Going to the salon can be fun, but after awhile it can get to be quite costly. Creating your own simple nail designs at home is not as difficult as you may think. All it takes is a little practice and a few ideas about what you can do with your nails. Think of simple nail designs as a form of art. Like art, you start off with basic shapes and keep adding details along the way.
Simple Nail Designs: French Nail Manicure or Pedicure
French nail manicure
The French nail manicure is one of the easiest of simple nail designs, but following the natural curve of the nail is challenging. First, apply a coat of clear nail polish to each nail. Then take white nail polish and apply it to only the tips of your nails. Some people like to use nail art brushes—those nail polishes in a skinny bottle that come with a skinny brush. It is easier to form a curve with these brushes, but they are not necessary. You can sweep the white nail polish across each nail from left to right. The other option is to apply the white nail polish just like you were applying nail polish to the entire nail. In other words, apply the nail polish the long way but only do the tips. Either way works, and there are now French manicure pens available to make the process even easier.
Don’t give up. Do all of your nails and you will be surprised at how well they turn out. They may not be perfect, but most people will be looking at them from a distance. For a pedicure, you can get away with only having nail designs on your big toe. For hands, you can cover any mistakes by purchasing a nail art brush in silver. Run the silver polish along the curve where the clear nail polish meets the white nail polish. This will form a silver line that will hide your mistakes and add an air of sophistication as well. Apply one more coat of clear nail polish and you’re done. You have just achieved one of the most popular simple nail designs-the French nail manicure.
French Nail Manicure with Gems
Nail decals are a simple and easy way to make your nails look professional. To do, give yourself a French nail manicure or pedicure. Pick up one of your nail gems with a pair of tweezers and place it on top of your nail. You can choose to place just one nail decal, or several, on each nail.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
The New Craze with Nail Art Pens| Simple Nail Designs
Simple nail designs are popular because they require less time and you do not have to be a professional to do them. It seems like nail art pens are popping up everywhere. What are nail art pens? Using nail art pens is a way to create simple nail designs without all of the frustration.
Nail art pens craze
Nail art pens are basically a type of nail polish poured into a pen tube. This allows you to better control the designs you paint on your nails. Traditional nail polish is great if you want to paint your nails a solid color. However, the brushes are too thick to be artistic and create simple nail designs. Nail art pens have a skinny tip, just like an ink pen, which makes things much easier. You do not have to be an artist to use nail art pens. Nail art pens are best for drawing simple characters, such as random lines, hearts or a French tip.
Nail art pens come in a variety of colors, which make them especially great for the spring and summer. If you are like to keep things simple, these pens help make French manicures and pedicures look professional. They also dry on your nail incredibly fast (it’s like a marker!) and are great for touch-ups if you keep one in your purse. You can find nail art pens at your local retail store. Sally Hansen has a great selection of nail art pens ranging in colors like white, beige, sheer pink, hot pink, white, orange, purple and black.
Nail art pens craze
Nail art pens are basically a type of nail polish poured into a pen tube. This allows you to better control the designs you paint on your nails. Traditional nail polish is great if you want to paint your nails a solid color. However, the brushes are too thick to be artistic and create simple nail designs. Nail art pens have a skinny tip, just like an ink pen, which makes things much easier. You do not have to be an artist to use nail art pens. Nail art pens are best for drawing simple characters, such as random lines, hearts or a French tip.
Nail art pens come in a variety of colors, which make them especially great for the spring and summer. If you are like to keep things simple, these pens help make French manicures and pedicures look professional. They also dry on your nail incredibly fast (it’s like a marker!) and are great for touch-ups if you keep one in your purse. You can find nail art pens at your local retail store. Sally Hansen has a great selection of nail art pens ranging in colors like white, beige, sheer pink, hot pink, white, orange, purple and black.
Asian Inspired Pedicure Nail Designs
If you are looking to change things up a bit, consider Asian inspired pedicure nail designs like the one featured in the photo. This pedicure nail design has a red backdrop with black Chinese characters on top. For an added “wow” factor, there are small black gems on the big toe.
