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.

Dotting Tools Review.

Hello Hello!

When I first started I wrote about items around the house you can use as tools for your nail designs. The post is here. I used different things to make dots and they work! BUT I sold out. I went and got the actual dotting tools, just to see if there was a really big difference or not.

I purchased my dotting tools on eBay for $1.99 AND free shipping! A complete steal in my opinion since nail supply stores, Sally's Beauty Supplies etc. are at least 5x plus more expensive for what I purchased.

This is what I received in the mail. It took about a week to get here (since it came from China). In the packet, there are 5 dotting tools with different size dots at both ends.

<-----Here's what they came in.
What they look like at one end of the tool.


What they look like at the other end of the tool. What they look like at the other end. I noticed one end had a lot of different small dots. While the other had bigger dots. They actually work really well. I used them to do my floral nails I have currently and using these tools helped me a lot. I only used these tools and nothing else, no other thin nail art pen etc.

I think it's worth the money if you don't mind waiting for it to ship to you.

Hope this helps!
Until next time,
Stace.

P.S: Here's the person I bought my tools from pbyourlifestyle it's a direct link to their store and the actual product.

Dots.

Hello Hello!

So I recently did this nail design for my sister. It's super simple and it doesn't take long. I'd estimate it took about 45 minutes. This includes the drying time.

Here's all the materials I used.
- OPI "Natural Nail Base Coat"
- LA Colors (I bought this from the Dollar Tree)
- NYC Long Wearing "French White Tip"
- Toothpick

So as always I put at least one coat of base coats. If I have more time I put two layers on. It make it a little shinier afterwards. Always remember to let your nails dry before going on to the next step.

My sister wanted a nude base so she chose the LA Colors nail polish. This is what two coats looks like.  (Sorry it's a little blurry.) Always remember to let your nails dry before doing the next step.

Next I poured a couple of drops of the NYC "French White Tip" onto a piece of paper so I could dip the toothpick into.

Then starting at the top left corner of the nail, place one dot in the corner. Next put 2 dots on either side of the centered dot. Like in an "L" shape. You can curve the "L" or make it squared or follow the curve of your nail. The first layer of dots should look like the one on the right after you're done.

Next you're going to be placing dots above the dots you just completed. The dots don't have to match up. The only part I matched up was the centered dot on the second row. I put the same amount of dots (5) on the top. I spaced them out a little more so it went pass the first line of dots.

This is the final product.

Hope this helps!
Stace.