The fan brush is a rather peculiar thing. People often look at it for the longest time and think "Just what on earth do I use this for?". Lets unearth it's mystery,shall we?
Firstly, you can use it to make ombre or gradient nails. Instead of using a piece of sponge for the purpose, use the fan brush! Check out how to get ombre nails over here at this blog entry> Ombre Nails
Secondly, you can use the fan brush to uniformly sprinkle on OR remove excess glitter on nails.
Electrical hazards and lightning are usually depicted with zigzags.
As well as a certain comic superhero.
According to wikipedia, the flag of Nagorno-Karabakh, contains a zigzag pattern that reflects patterns used in their local rug making.
Do you know what else are zigzags good for?
NAILS OF COURSE!
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Zigzag nail art is also sometimes refered to as chevron nail art, although zigzags and chevrons are two different things. (The chevron is just a single V whereas zigzag is a string of Vs). But no matter, they are both equally beautiful on nails!
Take some pointers from these youtubers and get these eye-catching nails for yourself!
If you do not fancy dealing with sticky tapes, you can always draw the zigzag pattern on with a fine brush.
It might not give you the sharpest most precise lines, but it does not have to be perfect.
Words that one would normally not associate with fingernails but that is exactly what we are doing today.
YUMMY FINGERNAILS.
Yummy nail art to be precise.
The great thing about nails is that they really are blank canvasses and we are free to do whatever that comes to mind with them. In today's case, we present you nail designs that will whet your appetite!
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A lot of nail enthusiasts love to use the ready to be sliced and used, FIMO sticks or do free hand drawings.
But you can always add your own twist into yummy nail art designs by painting your personal favourite foods or even glueing on miniature food models! I personally feel mini kuih nyonya on nails would be the cutest!
Now we know it's no where near Christmas yet but we think any time is a good time for festive, super jolly and colourful decorated nails!
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If you somehow for reasons we don't fathom, cannot accept to have such wonderful nail designs before the Christmas season, perhaps you could practice the art from now and bedazzle friends and family when it's time.
From elegant to squeal-worthy cute, get inspired today with Christmas themed nails!
While some of us may not have actually read the comic or seen the lady in action on tv, it may be hard to find someone who does not recognise
this iconic DC Comics super heroine.
With her Lasso of Truth, a pair or indestructable bracelets, an invisible jet and others, Wonder Woman goes about fighting for justice,
love and peace clad in her ultra sexy costume.
In 2011, MAC released a Wonder Woman themed collection which includes make up products as well as nail polishes.
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Now before we attempt to emulate her kick-ass superhero spirit, lets
kick things off by getting a Wonder Woman inspired nail makeover!
You could take the easy and awesome route by using nail stickers!
From Bram Stoker's Dracula to the Twilight craze a few years back and more plots involving vampires television programs even today, these blood-sucking stories are undeniably still very much attractive.
They have always been intriguing and probably always will.
It is much too early for Halloween but who says you can't have some fun when it isn't?
Have a bloody good time trying out these vampire-inspired nails!
With the popularity of gel nails, we are hearing more and more frequently the terms UV as well as LED lamps.
These lamps are used to solidify and cure the gel-type nail polish used, giving nails the rock hard sturdy reputation that gel manicures are known for.
UV lamps can be used to cure all types of gel nail polish where as LED lamps only cure polishes that are formulated for LED technology.
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UV lamps emits ultra violet light and this has sparked concerns regarding its safety from being a cause of cancer to skin ageing and sun spots.
In 2012, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston reported that it would take 250 years of weekly gel manicures to equal the exposure of one session with an FDA-approved UV phototherapy lamp, a device that doctors widely consider safe.
With that concern in mind, gel manicure lovers can always choose to protect themselves!
Apply a broad spectrum sunscreen before curing your nails
to what we can come up with to put onto our nails.
From bold, shiny rhinestones to almost strange fur-like finish,
the choices are abundant.
Instead of going out and buying something to embellish your nails,
this time may we suggest you use something that should be
available in your kitchen right now?
SALT!
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Some suggest that this form of nail art can be done with sugar but we think that you should just stick to salt for one plain reason;
so that you can avoid the possibility of waking up to two handfuls of ants!
Watch the video to see how you can do it too at home!
I think it is safe to say that most of us have had been in a scenario whereby we dent or smudge or somehow damage our freshly completed manicures and pedicures.
Frustrating, we know.
But did you know that there are ways to dry your nails faster, some only requiring things you probably already have at home? And I am not talking about quick drying nail polishes here.
For starters, there are products in the market that will do the job such as...
OPI Drip Dry nail dropOPI Rapidry Spray
QTICA 1/2 Time Polish Drying Accelerator Essie quick-e Drying Drops
And then there are the 'home remedies'.
Freeze them dry! Stick your hands into the freezer or submerge them into ice-cold water for a few minutes.
Blow dry the nails with a hair-dryer on the cool setting or lowest setting. Remember NOT to use the hot setting because heat will slow down the drying process.
Spray it! PAM cooking spray is touted as one of the best to dry nails with.
Paint it thin. It is faster to paint a thin layer, let dry and repeat a few times than to paint two thick layers.
Although it seems that the effectiveness may depend on the brands
of nail polishes, these easy-peasy methods are definitely worth
the try for longer lasting at-home nail sessions.
Even if you are not a keen game player or someone who watches animation, you are probably still familiar with a cute, cuddly yellow animal with black stripes and a crooked tail.
YES! I'm talking about Pikachu! Pikachu is popularly known as the mascot of Pokemon, the media franchise that have since been merchandised into anime, manga, toys and other media.
Check out the following videos for some ultra cute Pikachu-inspired nail art!
Put some cute into your life today with awesome Pikachu-themed nails!
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