Nail Color Gradiation

I first saw this technique done

on my Korean Friends nails.

Its becoming really popular everywhere.

It looks great on short or long nails.

This is my first try at it. 

What you need:

3 or 4 shades of the same color.

1 light/sheer. 1 medium. 1 dark. 
1 sparkly one (optional) 

Im using pink 

But you can use yellow,green, blue,black

Whatever you want ! 

How to do it : 

1. Cover the nail in the light shade. 
Do a second coat.

2. Mix the light shade with your medium shade. 

Do this in a plastic plate or whatever you have. 
Use the medium shade brush to mix and apply. 
Start in the middle of your nail and brush up.

You want to be able to see the light shade 
at the bottom 

3. Grab your medium shade and put some
on the top part of your nail so that you can
still see some of the light/medium mix.

Basically you are just painting lines of 
different shades on your nail 

to make that fading effect. 

4. Next Grab your dark shade. Paint the very
top of your nail tip. This is the smallest layer. 

5. You can now add a sparkly color on
your nail or leave it plain.

6. Add 2 coats of top coat to make it 
nice and glossy 

Done ! 

How to get Healthy Nails that grow

So you want to have stronger or longer nails ?

Well first - If you bite your nails...stop ! 

You will never see any growth if you dont.

Saliva makes the skin near your nail all raised and nasty looking.

I know its hard if its a habit. But get over it !  

Second - Eat well  Lots of veggies and fruit will help. 

Try a Hair Nails Skin vitamin as well.  

I drink 5 drops of Vitamin E Oil Daily

 Check any pharmacy. 

Third - Use a Nail Strengthener. 

Some examples below:

Alrighty. Now that we have that sorted.

How to maintain Nails.

You will need :

4 Sided Nail Buffer

I got mine from Body Shop.

Each side serves a different purpose

Go in the same direction

10 times

on each side of the buffer.

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Cuticle Cream

If you cant find the Burts Bees try the one Below.

I love the Burts bees one so much. The smell

is addictive. 

This one is Sally Hansen maximum growth cuticle pen

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Base & Top Coat

 To protect your nail

and your nail polish

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Alright. Now you have your tips and tools.

Dont despair. You will see results in 1 month

I broke a nail in Japan and then put a fake nail on my pointer.

 I can tell you that in a week I already could

 notice growth.

 I didnt even have any of my nail care products with me!

So try these tips & enjoy buying

lots of nail polish for your new lovely nails : ] 

Neon Love

I like this look  ! 

Her 5 fingers are all different neon colors.

All you need for this is a coulple coats of base coat to
 make it nice and shiny since only part of
 your nail will have color.

Then just put a piece of tape covering 2/3 of 
your nail so that a bare tip is showing.

Paint each tip a different neon color

or if you only have say 2 neon polishes - alternate
 them ! 

Summery and Cool ! 

Black & Yellow

What you need :

Black Nail Polish

Yellow Nail polish or some type of bright color.

Top & Base Coat

I alternated the black and the yellow.

My thumbs are different colors. 

So one hand has  3 yellow nails and the

other has 3 black nails

Fun ! Simple and Cute.

Use any bright color you want

& Add black dots on top.

Finished ! 

Gel Nail Mania & Removing Gel Nail Polish

I recently went to Japan and got my nails done.

I found how Gel Nails are the big thing there right now.
Here is what mine look like:

They were done almost 3 weeks ago and
look the exact same

except my nail is growing out obviously.

These are my real nails except for 
1 which is fiberglass

(Broke the day before I went to the salon. 
I was PISSED i tell you)

So anyway , Gel nails are awesome. 

They give such a glossy, shiny look. 
And it never fades away. 

Only problem for me is that I get tired of my nail art

after like a week and I like to erase it and try something new.

But...this stays on so well for 
so long...its kinda sad to remove.

All you do to remove Gel Polish is use a 
acetone based polish remover. 
You probably do already ! 

Read the ingredients on the bottle.

1. Get a Nail File/Buffer and buff the top of your nails

until the gel nail polish no longer looks shiny.

2.Put some nail polish remover on a cotton ball 

or pad folded up. Dont use too much or it will drip 

down your fingers.

3. Cut up 10 small squares of foil & wrap the 
top of your finger so that the cotton stays in place

4. Wait about 30 mins. If its still sticking on there 

get an orange stick and scratch at the polish.

Place your cotton/foil back and wait another 20 mins.

It should come right off ! This method is much nicer

because who wants to keep their hands soaking in a bowl

of acetone?! This way you can at least move around.

Also - you can use this method for 

regular nail polish when you have done nail art

with multiple layers.

It makes life easier : )

Took a pic of one of the displays in the salon :

If you ever get the chance to go to Asia...get your 
nails done !  If not...then go to your local japanese
or korea town & see what they can do for you : )