Showing posts with label tutorial. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tutorial. Show all posts

Saturday, October 21, 2017

Spider, Frankenstein, Witch Hat and Pumpkin Nail Art

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Halloween is coming, y'all! TEN DAYS! Crazy talk. I wanted to share a Halloween themed at least once this month. A few years ago I did a design with baby ghosts. I wanted to recreate that with different Halloween themed designs.

What I like about these designs is that they were all created with various size dot tools and on nail art brush, easy peasy! Even better is that you could totally make these anyyyyy size you want :] If you'd like to learn how I created these designs I've added step-by-step directions after the jump.

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Floral Nail Art Tutorial

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Floral nail art over Illamasqua Raindrops

It's springtime (ignoring the fact the weather doesn't want to realize that haha) and floral prints are all over the place. It's not spring in Polishland without some floral nail art! So, today I have a short tutorial of how to make some flowers using a dotting tool and a striping brush.

What I love about this is you can use any colors to make as many flowers, of any sizes! ANDDD it's super easy to do :] Below I outline the steps in the picture:

Floral nail art tutorial

Supplies: Striping brush, dotting tool, top coat, a green (SquareHue Flower Power, a white (Sinful Colors Snow Me White), a lighter color (Zoya Rory), and a darker color (Zoya Carly)

Step 1: Using your dotting tool, create circle shapes with the darker colored polish (Zoya Carly). You can choose how large or small and how many you'd like. I did 3 :]

Step 2: Using the lighter color (Zoya Rory), create 2 C-shapes with the striping brush starting from the middle, going outward. They don't have to be perfect!

Step 3: Using the white polish (Sinful Colors Snow Me White), outline either on the inside or outside of the C-shapes by creating 2 more C-shapes with the striping brush.

Step 4: Again using the darker polish (Zoya Carly), with the striping brush trace over the middle of the white C-shapes to soften the bright white color.

Step 5: With the striping brush and the green polish (SquareHue Flower Power) make 2 smaller lines to create leaves.

Hope this helps you create some fun spring nail art! :]

See ya tomorrow!

Friday, March 29, 2013

Peeps Bunny Easter Nails - plus TUTORIAL

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Peeps Bunnies Easter nails

I was going to wait to share this manicure on Easter, but I figured some of you would like a tutorial to rock this on Easter! Not to mention my birthday is Saturday so I'll be out and about, and I'm not sure what we're doing Sunday (HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!). SOOO I decided to show you early, mostly because I couldn't wait to share with you :] So jump over for more pictures and a short tutorial!

Saturday, March 23, 2013

YOUTUBE: Zoya PixieDust Gradient Tutorial

Pin It I was asked to make a YouTube tutorial about my no sponge needed, gradient with the Zoya PixieDust polishes! You can find the original tutorial here if you're not a video person (I'm not!).


Enjoy :]
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Monday, June 11, 2012

Comparing COLOR CLUB Earthy Angel & OPI Barefoot in Barcelona (Oh, and some super pretty & easy nail art too!)

Pin It This post is like a 3 in 1! Swatches, comparisons and nail art, OH MY! A little bit for everyone ;] Check out the nail art for sure though, it's simple and cute!


LEFT: OPI Barefoot in Barcelona & RIGHT: Color Club Earthy Angel

Friday, June 8, 2012

REVLON Sheer Seafoam, WTF!? & A Jelly Sandwhich Tutorial

Pin It I get a lot of questions on Instagram about Revlon Sheer Seafoam and how to use it. I also get questions about a jelly sammich tutorial! Sooo I guess this is killing 2 birds with 1 stone?

Revlon Sheer Seafoam

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Lace & Lacquers: Nail Stamping Tutorial, Tips and Tricks!

Pin It GUYS GUYS GUYS! I made a YouTube Video :D

Here are some of my tips, tricks and how I go about stamping. I hope this helps some of you if not gives you some more ideas on stamping! I was inspired to do this by one of my Facebook fans :]

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Guest Post From MixedMama

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Hey Lovelies! It's MixedMama from MixedMama.blogspot.com. I am so excited to be a guest post today for Lace & Lacquers! Today I will be showing you theses super adorable Nautical Nails that I created. For this look I used 1 coat of Essie's Bobbing For Baubles on my ring and thumb nails and then the rest of my nails with Wet n' Wild's I Red a Good Book. I stamped MASH plate 46 for the stripes and free handed the anchors using Sally Hansen Extreme White On. To finish off the look I applied 2 coats of Jordana's Crystal Glitter and sealed it all in with Seche Vite.





