Three Manicures To Nail
April 23, 2012 in Beauty
Need a bit of nail inspiration to brighten up your Monday? Today we have three fun (and easy) manicures to put on your to-do list! These don’t involve stamping, stickers or any other tricky nail art tools (that’s for a whole other post Chicettes!) but simply a way to spice up your nails with polishes you (hopefully) already own.
Ombre Nails
image from The Nail Polish Project
This is when you paint each nail a different shade from light to dark. Visit The Nail Polish Project to see how Jen did her ombre look. If you’re after a quick way or you don’t have five polishes that form a gradual gradient, paint your thumb in any colour you like, mix white into that polish (on a plastic plate) to create the shades for your index through to your ring finger and paint the pinky (I have no idea what the ‘technical’ term is) white. I’m all about mint nails at the moment, so why not try a minty ombre mani!
Orly Jealous, Much? From Nail Etc
China Glaze White On White from Transdesign
The Statement Nail
image from Hello Darling
This is a perfect way to use your favourite glitter nail polish without looking like a walking disco ball. Pick your favourite creme, your favourite glitter and you’re done! Recreate this exact look with Trophy Wife and Super Bass or pair Trophy Wife with something lighter like Fairy Floss to really make the statement nail pop!
Fairy Floss from Picture Polish
Neon Tips
image from Penny Pincher Fashion
Who wants boring old french tips when you can have fresh neon tips! Just dig out a neutral, a neon and you’re set! Neon is huge at the moment and this is the perfect way to get a little bit of neon in your life if you aren’t quite brave enough to wear it. You don’t have to stick to neon yellow either, I am loving this pink from the new Orly Feel The Vibe Collection.
Orly Beach Cruiser from Nail Etc
How do you spice up your manicures?
Stay Chic,
Melinda. Xx
Oh I love this post soo much. Too much even. I think I could stare at pretty nail pictures all day long. I haven’t tried ombre nails yet but have been rocking the statement-nails because I love using that technique to cover a chipped nails. It deflects and updates the look at the same time X
That’s my favourite reason for rocking a statement nail! M. Xx
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