Studs

by Melanie Sanchez

nail art studs are an easy way to vamp up you nails. there are many different designs and colors of studs. there easy to stick on and they stay on your nails for a long time. the only problem is if you chose colored studs like the ones that were on my nails is that after some wear and tare the color comes of little by little.

Nail Biting

This video showed 5 ways to stop biting your nails. I  used the first method but instead of using a type of polish I used nail polish remover you still get the bad taste that discourages you from biting your nails. The polish would be better because you wouldn't have to reapply it at much as if you used nail polish remover. You just have to find the right trick for you and you can stop biting your nails to.

Now polish

photo by Melanie

When picking a polish brand can be important. I like the Milani nail polish it last longer but it depends what type of person you are. I look for durability and long lasting but if you change your polish more often you can go with any brand. I have different polishes from different brands and Milani is my favorite because they last long and Walmart has them for a little under a dollar.

photo by Melanie

Gel nail polish works good for some people. I love my gel polish that has to cure under the lamp but the problem with a lot of gel polish I found it not as durable as regular but I love that its just a couple of seconds under a lamp and its dry and ready to go. I tried the no lamp ones there about the same except you don't need the light and they take longer to dry. I even tried the off brand ones. I got them at dollar general and I do like them better because the off brand ones are more like regular nail polish so its more the best of both worlds and its gains more durability.

photo by melanie

The lamp is normally expensive but I found this one online for five. It is a one at a time light but I knew I wasn't going to be doing gel polish a lot, so I was going for as cheap as possible and it just comes with a cord to plug it in your laptop or out it. This one has to be plugged in to use it.

fix and protect the nail

when all your polish is gone its a good time to fix the little groves and bumps in your nails. you can use the standard files or you can get one of these nail sanders. I like the nail sander better because it works fast and does a better job at sanding.

after sanding you will also want to but an base coat down to help protect the nail. and after you paint your nail you have to remember the to coat to lock in the design. and there are three different top coats. first fast dry I mostly use fast dry the faster it dries the less likely for it to mess up. then there's the standard clear coat that leaves a shiny coat and lastly matte that takes away all the shine. always remember the top coat.



Prep Your Nails Perfectly!

by cutepolish

Nail Art supplies

photo by Melanie

 lets get started with the first step getting supplies. Nail supplies is important depending what type of nail art you are going to do. these are just some of the supplies I use to create nail art. you can have easy quick nail art with just some tools.




this is a map of places you can go to go get supplies and cheap is good so never count out dollar tree. Walmart can have almost every thing you need with out the high price point. if you are looking for more higher quality there is always Sally's. Sally's has good high quality products but you have to spend more money. lots of stores will have clearances, so you can find some products cheaper. even if you go into dollar tree some times you can find name brand products for cheap.



Nail Art Kit Essentials!

by cutepolish

 

this video shows some stuff you can use for nail art.