Reindeer Nails

This tutorial shows how to create this festive reindeer nail design, with four regular reindeer and Rudolph on the accent nail :)

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For these nails you'll need five varnishes: black, white, dark brown, light brown and red. I used (l-r) MUA #2, MUA All Nude, Max Factor Coffee Brown, Barry M Mushroom and a red from a nail art set. 

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Begin by painting two thin coats of your white polish on all of your nails.

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Next, using your light brown shade, carefully paint these arch shapes on your nails - paint them to just over half way down your nail. 

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Next, using your red varnish, paint a smaller arch at the tip of your accent nail for Rudolph's nose. Then use your dark brown shade to paint noses on the rest of your nails.

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Next, using your light brown varnish again, paint small oblongs on each side of your larger arches to create ears. Then carefully paint two white dots for eyes, with two tiny black dots inside for pupils.

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Finally, using your dark brown varnish, paint two lines sprouting from the large arches to create antlers. Add two smaller lines extending from these to finish the design off.

And this is the finished festive reindeer nail art design :)

Christmas Tree Nails

This tutorial shows how to make this colourful, stripy christmas tree design :)

1)

For this tutorial you will need black/darkbrown, green, red, white, clear topcoat and silver polishes. You'll also need some yellow and red nail gems (available on ebay pretty cheap :) )

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Start by painting your accent nail with your white varnish, then paint your remaining nails silver.

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For the first part of the christmas tree design, paint a small square shape at the tip of your accent nail with your black/dark brown varnish.

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Then, take your green shade and paint a triangle on top of the square up to just under half-way down your nail. 

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Next, paint another slightly smaller green triangle on top of the first one.

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Paint one more triangle on top, slightly smaller again. Then carefully paint lines on the edges of your triangles to make them less sharp and more tree-like. 

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Paint over your tree with your topcoat, then using tweezers apply a gold/yellow gem to the top in place of a star. Next, add as many red (or any colour you prefer) gems to the actual tree as decoration. 

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For the other nails, start your stripes from the top corner and work downwards. Make sure you let one stripe dry before painting the next or they will run into each other and you'll get a black smudge between them. Continue all the way across your nail. 

And this is the finished sparkly christmas tree nail art design :) 

Festive Holly Manicure

This is a nail tutorial on how to create this festive diamante holly manicure :)

1)

For this tutorial you will need two colours: nude/beige and white, as well as a topcoat and some red and green nail gems. I used MUA #18 and MUA All Nude. The gems are available on ebay. 

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Begin by painting all your nails with your nude shade.

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Next, paint on these white french tips. Try rolling your nail toward a broad brush stroke to create a smoother line. 

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Next, apply your clear top coat to create an adhesive surface, then (using tweezers), apply your nail gems. The amount of green ones you use will depend on your nail, but put more on one side than the other, with the red berries slightly off centre.

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Repeat this step on your thumbnail.

And this is the finished festive holly berry diamante manicure :)