Christmas Series - "Snowman Part II"

Hello Hello!

Are you guys getting ready for Christmas? Can you believe that it's almost here? I don't even feel ready yet.

Anyways, here's the second part of the Snowman like I had promised. Hope you guys like it. I apologize in advance for the crappy photo. I couldn't get the lighting to cooperate with me):

//Materials Needed & What I Used//
- base coat - OPI "Base Coat"
- blue color - Essie "Coat Azure"
- white color - NYC "French Tip"
- black color - Wet N' Wild "Black Cream"
- red color - CM "Red Glitter" Nail Art Paint
- orange color - Nail Art Paint "Orange"
- top coat - Sally Hansen "UV Top Coat"
- dotting tools

STEP 1.
Apply a base coat. Wait for it to dry.

STEP 2.
Apply the blue nail polish over the ENTIRE nail. I used only one coat of the Essie "Coat Azure". Wait for it to dry.

STEP 3.
Using your largest dotting tool, use your white color to create the head and the body.
To create the head I used my largest dotting tool and placed a dot where I wanted the head to be. I then started to place dots around the single dot going out. This helps keep the circle for the head of the snowman. You can make the head as big or as small as you want.
To create the body, I placed dots in an arch to create the silhouette of the body. I then filled in the body with my NYC "French Tip" nail polish.
Wait for this to dry COMPLETELY or else you will smear it.

STEP 4.
Using your black color, create a single line above the head. Then create a small box above the line and fill it in. This creates the top hat for the snowman.

STEP 5.
Using the red color you're going to create the scarf. I used my CM "Red Glitter" Nail Art Paint, and drew two curved lines. I followed the shape of the head and body to do this. At the end of one side of the curved lines, draw two straight lines going at an angle to create the bottom half of the scarf. Fill in the red.

STEP 6.
Using a dotting tool, use the black color again to create two eyes and two buttons (or 1 if your nail is short).

STEP 7.
Use your orange color mixed with white to create the light orange color. Use a toothpick and dab on the nail polish. You can create the nose in whatever shape you choose. I went for the typical carrot nose.
Wait for it to dry.

STEP 8.
Apply a top coat.

And that's all! Hope you enjoyed this tutorial.

Hope it helps!
Stace.

Christmas Series - "Santa Claus Head"

Hello Hello!

Here's the third in the Christmas Series. Hope you like it. I'm doing Santa's head in this tutorial, and I'll be doing one with his body later on. 

MATERIALS I USED. 

- OPI "Base Coat" 

- The label wore off but I used a nude color as my base 

- NYC "French White" 

- CM "Red Glitter" 

- Wet N' Wild "Black Cream 

- Forever 21 Pinkish color 

Step 1.

Apply a base coat. 

Wait for it to dry. 

Step 2. 

Apply one coat of your nude base color. 

Wait for it to dry. 

Step 3. 

Using the dotting tool and NYC "French White" create the top of the beard as well as the bottom of the hat. You're going to arch them. This is the set up for the face. 

Step 4. 

Use NYC "French White" to paint the bottom half of the beard. 

Step 5. 

Use CM "Red Glitter" for the top of the hat. If you cover the white part you've already done, simply use the dotting tool and reapply the white.

Step 6. 

Create the eyes. I used my dotting tool and Wet N' Wild "Black Cream". 

Step 7. 
Create the nose. I used my Forever 21 nail polish with the dotting tool.

Step 8. 
Apply a top coat.

There you have it. It's really simple and looks nice.

Hope that helps!
Stace.

Christmas Series - "Snowman Part 1"

Hello Hello!

Here's another one to the Christmas Series. Hope you like it.

MATERIALS I USED. 
- OPI "Base Coat"
- Essie "Coat Azure"
- NYC "French Tip"
- Wet N' Wild "Black Cream"
- Black Nail Art Paint
- Orange Nail Art Paint
- Sally Hansen "UV Top Coat"
- dotting tools

Step 1. 
Apply a base coat.
Let it dry.

Step 2. 
Apply two coats of Essie "Coat Azure". You can use whatever color you want as the background however.
Let it dry.

