I put on also some rhinestones, a clear one and two pink (but these last two don't stand out to much!).

MARINE

This is a nail art I did some times ago so I don't have a lot of pictures.

I saw this nail art in a magazine. I modified it a little and made it on my hands.

What you need: a thin brush, gold stars.

Colors:

• Base Coat: Broadway Nail Care No. 04
• White: Deborah NAIL space French Manicure Kit
• Blue: COLLISTAR No. 44 BLU
• Red: RIMMEL Lycra PRO No. 323 RIVIERA RED
• Top Coat: Deborah 7 Days Long No.00

How to:

1. Put on your base coat.
2. Put on a coat of white. Put on a 2nd coat if needed.
3. Paint the tip of your nail with the blue polish.
4. When the blue is dry, take the little brush and draw two thin lines under the tip.
5. Add a small gold star and apply your top coat.

PINK HORIZON

A very cute and girly nail art. Perfect for spring.

What you need: a really thin brush. I use an old eyeliner brush.

Colors:

• Base Coat: Broadway Nail Care No. 04
• Glitter Pink: RIMMEL 60 Seconds Vinyl Stars No. 631 STARLET
• Pink: Broadway Extra Color No. 03
• Dark Pink: RIMMEL Lycra PRO No. 402 URBAN PURPLE
• Top Coat: Deborah 7 Days Long No.00

How to:

1. Put on your base coat.
2. Put on a coat of a glitter pink.
3. Paint about 1/3 of your nail with a bright pink.
4. Draw a dark pink line with a thin brush.
5. Apply your top coat.

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Here is the final result.