Christmas Tree Nails

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

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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 :)

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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 :)

Cosmic Constellation Bead Nails

This tutorial shows how to use nail art beads to create this purple constellation design :)

1)

For this design you will need a clear topcoat, a purple varnish and some nail art beads. I used Barry M#303 bright Purple and the beads are MUA Nail Constellation in Leo which comes in a shaker pot for easy use.

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Begin by painting all of your nails with your purple shade.

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Next, paint a coat of your clear varnish on your accent nail.

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Then drop some of your nail beads all over your accent nail; the one I used had a shaker which made it pretty easy, but if you just have loose beads you can put them in a cup and just pour them over.

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Press the beads down so there is an even layer, then repeat this on your thumb nail.

And this is the finished cosmic constellation nail bead design :)

Vampire Fang Nails

This tutorial shows how to create this vampire fang nail design with two accent nails :)

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For this design you will need three colours; red, white and black. I used (l-r) Barry M #222 Red Wine, MUA All Nude, MUA #2.

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To start use your red varnish to paint two lips on your accent nail. Paint a french-tip style red line on the top of your nail, and repeat for the bottom - do the same for your thumb nail. Next, paint the remaining nails with your black shade.

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The next step is to paint on the teeth; take your white varnish and make dabbing motions along the lips to create irregular oblong shaped teeth; then extend two in the middle at the top to create sharp, longer fangs.

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Then, using your black varnish, fill in the remaining blank nail being careful not to cover any of the teeth.

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Those teeth are a bit too neat for a vampire, so now take your black varnish and carefully add outlines between the teeth to make them look more crooked and scary.

And this is the finished vampire fang Halloween nail art :)

Ghost Nail Art

This is a quick and simple but cute Halloween nail tutorial showing how to create this ghost design.

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For this design you will need four varnishes; clear sparkly, black, white and medium blue.
I used (l-r) Barry M #264 Pink Iridescent, MUA #2, MUA All Nude, Rimmel #198 Azure.

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First paint two thin coats of your blue shade on all of your nails.

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Next, paint a coat of your sparkly nail varnish on all of your nails - this creates a nice night-sky design. 

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To create the ghost design, use your white polish and carefully paint these arches from the top to about half way down your nail.

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Lastly, use your black polish to add two dots at the top of the arch for eyes, then one below these two for the ghosts mouth. 

And this is the finished Halloween ghost night-sky design :)

Dracula Nail Art

This tutorial shows how to create a Dracula/vampire nail design for Halloween :)

1)

For this tutorial you will need four colours; black, white, nude and dark red. I used (l-r): MUA #2, MUA All Nude, MUA #18, Barry M #222 Red Wine.

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Begin by painting two thin coats of your nude shade on all of your nails

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Then, take your black varnish and carefully paint an arch at the bottom of your nail, leaving the side edges slightly pointed.

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To create Dracula's hair, then use your black varnish to paint a triangle extending from the arch, it should look like an M/W once you have done this.

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Next, use your white polish to carefully paint two circular shaped blobs for the eyes.

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Then using your black polish dab two little dots in the centre of the white circles to finish the eyes, then paint a thin line just over half way down the nail.

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Using your white varnish again, carefully paint these two triangle shapes extending from the black line to create the fangs. Make sure there isn't any excess polish on your brush to help with accuracy. 

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The final step is to use your red shade to dab two blood spots on the tip of each fang. These can be randomly shaped so I find it best to just dab your brush down and go with whatever shape comes out.
Repeat these steps on all of your nails or try one Dracula accent nail and check out my Blood Manicure for your other nails for a cool design :)

And this is the finished Dracula nail art design: