lime lemony french nail art

hi all,
today i am in very lime lemony mood...first i ordered my bottle of china glaze "lemon frizz" from 365gorgeous.com  then i had a glass of lemon soda and finally when i sit to do my nails.....my NYX girls "sour lime" bottle screams at me "use me"  from my nail polish shelf  and when i do my nails i got attracted by my beautiful citrus fimo slices...lol...:D

so here is lime lemony look i finally created:

IKAT NAIL ART

HI ALL,
look at the following pics and get an idea what ikat print is:

no no this is not a outfit post......ikat designing on my nails....

gold triangle nail art

hi all,

this is the very popular trend this year.follow the steps to get this look...

products:
tips and toes mini nail paints, Zinnia.
Avon black matte nail polish.
cello tape or triangular nail guides.
orly matte top coat.(optional).

steps:


after basecoat, apply your gold nail paint.












make sure your golden paint is dry completely then put your triangular nail guide or cello tape in"V" shape towards your cuticles as shown in the pic....






and paint your nails with black..

after your black paint dries completely remove your guides and apply your matte topcoat and you are done.

hope you all like this mani.
do leave comments, i love reading your comments.
thanks
puja

dew drops nail art

hi all,

few days back on pinterest i found this mani...and there i decided i want to do it...

ANGRY BIRDS NAIL ART

HI ALL,
Recently i purchased angry birds nail art stickers from bornpretty store...i love playing angry birds game...one packet of these stickers is enough for both hands.

i have 50 pcs of these....ya ..actually what happened i didn't read that its a 10 pcs packet and i ordered 5 packets and i end up with 50 pcs..never mind i can sell them at my saloon and also sell them on my coming up blog sale ...if any one is interested in buying these pls let me know...so here is the mani using these stickers....

little sunflower nail art

hi all,

this tutorial is requested by shilpa.I am going to link this one for next Tuesday theme which is free hand nail art.

PRETTY PINK NAIL ART

HI ALL,
as i told you earlier i am going to hong kong for vacations and will buy nail art stuff for blog sale....so i am leaving on 10th and will be back on 18th.....but you will going to get regular posts from me as i am scheduling and writing them in advance..i will read all your blogs whenever i got time there and comment also as i am taking my I-pad with me I can't live without it.....:) you may see different nail lengths in my tutorials this is because i am scheduling them from first week of may when started my challenge.....i keep on altering my acrylics length and finally i chopped them so nowadays i have quite short nails.If i can manage i will make tutorials for short nails before going.
so keep on visiting my blog and do comment..i love reading and replying to your lovely comments...:)

now coming to the main motive of this post "pretty pink nail art" step by step tutorial...

FRUITY RUFFIAN MANICURE ( REVERSE FRENCH)

HI ALL,
In my earlier post i talked about latest trends this year in nail art.one of them is reverse french...reverse french can be done different ways for example half moon manis,triangular mani(coming up tutorial), ruffian mani.
following is the step by step tutorial to create the ruffian fruity look....also "we love nails" group theme for this tuesday is "reverse or french manicure",so i am going to link this up...:)

pastel puzzle

hi all,

read the step by step tutorial @ style craze

Something fun to do with the kids!!! : summer vacations and nail art

hi all,(picture heavy post)

Look at the picture below and enjoy the concentration on the little faces and of course the method in which the pedi is being done...........Oh what it is to be a kid!!!!! WELCOME to all my NEW and OLD friends, I sincerely hope you are enjoying reading my blog. I want you to interact with me and enjoy all the nail fashion, facts and fun............ Here's to a TERRIFIC MONDAY with love from cute nails.

kids love painting nails......summer vacations is the best time to do so....:)

Some tips for kids nail art.

HOW TO DO STRIPES:

Hi all,

yesterday i posted a post on nails now trend. The very first popular nail trend which i mentioned is "running stripes".Doing stripes is very easy but you should have a steady hand. You can draw any  kind of lines like horizontal, vertical, diagonal. Here I am sharing with u the very easy way of making diagonal stripes.

HOW TO DO STRIPES:
1. Apply a Base Coat.
2. Apply a layer of your Favorite colour.let this layer dry completely.
3. Cut very thin strips of sticky tape and place on the nail as you wish.
4. Apply  Black nail enamel over the entire nail.
5. When almost dry remove sticky tape and Voila Pretty nails!!!

