My First Nail Tutorial

OPI - Fiji Weejee Fawn

Etude House - Hot Pink

Etude House - Silver Glitter 

Etude House - Rhinestones 

I painted the nails with 
Fiji Weejee Fawn, Added
random blobs of pink then 
went on the outside 
with a toothpick/pen/match 
Whatever I have handy
and did the black bits.
After that I added some
stripes with glitter polish
& Rhinestones

( Had a video of this but 
I removed it as it was 
hard to see / crap 
quality )

How to prevent/get rid of yellow nails

First - We have to examine what makes nails go yellow

Its either one or a combination of the following things:

-Using a dark colored nail polish often esp with no basecoat

-Smoking

-Vitamin Deficiency (try some iron or zinc tablets)

-Fungal Infection (they will look thickened and crumbly)

-Liver Problem

So, If its not a medical problem

The following instructions will tell you the best 
way to brighten your nails.

If you think you might have a medical condition

such as something wrong with your liver, please go to

the doctor.Your nails are a very good way to measure

your bodily health.

1) Go to the pharmacy and buy some denture tablets

specifically for making teeth whiter

Now take a bowl of warm water put
in a couple tablets and let your nails 
soak for as long as possible.

Watch tv or something while you wait.

Try and keep them in for at least 15 mins.


When you get tired of them being in there 
take them out and squeeze some lemon juice 
all over the nails. Let this soak in for at 
least 10 mins.

Wash your hands

Take your 4 sided nail buffer that I
mentioned in my earlier post on nail care

Now put on some cuticle cream

& also put on a nice hand lotion.

You should give your nails a break from 
nail polish every now and then esp if you are 
trying to brighten your nails.

If you must wear some - use a couple coats of
basecoat & light colors.

Also - It will definitely benefit you to take a Iron

vitamin in general but esp. for this problem of 

yellow nails.

REPEAT THIS EVERY OTHER DAY UNTIL 
YOU SEE IMPROVEMENT

If you never see improvement - you might have an

underlying medical condition. Seek help accordingly :)

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[Nails grow at an average rate of 

3 millimeters a month ( 1/8 inch)

Fingernails require 3 to 6 months 

to regrow completely ]

Be patient and eventually your nails 
will whiten and/or fresh 

new nails will grow out. 

& now that you've changed your habits 

they will be a normal color 

& little by little you can cut 
off the yellow part.

Good Luck !

Lilac & Taupe Randomness

More and more I see stars with totally 

mixmatched random nails. I wanted to

try it out using my new OPI nail polish.

I used my base coat  (2 coats) then:

Over the Taupe OPI                          

& Done Out in Deco ( both 2 coats)

1. Painted 2 fingers with the
Lilac and 3 with the brown.

2. I only added a stripe and dots 
to 2 nails. Do whatever you like !

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 : ]