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Nude wedding nails with white lace accent tutorial

Hello nail art lovers!

I have missed you and posting so much lately! I have been increadibly busy and this is the reason why I cannot share nail art with you as often as I have inspiration to…

Anyways, today I have for you a simple nail art tutorial. It involves stamping and a clean nude+white design which will be perfect for a bride. Read on to see how I got this effect :)

Nude wedding nails white lace

Nude wedding nails white lace tutorial

Nude wedding nails white lace design

Nude wedding nails white lace tutorial

Nude wedding nails white lace tutorial

Nude wedding nails white lace tutorial

First, start with a matte base
This wedding nail design is basically a stamped pattern on clean nails which has been topped with a French manicure formula to achieve the built in lace effect. To get a pefrect stamp on bare nails, start with applying a nail polish base which dries matte. This will help the stamp print best and adhere to your nail surface easily.

Then, add a stamp in white
After your matte base has dried, add a pattern of your choice to each nail. I used white to get a more romantic and clean look. My pattern is from my MoYou London Suki image plate.

Last, add a sheer nude
I love how a sheer nude formula makes the white pattern integrated into the nail design and softens any harshness. You can use a formula designed for a classic French manicure base. Mine is a bit yellow as I find this hue complements best my skin tone but you can use any you already own and like.

Thanks for having a look at my wedding nails idea, I hope you enjoyed!

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Blue dots nail design featuring Essie No Place Like Chrome

Hello nail art lovers!

I found that each time I lack inspiration for doing my nails, cute dots save the day! I have a light and dark blue dotty nail design for you today. I combined dots with the magnificent and shiny Essie No Place Like Chrome which you can see swatched below before you get a peek at the nail art :) I love it much for its maximum impact and true silver shine, I am also OK to pass by the fact that it tends to intensify nail bumps and lumps more than any other formula out there…

Essie No Place Like Chrome swatches

Essie No Place Like Chrome swatches

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Essie No Place Like Chrome swatches

Essie No Place Like Chrome swatches

Essie No Place Like Chrome swatches

Blue dots nail design tutorial
 So here is my dotty nail art I promised to show you. It basically is large dots accompanied by smaller dots. To get it, paint some of your nails a silver color and some of them baby blue. The base colors I used are Essie No Place Like Chrome for my silver and Flormar 423 for my blue. I must admit I am surprised how well they go together.

Dot it!
After your base is set ad dry, add large dots diagonally to your nail base. Then, add small dots into your large ones. On some nails I added another diagonal line of smaller dots only. This creates a slightly different pattern and makes the design more interesting. If you think, however that this way your nail art will turn out too busy, you can choose one of the patterns.

For my larger dots used a pin head and for my small dots I used my BPS dotting tool.

Blue dots nail design featuring Essie No Place Like Chrome

Blue dots nail design featuring Essie No Place Like Chrome

Blue dots nail design featuring Essie No Place Like Chrome

Blue dots nail design featuring Essie No Place Like Chrome

Blue dots nail design featuring Essie No Place Like Chrome

Blue dots nail design featuring Essie No Place Like Chrome

Thanks so much for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed!

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Messy colorful nails with a makeup sponge tutorial

Hello nail art lovers!

Today I have for you a colorful mess which I created using a makeup sponge. You know my love for the sponging technique, it is a favorite of mine for it’s easy to use and always leaves you with a fun result, even if sometimes a bit unpredictable :)

Here is a design inspired by my Easter nails where I used a sponged colorful mess as a base for my Easter design.

Colorful nail art with a makeup sponge

Colorful nails with a makeup sponge

Colorful nail design with a makeup sponge

Colorful nails with a makeup sponge

Colorful nails with a makeup sponge

Colorful nails with a makeup sponge

All you have to do is paint your nails white to give the colors a good base to pop and turn out vibrant and then do some sponging. I used my China Glaze City Flourish nail polishes as I think the colors go well together. To keep a similar pattern, I colored the makeup sponge with five polishes at the same time and used this as a stamp on my white nails. Then I touched a bit of color onto areas I was not absolutely happy with until I liked the result.

I loved wearing these and will recreate this design with other colors in the weeks to come!

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed!

 

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Rainbow French nails with a makeup sponge tutorial

Hello nail art lovers!

I have a gradient French nail design for you today. It is super playful and colorful and also easy to make.

