How to French Manicure like a Pro

The french manicure has been reinvented countless times. But in the end, the classic is pretty hard to beat! It’s girly, clean and goes well with just about any outfit! Although this french manicure requires practice, it’s anything but impossible to achieve on your own. So why pay at the salon when you can do it yourself? Grab the proper tools and follow the steps below to french manicure like a pro! (more…)

Fired Up Triangle Mani

It’s been a hot summer so far, and what better way to spread the heat than to fire up your nails?

1. You’ll need a clear base coat, yellow, orange and red nail polishes, as well as a clear top coat.
2. The first thing you want to do is apply the clear base coat to protect your natural nails.
3. Once this is done, paint your nails yellow.
4. Now comes the tricky part, you want to make upside down triangles at the tips of your nails with the red nail polish. The trick is to try and make each nail have the same size triangle – or close to the same size, but this can be adjusted with the next step.
5. You now want to use your orange nail polish and border the triangle with it. You can use a thin border or a thick border depending on how you like your nails. What’s good about using this orange border is that it can also hide any of the places where you may have messed up the triangle. After this, apply a clear top coat to your new manicure and keep things hot!

Zebra Striped Manicure

Nail art is an excellent way express yourself. Whether your feeling conservative or bold, you can let your mani do that talking. Every girl has a day where the french manicure just doesn’t cut it. When you feel like taking a walk on the wild side, follow the steps below to give yourself a zebra striped manicure- at home!

Step 1. Select a base color. The great thing about this mani is that it can be done in many ways. In this tutorial I am going to stick to the classic white with black stripes, but feel free to substitute the white for pink, purple, blue or any other color!

Step 2. Once the base color is dry, begin your stripes! You will need to use the thin nail art brushes for this. The key to stripes is gentle even strokes on each side of the nail. Be sure to angle them out in the same direction.

Step 3-6. Repeat stripes on as many nails as you’d like.

Step 7. Once your stripes are dry, finish with a thick top coat.

Voila! You now know how to give yourself a zebra striped manicure. Keep in mind when doing this with your opposite hand, it can get a little tricky. Just take it slow and you’ll be on your way to earning your stripes in no time!