Creating the look
Asian inspired pedicure
It is very easy to look at pedicure nail designs pictures to figure out how to create a certain look. However, it sometimes helps to have instructions as well. This look can be used with a number of different colors, but the black and red combination is most striking and often associated with Asian inspiration décor. Also, Chinese characters are often created with black ink.
To start off wit these pedicure nail designs, paint your toes a bright red. Next, do a search for Chinese characters online. You can put a separate character on each toe, or pair 2 or more characters together on your big toe. You can spell out your name, or choose symbols that represent ideals, such as love, hope and faith. Use a black nail art brush to create each stroke of the character.
Pedicure Nail Design Embellishment
There are several ways to take your nail design to the next level. After you paint your nails red, you can take glitter nail polish with a clear or translucent base and paint over the red. This will create a subtle, sparkly effect. You can also garnish your design with black or silver rhinestones. These are all suggestions, but of course, you may use any color that suits your fancy. Just have fun with it. Finally, you can combine pedicure nail designs with foot jewelry for the ultimate foot décor experience. Choose from anklets, toe rings or henna tattoos that may compliment your design.
Creating the look
Asian inspired pedicure
It is very easy to look at pedicure nail designs pictures to figure out how to create a certain look. However, it sometimes helps to have instructions as well. This look can be used with a number of different colors, but the black and red combination is most striking and often associated with Asian inspiration décor. Also, Chinese characters are often created with black ink.
To start off wit these pedicure nail designs, paint your toes a bright red. Next, do a search for Chinese characters online. You can put a separate character on each toe, or pair 2 or more characters together on your big toe. You can spell out your name, or choose symbols that represent ideals, such as love, hope and faith. Use a black nail art brush to create each stroke of the character.
Pedicure Nail Design Embellishment
There are several ways to take your nail design to the next level. After you paint your nails red, you can take glitter nail polish with a clear or translucent base and paint over the red. This will create a subtle, sparkly effect. You can also garnish your design with black or silver rhinestones. These are all suggestions, but of course, you may use any color that suits your fancy. Just have fun with it. Finally, you can combine pedicure nail designs with foot jewelry for the ultimate foot décor experience. Choose from anklets, toe rings or henna tattoos that may compliment your design.
Simple Nail Designs You Can Do at Home: Lines and more lines
Going to the salon can be fun, but after awhile it can get to be quite costly. Creating your own simple nail designs at home is not as difficult as you may think. All it takes is a little practice and a few ideas about what you can do with your nails. Think of simple nail designs as a form of art. Like art, you start off with basic shapes and keep adding details along the way.
Simple Nail Designs: Random Lines
This look may be the easiest to achieve because of its abstract nature. To do, apply one coat of colored nail polish to your nails. My suggestion is red. If you are giving yourself a pedicure, you only have to worry about applying simple nail designs to each of your big toes. Nail art brushes that you find at any beauty store are the easiest to use when doing nail designs, but if you do not have one, regular nail polish will do. You can also use a toothpick. Take black nail polish and make thin, random strokes that start at the base of your nail and shoot up from there. It is important to have very little nail polish on the brush so that you do not end up with globs on your nail. It is also important that your lines are thin. Your lines can start from the same point each time or you can have the lines come from different places. Two-three black lines per nail should do it. Apply a coat of clear nail polish and you are done! You have just created simple nail designs on your own.
Simple Nail Designs: Random Lines
This look may be the easiest to achieve because of its abstract nature. To do, apply one coat of colored nail polish to your nails. My suggestion is red. If you are giving yourself a pedicure, you only have to worry about applying simple nail designs to each of your big toes. Nail art brushes that you find at any beauty store are the easiest to use when doing nail designs, but if you do not have one, regular nail polish will do. You can also use a toothpick. Take black nail polish and make thin, random strokes that start at the base of your nail and shoot up from there. It is important to have very little nail polish on the brush so that you do not end up with globs on your nail. It is also important that your lines are thin. Your lines can start from the same point each time or you can have the lines come from different places. Two-three black lines per nail should do it. Apply a coat of clear nail polish and you are done! You have just created simple nail designs on your own.
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