Step 3. 
Draw two dots. The bigger one on the bottom, and a small one directly on top of the bottom dot. I used my biggest dotting tool end and moved it in a circle to create the larger than average dots.
Let it dry.

Step 4. 
Use the dotting tool or whatever you have to create two small black dots for the eyes. I used  Wet N' Wild "Black Cream". Place the two dots on the top dot for the eyes.

Step 5. 
To create the yellowish orange color, I mixed my Nail Art Paint in orange with the white. Use this for the carrot nose.

Step 6. 
Same as Step 4. To create the buttons on the body.

Step 7. 
Using a striper brush, or a nail art pen, or brush, create two lines on the side of the body to create the arms.

Step 8. 
Use the dotting tool along with NYC "French White Tip" and place a small dot inside the eyes.
Use a smaller dotting tool and use the black inside the white in the eyes.

Step 9. 
Use a brush or striper brush, draw a short line above the head. Create a small square for the hat. Fill in the square.
Let it dry.

Step 10. 
Apply a top coat.
Let it dry.

There you go!

Hope this helps!
Stace.

Christmas Series - "Snowflake"

Hello Hello!

I know it's crazy! I actually updated twice in one week! I'll hopefully be finally able to post all the tutorials I have done for you guys. I'm on winter break, thank God so I'll have more free time!

Anyways, here's the second in my Christmas Series - the snowflake. It was really simple and it doesn't take that much time to do.

MATERIALS I USED.
- OPI "Base Coat"
- Spoiled "Your Fly's Down"
- NYC " French Tip"
- Nail Art Paint "White"
- Sally Hansen "UV Top Coat"
- (optional) small dotting tool or a toothpick - whatever you can make dots with 


Step 1. 
Apply a base coat. Seriously don't skip this step!
Wait for it to dry.

Step 2. 
Apply two coats of Spoiled "Your Fly's Down". You can use whatever nail polish color as your base. You want a contrast from the white however, so don't pick something light.
Wait for it to dry.

Step 3. 
Draw a dot in the center of your nail. You can also put the dot to the side if you want. This is going to be the start of the snowflake.

Step 4. 
Draw 6 lines going around the circle. DO NOT connect the line to the center dot.

Step 5. 
Start drawing two small lines per each long line. You should have a total of four small lines on each long line.
Wait for this to dry.

Step 6. (Optional)
Take your dotting tool and place a small dot on each of the small lines. 

Step 7. 
Apply a top coat.

There you go a simple snowflake nail design!

If you try this design or any of my designs out, send me a pic so I can see!(:

Hope this helps!
Stace.

Christmas Series - "Candy Canes"

Hello Hello!

I know I haven't updated and for that I sincerely apologize. I really suck at updating. ):
Since this month is Christmas and all that jazz, I thought I'd do a series on Christmas designs. Hope you like them!

I thought I'd start off easy. I decided to do a Candy Cane themed nail design, because it's one of the things I love the most about Christmas. I absolutely love the flavored Candy Canes. Anyways, here's the tutorial.

//MATERIALS NEEDED & I USED//
- Base Coat - "OPI Base Coat"
- White Base - "Wet N' Wild - French Tip"
- Red Glitter Nail Art Pen
- Top Coat - "Sally Hansen - UV Top Coat"

Step 1. 
Apply your base coat. Again this step is crucial because if you don't the nail polish will stain your nails, and turn it into an ugly color. I'm speaking from experience!
WAIT FOR IT TO COMPLETELY DRY.

Step 2. 
Apply an even coat of your white base. I used two coats of the "Wet N' Wild". You can change up the color to match up your favorite candy cane.
WAIT FOR IT TO COMPLETELY DRY.

Step 3. 
Start drawing random lines of the red nail polish on top of the base coat. It's completely up to you on how thick the lines are. Draw all the lines at an angle.
WAIT FOR IT TO COMPLETELY DRY.

Step 4. 
Apply a top coat. Viola! It's done.

Hope this helps!

Stace.

P.S If you ever try these designs, I'd love to see how they turn out!