☆ Masking Sheets for Nail Art ☆

Hello~!!

It's Tutorial Tuesday today!!

Well, I haven't been able to do a real proper tutorial yet but

I'm gonna get there...!!!

I got a request from Anastacia yesterday,

when I was wondering what I should talk about today.

Her request was about Masking Sheets ☆

Masking sheets are used just like sticky tape

when we do stripes on our nails.

But I'd say they are less sticky and thicker than sticky tapes.

They also vary in sizes,

so you can create your own shapes very easily.

You can find them in hobby stores which have

plastic models or figures of robots and airplanes.

Because these sheets are very useful when maniac people like me

want to do the painting job yourself, hehehe ☆

Did this post help you Anastacia??

If you have a request for me to write about 

nail art technique or products I use,

please let me know~!!

Thank you for visiting!!

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Nail Repair with Silk Wrap ♪

Hello~!

It's tutorial Tuesday~ ♪

Today I'd like to briefly show you 

how to repair a cracked fingernail using Silk Wrap.

Because I had a request from nicelyvarnished the other day. 

Thank you for asking!

These are the things we need...

1. Small scissors

2. Silk Wrap

3. Filler powder (clear)

4. Nail glue

5. An emery board (nail file)

6. Buffer/shiner

When the cracking happens on the nail bed (the pink part of your nail) like this,

it will be very painful to try removing the loose free edge.

But you can't leave it until the crack moves up 

because it could get caught on hair and fabrics!!! Ouch! 

So we need this treatment ☆

Step1. To stop the nail from cracking any further apply nail glue

on top of the crack. Allow it to dry thoroughly.

Step2. Apply a piece of Silk Wrap covering the entire width of the nail.

Step3. Let the silk absorb the glue and allow it to dry thoroughly.

Step4. Apply another coat of glue and sprinkle the Filler on top.

Once the glue is dried, dust off any excess filler with a piece of paper towel

and repeat this step 2 to 3 times.

Step5. When the nail becomes thick enough to support the crack,

file to contour and buff to shine ☆

That's it!

Were you able to understand with this short explanation??

If there is any questions please ask me ♪

Thank you for visiting~!!

(^3^)/~xxx

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☆Halloween Nails☆

Good evening~!!
...and long time no see~（＾＾；
I'm sorry...



I started designing another set of

new nail tips for my self!

Big bows and a lot of pinks again（＾＾；

I still have to dry the top coat
and apply Ready To Wear Coat on the back
so that I can wear them and show you（＾ω＾）


By the way!
I've deigned a few Halloween nails,
using mainly acrylics...


What am I making??
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Yep!! It's a pumpkin~!!

Please try it when you design your Halloween nails!!



There are more Halloween Nailsthat I designed recently at Nails Etoile.com!

Please visit and have a look!!
(My nail tip store: Nails Etoile.com)
(Nails Etoile is currently unavailable. Updated Jan.2011)



He he he.
Hope you don't mind if I share my favourites with you...
This is Princess Gisellefrom the Disney movie "Enchanted".

She is sooo beautiful!!

One day, I'll become like her...lol



Thank you for visiting~!!


xxx


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Disposable Gloves (^ω^)/

Every Monday is my big cleaning day!!

I use a LOT of VERY dangerous detergents...he he he~!!
...Just joking(^-^)v


I mainly use cleaning agents which are not harmful
for animals, soil or water,
but, they still can dry my hands out(^-^;

So, I use these disposable plastic gloves
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I was cleaning Charming's (my birdie's) cage...
 

I wear these gloves after applying thick cream on my hands.

This is like wearing a wrap,
and will make my hands nice and soft
by the time I finish cleaning everything p(^-^)q

The reason why I don't use proper gloves is
because of the soft feeling linings inside which
will absorb the hand cream and
get dirty.


If you're interested,
 I recommend to use powder free or
powder less disposable gloves,
so it doesn't make your hands powdery white in the end.



These are my new nail tips
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Pink and blue bows with lots of stars!!
 

↑Thumbs...(^-^)↓

And there is a nail pierce as well!!
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                                     ...this one.