GOLD AND RED NAIL ART

HI ALL.......:)
 Today i am sharing u with a mani which i did few days back on my clients hands and now its on my nails .....
but let me tell u how it comes up or what inspired me to experiment this.....

story time:

few days back , a girl around 24 years old comes to my studio. she asked me "can you do a nail art on my nails in 15 minutes, its my engagement today"  and i answered no way for engagement mani 15 mins....no chance ...she said pls do it anything fast will go.....she showed me her engagement gown.....i told her that its already 8"O" clock in the evening and my assistant has gone...i can't do it in 15 min...sorry....she become all teary...i asked her why didn't she come earlier.....the party is at 10 ...just 2 hrs left and she had to do her makeup also( her appointment to other parlor is fixed).....she said "she knows it but i just read your board and want my nails done ...pls do it ....its my big day"....i said okay i will do something fast...told her it would not be perfect but ya it will satisfy her .....when i am deciding the colors she told me that tomorrow is her wedding can I do something which also goes with her lehenga.....i asked her the wedding dress color off course its red and gold and her engagement gown color is gold......so in short my challenge is to do a two in one mani .....that too in 15-20 minutes ....without my darling assistant mala........:)
but good thing is that i have one common color to work on "Gold".

MARBLING WITHOUT WATER TECHNIQUE AND MY LATEST HAUL FROM BUYINCOINS.COM.

HI ALL,
i always dread water mater marbling..... because its very clumsy and if something goes wrong while doing it in front of customer.....you got screwed.....but yesterday ROBINMOSES shares this very easy technique...

first apply your base color 2 coats....when the base color is super wet make random stripes of 2-3 colors....again when the  stripes are super wet using very thin brush smudge/ swirl the stripes don't mix them too much......after it dries ....apply topcoat....and u r done.

smiley nail art

hi all,

this nail art is dedicated to all my followers...............guys u all make me smile............:)

so the products used:

• lemonade from color essence.
• pink glitter nail polish ,jordana.
• black nail art Pen.
• fimo clay smiley pieces.
• peach avenue , NYX.
• basecoat and topcoat.

super flaky nails

hi all,
today my blog is i month old..........and i thank all my followers for supporting me......u all rock!
quick post for quick manicure......products used :

• lakme color crush 23
• nyx peach avenue
• l.a.colors silver glitter
• dry flowers (optional)( bought frm bornprettystore.com)
• rhinestones (optional)
• base coat and topcoat

cupcake nail art tutorial 2

hi all,
this nail art is for long and medium length nails. this manicure is accented manicure.

steps:
apply base coat.

for 3 fingers and a thumb:

make a french tip using chocolaty brown color ( i am using colorlife one).

cupcake nail art 1

hi all,
this tutorial is for short nails.....i did this design on my 2 clients recently and both of them have very short nails.

i am keeping my tutorial post short because today i have to make 3 more: first i got nominated for second award " the lovely blog award" second, i have to do a nail tutorial for cupcake nail art for long nails. third i have to share with u all my dream " The nail art times"...........:)


steps

first apply basecoat and paint ur nails with minty green or peachy color.

CAVIAR MANICURE

HI ALL,
 While looking for inspiration for future nail designs, I stumbled upon these images of Ciate's latest creation: Caviar nails.

 Caviar nails first appeared last fall during the edgy Cushnie et Ochs’ runway show, and have been on nail art lovers’ radars ever since.UK nail polish brand, Ciate, has decided to make achieving the look even easier with their innovative “Caviar Manicure” kits. The kits are a one-stop-shop as they consist of a nail lacquer and beads. Presently, you have your pick of three colors – multi (rainbow), white (mother of pearl), and black (black pearls). We’re sure more hues will be offered as demand increases. The kits will be available in the US this April at your friendly, neighborhood Sephora.

ABSTRACT NAIL ART

HI ALL,
This nail art is a nice combination of white and black colors in interesting design.To make this nail art follow my step by step tutorial below.


things u need:

1. Tips& toes mini nail enamel,13, IVY.
2. L.A. colors art deco,black.
3. NYX, nail art ink,NA05, black glitters.
4. dotting tool.
5. topcoat and basecoat.

MANICURE IDEA 2: THE CUTE LITTLE BOW

HI ALL..... To create this look I painted my nails with tip-n-toes mini nail polish in rose,03 and draw stripes with silver glitter nail art pen, Konad. after drying i applied topcoat from L.A. colors and placed acrylic pink bow (bought from bornprettystore)on my ring finger with the help of tweezers. after pink bow sets i applied topcoat again. pics of the manicure: