Nail art!

[BerryMouse]

I wear China Glaze "Lime in the night (neon)" with essence circus confetti top coat  at the moment

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[Midnight_Dream]

How does one do water marbling? I mean without dipping faux nails into the water mixture and then putting them on your finger. Do you just dip your finger into the water mixture?

[Chai]

How does one do water marbling? I mean without dipping faux nails into the water mixture and then putting them on your finger. Do you just dip your finger into the water mixture?

Just pour the colors you want in a cup of water, swirl it with a toothpick, and dip your finger! You have to do it really quickly because the polish will harden on the water within a few seconds. You can coat the skin around your nail with petroleum jelly or something similar so you can just wipe the excess off when the polish dries. It's messy but worth it.

[ZennaBug]

Water marbling:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO3NO29L50U

[AllyKat]

I did space nails today!

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It was a solid coat of black, stippling of prisma blue/purple and purple/white with a paper towel, and then stippling of silver and blue sparkles.

[Novavelle]

I LOVE my konad....

I also love those sally hansen nail decals... I've tried other brands and haven't been very happy with them, but the sally hansen ones are great (a bit pricey) but awesome.... however I've seen lots of people struggle with them.

I don't have any pictures... but I might have to start taking some. But because my work is so hard on my nails, they last all of the day I do them... before they chip.

[Chai]

I LOVE my konad....

I also love those sally hansen nail decals... I've tried other brands and haven't been very happy with them, but the sally hansen ones are great (a bit pricey) but awesome.... however I've seen lots of people struggle with them.

I don't have any pictures... but I might have to start taking some. But because my work is so hard on my nails, they last all of the day I do them... before they chip.

If you get a chance, will you post some pics of the Sally Hansen decals? I almost bought some Valentine's Day designs but couldn't make myself spend that much money without knowing if they work.

[Midnight_Dream]

Thanks for the link! Is it very hard to do the water marbling?

[tikibirds]

I can only apply nailpolishb to my left hand. Whenever i try to do the right, it looks like a 2 yr old trying to color inside the lines 

[NoDivision]

Nothing ground breaking, but I put on some nail stickers and crystals today to cheer myself up

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[Moondancer115]

Awh does flowers are looking really cute! Love the diamants on it!

[Wardah]

Sorry about bringing up a slightly old thread but do you think those konad plates would work with paint to put patterns on a pony?

[Malancaiwen]

I think I remember someone did it with some hearts symbols. It worked very well and the details were amazing! No idea if that person used regular paint or konad products. I only remember red hearts >.<

[Psivampyr]

I love looking at nail art, but how do you get such tiny designs and great pictures on your nails if you don't have one of those kits? My nails are never long enough, but if I ever get them long I want them to look as good as the ones I seen here.
my favorite color is the Sinful Daisy the Pig- its a gorgeous deep green

[MSKing]

Good news for cheap-os like me! The matte top coat trend has spread its way into NYC's cosmetic line. Matte finish for less than $2. I say yes!

Psivampyr: from what I can tell special equipment is used like the konad plates. Stickers. Or people paint on them using nail brushes. You can buy kits on ebay for less than $5, but then you have to have to skill to wield them to get the same results.

Aaand you can find nail polishes with longer brushes, etc at the store that are supposed to help you make more detailed designs as well. Generally they are more expensive.