How to make gradient rainbow French nails
 For this rainbow gradient I started with a matte base, then added French manicure guiding strips and added some bold summer colors with my favorite sponge technique. Then I added a clear top coat to seal the design together and give it a polished look.

Rainbow French nails

Gradient rainbow French nails with a makeup sponge

Rainbow French nail art

Gradient rainbow French nails with a makeup sponge

Rainbow French nail design

Gradient rainbow French nails with a makeup sponge

This summer nail design features my City Flourish China Glaze nail polishes, which are accompanied by OPI Kiss Me On My Tulips for my thumb.

Have you tried a multi color french manicure before? What do you think of this idea? Let me know :)
Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed!

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Monthly roundup: my favorite posts from May

Hello lovelies!

May is gone and it’s time for my monthly roundup post series. May was a hectic month in any way so I had only 11 posts on the blog. This is not as much as I wanted to post and I missed posting a lot so I am prepared with a plan how to find a way to be more engaged with NailCentric in June :)

Anyways, I had great fun doing designs and reviews in the past month and I will share my three most favorite posts with you.

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Banana nail art with Orly Lemonade

Nails gone Bananas with Orly Lemonade

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Dance Legend RIO #5

Dance Legend RIO #5 nail polish review and swatches

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Dance Legend Galaxy Pulsar

Easy Galaxy nails with Dance Legend Pulsar nail polish

I have some lovely shots to show in June so I really hope to see you around!

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How I made water marble nails work: 5 Tips

Hello nail art lovers!

I am a huge fan of water marble nails, I love how intricate and unique the designs using water marble technique turn out and I absolutely hate the fact that this nail art never worked for me. I have read a lot, seen videos of people doing it and ended out wiping off each and every messy and honestly speaking ugly design on my nails. Sometimes I wonder why do I keep trying this thing over and over again…

This post is dedicated to a water marble nail design which I finally liked enough to wear and share :) I will tell you my tips how to make the water marble nail art technique work and I hope it will do as it did for me.

White and gold water marble nails

White and gold water marble nails

White and gold water marble nail design

White and gold water marble nails

White and gold water marble nail art

White and gold water marble nails

TIP1: Use 2 colors
After giving multi color water marble nails a try a few times and never liked the result I finally came to the conclusion that less may be more and tried a design with only two colors. In my photos I alternated opaque white and gold shades until they created a good base to dip your fingers in :)

TIP2: Use warm water
Warm water helps your chosen colors to spread in the cup you are using and make them easier to layer.

TIP3: Dip to a 45 degree angle
I found out that dipping your fingers to an angle across the water surface gives the best result and saves you from wrinkles and bubbles.

TIP4: Do two nails at a time
Dipping two nails together into your water marble design is faster. Also, you can get interesting patterns which complement each other due to the fact that they were picked out of the same base pattern.

TIP5: Use oil to protect your skin
I have seen many bloggers recommend to use tape around your nail which you can remove later and reduce the amount of clean up after each dip into your water marble design. I found this technique time consuming and too messy so I tried oil. Rubbing whatever oil you have in handy into your cuticles and finger will prevent nail polish from sticking to these areas and make the clean up process much easier and quicker.

So these are my ideas to make the water marble nails work.
Thanks for reading, I hope you enjoyed!

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Easy Galaxy nails with Dance Legend Pulsar nail polish

Hello nail art lovers!

I have a quick and very impressive nail design for you today, my favorite Galaxy nails :) I have been meaning to show you this super easy and beautiful Galaxy design for so long and I am happy I finally got a chance.

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Galaxy nails with Dance Legend Pulsar nail polish

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Galaxy nails with Dance Legend Pulsar nail polish

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Galaxy nails with Dance Legend Pulsar nail polish

My Galaxy is actually a really lazy manicure as it is a few sponged white spots over Dance Legend Pulsar base color. Dance Legend Pulsar nail polish is part of their Galaxy color range and is a really amazing dark blue chameleon with super fine holo glitter added to it. Applied over a black base it gives you a beautiful starry night effect in only one coat.

This is how it looks over black in artificial light.

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Dance Legend Pulsar nail polish

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Dance Legend Pulsar nail polish

How excited was I when I found this color! You know I love the Galaxy nail design and I have shown you my first space nails and then done a tutorial on getting the perfect Galaxy nails. This is my third space nails design so far, I just cannot get enough :)

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed!

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