The House Of Pretty ARCHIVES: Nail Design

Thursday, June 3

Nail Design | Yellow French Manicure

Yesterday I posted the nails you see below on my Tumblr page.

After I got home yesterday, I went back to my blog and noticed the picture was rather....dull? I then thought to myself, "Maybe you shouldn't take pictures of your nails inside of your house, in a room with poor lighting." Hehe. So, here is a better picture showing the true colors of the polishes:

I call this nail design 'Mellow Yellow'. I apologize for the slightly blurred photo, but that's what happens when you have shaky hands when taking camera phone pictures! Ugh. Anyway. I wanted something classy with a catch, so I decided to use two shades of yellow to create a yellow French manicure.

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Products I used:

1. Klean Color ‘Neon Lemon’ polish

[discontinued or re-named as 'Neon Yellow']

2. Ravie Nail Lacquer #57

3. Clear top coat

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How I created the look:

I painted my tips with the Ravie polish, then applied the Klean Color on top. I finished with a clear top coat to add more shine.7

Friday, May 28

Nail Design

I decided to do my nails today, and orange was my color of choice. I probably have 10 different shades of orange, and decided to use the three you see below: a deeper, pumpkin orange, a bronzier shade and a melon-like shade of orange. The polishes all have a metallic finish. I figured the look would have a better appearance if I used nail polishes with the same finish and texture. If you would like to know what polishes I used, leave me a comment and i'll respond with the brands and shades.

Thursday, April 15

Milani | Nai Art Lacquer

Milani is introducing ten new nail art polishes to their cosmetics collection for 2010. If you've never heard of Milani, the brand can be found inside Target, RiteAid, CVS, etc. I use a lot of their products and love them, especially for the price.

Tuesday, March 30

Wednesday, February 17

Tokyo Nail Expo

These pictures were taken at the Tokyo Nail Expo. I'm sorry the pictures aren't larger, but I think you can still gauge how amazing these nails are. The intricate designs really have me curious as to how long it took to create some of these nails....amazing!