Hiya guys! Hope you are all
doing great!
This week I thought I would do another wee nail art post as I’ve not done
one in a while. This design is a little
bit different because I used gel nail polish for the nail art instead of just
regular nail polish!
I have to say gel nail polish is super
easy to use for designs! As gel
polish is thicker than regular polish and doesn’t air dry (because it is
designed to be dried with a UV/LED lamp), you can take your time when creating
the design on your nail. And the fact
that each nail dries in 30 seconds - 1 minute, ideal!
I bought this little starter kit a couple weeks ago because I wanted to
try the gel nail polish and see what the fuss was about, as everyone talks
about it, you know? I’ve only tried it
out once on my natural nails…it didn’t go very well. However, this was only because I was and still
am new to the gel polish! I just need to
practice!
So I gave it another go and this is how it ended up…
Quite cool, eh?
So, like my usual nail art posts, I will explain the steps I took to
create the look!
What I used:
·
False nails (Yes, you can
used them on these too…which is fab!!)
·
Practice hand (You don’t need
this if you are using false nails - just stick them to a flat surface with Blu
Tack or to the back of sticky tape!)
·
Gel polish starter kit
·
Pale pink regular nail polish
- as the starter kit only has one
colour I used regular polish for the base coat
·
Dotting tool
·
Small 10/0 paint brush
·
Nail file, to file rough
edges of the nail
Steps:
1. Started off by picking the size of nails, suitable
for myself, and stuck them to my practice hand with some sticky tack.
2. Next I applied the base coat of pale pink and waited
for a few minutes until this was completely dry.
3. Once all the nails were dry, I started the designs one
nail at a time then cured the polish under the LED lamp.
·
Basically,
all I did for the designs was to put a blob of polish into a small art palette
and use my dotting tool to put a blob onto the nail, and then the small brush
for detailing.
·
To be honest,
I got idea for the leafy designs from latte/coffee art (I know, I’m a wee bit
strange. But you know, you can find
inspiration from anywhere!)
4. Lastly I applied a fast drying top coat! Although a top coat isn’t necessary with gel
polish, I wanted a bit of glossiness to my nail!
So there you go! A super quick and easy way to do nail art!
Okay guys, thank you SO SO much for reading! I really hope you
enjoyed this post J and I will catch you all next time!
As always, have a fab week and take care! Xxx
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