These little additions will be available at
my nail tip store soon!! He he he~!!!


Thank you~(^0^)/


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Charming had a bath today,
and he soaked his tummy!
 

He is like "...huh? What are you lookin at??"

Don't catch a cold Charmin!!

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☆Quick Heel Care☆

Hello~!!
How are you~??

It's been really wet and windy here in Adelaide(^-^;
I'm such a chicken and I'm so scared of thunder storms...
Once I see lightning,
my heart starts coming up to my mouth!...Plop!!


Anyway!!
I'd like to show you my quick heel care today!

After washing your feet with lots of bubbles,
(just rinsing with water is not enough ladies!),
dry with a clean towel and
apply body cream mainly on the dry area.

  
Wrap the heels with a piece of glad wrap.

Put the socks on top of the wrap
and spend a few hours until the wrap comes off(^-^)v


I normally wear high heels
which make my heels hard,
so I need do this heel care almost everyday!

When my heels start looking white and dry,
I use a pedi-rasp in the shower and
apply extra rich body butter on them before I sleep(^-^)v
By the time I wake up, my heels become nice and soft again!!


I wanted to put more photos to explain better,
but I've been pretty busy working on my store lately...,
soon I should be able to introduce you to my new nail tip store
and more blog posts(^-^;

 These are my nail tips for today!
Soft pink base and air brushed french...hard to see(^-^;

Birdie of the day!!!


Thank you so very much for your patience!!


(^3^)/smoooochieees!!!


...and hug hug♪


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Sweets Nail （＾∀＾）／・*◎つд｀；）

Hello~!!
...I'm still alive~(^∀^;/

I'm so sorry for not posting for such a long time!!
Especially for people who gave me really nice comments
and waited for my response... m(u_u)m


I was surrounded by 3 different viruses,
and they attacked Charming, my little bird,
the computer and my boyfriend!!

Both my boyfriend and Charming had a not so good tummy...
and I needed to look after them.
( I was wondering if they ate the same thing or not!! ha ha)

And the computer went crazy...!!
Luckily my boyfriend called someone and its fixed now,
thanks to smart people really...


Anyway!!
I have to stop being such a blabber.


 I have a little quiz for you today!!
...well the answer is already in the title but(^-^;


WHAT AM I MAKING???

I'm using acrylics...

This tiny little dot goes onto.....

...there!!

...ha ha ha!!
Is it easy to guess??

Yes!! They are handmade acrylic sweets!!

I hope you enjoyed my super easy quiz!!



These are parts for the design that I'm working on
at the moment!!

-I'll show you as soon as they're ready(^o^)/


I'm sorry again for being away for a long time!!
I hope you are all healthy and safe
from any kinds of viruses(^-^)v


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This colourful pretty bird was resting in front of my house(^-^)
I love their colours and the whistles!!


Thank you~!!(^3^)/smooch!!



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♪How to Draw a Flower2 (Cherry Blossom)♪

I'll continue writing about how to draw a flower

for hand painted nail art!!


Today, I'll show you how to draw
a cherry blossom flower, my favourite spring flower!!


Before you start drawing on the nail,
let's check what cherry blossoms look like,
(See Cherry Blossom Images )

and practice on a piece of paper first(^-^)/

After checking a few different photos,
you can tell the flower shape is like this...
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A round petal with a little cut on the end.


Let's practice the shape
following the steps that I showed you
in the last blog
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How to Draw a Flower?!


Practice practice practice practice
practice practice practice until you find
a perfect shape, size and angle etc...(^▽^)～♪

Then, let's try painting them
using acrylic paint!!

I used black, so that I can see
how I'm doing better(^-^)

 Adding water little by little with the brush,
mixing mixing mixing
until the paste becomes very smooth : )


It is always good to start drawing the outline first.

Then fill inside.


When the brush becomes hard on the end
and doesn't separate any more like this,

please dip the brush into the water
and separate the hair.

With practice, I think your body will remember
how to move the brush to draw cherry blossoms.

OK!!
I'll show you how to draw these cherry blossoms
on the nail next time!!



Thank you very much for reading （´∀｀）ノ☆