This look is not only great for Summer but also 4th of July, Memorial Day or even Labor Day. Now for the fun part! Want to know how to create the anchor? Check out my step-by-step tutorial below! 

Thursday, May 24, 2012

DIY Sponge Gradient Nails

Pin It Today I have a sponge gradient manicure. I have almost posted one of these in the past but I stained my fingers really bad with one of the polishes I was using and decided to pass hahaha


More pictures and a quick tutorial after the jump!

Saturday, May 19, 2012

At Home Manicures: Tips, Tricks, Products

Pin It I get questions from time to time how to do a manicure at home, sometimes specifically how I do my manicures at home. I figured this would be a great post for the weekend! :]



Where the "magic happens"

Jump over for my products and methods!

Saturday, May 12, 2012

Summer Strawberry Nail Art

Pin It Every time I go to the grocery store the FIRST thing I think of is "oh, I wonder how much strawberries are!?" And thankfullllllyyyy it is that time a year that they're not going to break my grocery budget if I buy them! :D I was craving strawberries the other day and didn't want to waste gas so my solution....?



...apparently, to put them on my nails. Jump on it! I got tutorials for yahhhh guys!

Friday, May 11, 2012

Eyeshadow Nail Art - Super Easy!

Pin It Today I have something cool for ya guys! Nail art with eyeshadow! I'm not sure if anyone has heard of this before, the first time I've heard anything about was last week on someone's Instagram. Soooo I decided to give it a shot myself!


I think it looks pretty cool! More detailed pictures and the how to after the jump!

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Nail Art Week, Day #7: The Cloud Manicure

Pin It I'm on my own personal quest to become better at nail art. And in order to become better, I need practice! Since I have no one to practice on, I have to practice on myself. SOOOO this week, I am replicating a bunch of designs I saw online and I also am going to include step by step instructions on how YOU can replicate them!


For today's nail art I decided to give the infamous "cloud" manicure a shot. I feel like everyone has tried this but me haha! So I gave it a shot ;]

NAIL ART WEEK, DAY #7

More pictures and the tutorial to follow!

Saturday, April 28, 2012

Nail Art Week, Day #6: Girly Mixed Media Manicure

Pin It  I'm on my own personal quest to become better at nail art. And in order to become better, I need practice! Since I have no one to practice on, I have to practice on myself. SOOOO this week, I am replicating a bunch of designs I saw online and I also am going to include step by step instructions on how YOU can replicate them!

Today is a manicure I've done a million and a half times with different designs and colors! I like this because it NEVER comes out the same, even though I do my flowers the same every time it always looks different :] Not to mention, it's SOO easy to execute!


NAIL ART WEEK, DAY #6


How to and more pictures after the jumparoo!

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Nail Art Week, Day #3: Easy Watermelon Manicure

Pin It  I'm on my own personal quest to become better at nail art. And in order to become better, I need practice! Since I have no one to practice on, I have to practice on myself. SOOOO this week, I am replicating a bunch of designs I saw online and I also am going to include step by step instructions on how YOU can replicate them!

I've been wanting to try this for awhile, the idea has been stuck in my head! PLUS! Who doesn't love watermelon... well I know some people haha but that's besides the point! ;]

NAIL ART WEEK, DAY 3:

Pictures, super quick and sweet tutorial after the jump!

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

DIY Nail Art: Marbling WITHOUT Water

Pin It I don't know if anyone else has experienced the frustration of water marbling... but I, myself, straight up, 110% suck at it. I've tried maybe 4 or 5 times and I just feel like I'm wasting polish.  So I've given up on marbling totally

UNTIL TODAY!

Orly posted on their Facebook a few months ago a "marbling technique". Got bored today and decided to try! I'd say it came out pretty well, and it's A HUNDRED THOUUUUSAND|DDDDD times easier than water marbling! And MUCHHHH less of a mess! What do you think?? I'm a fan!

DIY Marbling (MAC Immortal Gold, Zoya Charla and Zoya Apple)

How-to after the jump :]