Dinosawr Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Ooh, those are really cute Emily! Livvy, you're very welcome. I've never tried the strips from SH either, I've heard they're one of the better ones. The newspaper technique is so simple and so cute! Make sure your base is light enough to show up the print, but you can really use any light shade you have a fancy for. Then, you cut out strips of newspaper (you can even use cartoons, those look wicked cute!) - they don't have to be the exact shape of your nail. I then pour myself a bit of rubbing alcohol into a shallow dish - like the ones you melt butter in? Anything shallow will do. I do one nail at a time. I soak the bit of newspaper in the alcohol and lay it on top of my nail. Press it in a bit and let it sit for a few, and then just peel it off - voila! The ink from the paper should have transferred an image to your nail. Make sure to put top coat on it after you're sure the ink is dry - it shouldn't take too long, but if you put it on too soon it will smear the ink. You should try it, it's really neat! I'd love to find some old prints to work with with funky fonts, that would be really awesome, I bet. Wow, That's amazing! I think i'm going to try that. I hardly ever do anything with my nails, but it sounds so cool! *gets off computer to go try it* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombiiesque Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 It actually looks really, really cool! I want to try it with comics, maybe soon. And talking about the cost of polish, I don't even want to talk about it. I have never bought a Chanel, but I do have some pricey bottles! My combo this week is Revlon Royal and Finger Paints Twisted, one of their awesome l/e flakies. It's SO pretty! If I move my hands around at different angles I see different colors. You guys know never to throw away polish, right? You can restore it with polish thinner, which is pretty cheap at Sally's Beauty Supply and lasts a super long time. I've had my bottle for three years and it's helped restore many a dried up glitter. Nail polish remover actually breaks down the elements of a nail polish color and can ruin it, so I never use it for thinner these days. I used to before I knew better! LOL. One of my friends came across a Cutex nail polish set, and I think it was from the 50's! It was really awesome. MidnightSky, your nails look really pretty! Even the clouds look cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbleline Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Thank you, MagicMaid. :) And double thank you for the info about nail polish thinner! I never knew about that. When I was little, my friend told me to microwave nail polish to fix it...before I knew better. But when I got older, I simply thought that when nail polish got all gooey or solid, it was ruined forever and could never be restored. I thought about nail polish remover, but I figured that it would just break down the polish like you said. I've probably tossed 100$ worth of nail polish. DX Gonna have to go hunting for the thinner now, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emily Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Mad props on stripes! Those are so hard to do with the wrong hand. The colours look almost like a pinstripe suit. Really cool. I got my bottle of Color Club's Sugarplum Fairy in the mail and fell in love. Here's what it looked like on my nails: And here's what it looked like all over my bed after I scrubbed: Not sure what happened, but when I closed it, the whole neck broke off inside the cap. and it got everywhere. I've never had this happen before with any other polish. I'm kind of hesitant to buy the rest of the collection now, but because the colours are so awesome, I'm going to hope this was just a bad bottle. Really weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
complicatedwishes Posted July 26, 2012 Author Share Posted July 26, 2012 Emily I love that :O I'm a big fan of glitter though, in an forms! polish, eye make up, body glitter, etc :) These are mine at the moment. Not sure why I chose green. Emily 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbleline Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 I loooove that green color. And on the bright side, Emily, at least your bed looks fabulous now. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
complicatedwishes Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 I just spent my evening doing "the very hungry caterpillar" nails haha. Emily and Spritzie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bre_lily Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 (edited) Oh I love your hungry caterpiller nails it looks so cute you have done an awesome job on them. Heres my attempt at flame nails :D photos a bit blurry sorry. Oh i cant work out how to add a picture in :( Edited August 7, 2012 by bre_lily complicatedwishes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashbash Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Thank you! :* They often cause me trouble though, haha. And Ashbash, isn't that nail polish insanely expensive? It looks really nice and I love it on your nails, but I think I saw it at more than 7 dollars. >.< For some reason, I am completely unwilling to spend more than 5 dollars on a bottle of nail polish unless I'm guaranteed that it will last a long time and that I will use it often. I actually have a 2 dollar bottle of green nail polish that I've had for at least a year and it's still good to use. Yes, it is typically expensive. I try to get it on sale. It's really the only nail polish that lasts long on my nails though. If I use something like Sally Hansen it tends to chip really badly the next day. I like OPI because it stays on for about a week before it starts chipping. I use my hands a lot at work and am always hitting my nails on things. And by the way all the new nail pictures look great! I am really big on glitter so i'm especially loving those! complicatedwishes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombiiesque Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Oh gosh, glitttttterrrr! So cute! I love those. Emily, if it's any consolation to you, I've had a lot of Color Club polish and I've never had one break on me, so I don't think it's the brand, maybe just a freak accident? So sad though, even though your bed is glowing in a totally cool way. MidnightSky, you're totally welcome! I know, I was absolutely distraught when I realized how much I'd thrown away as well, really sad. Complicated Wishes, your caterpillar is SO perfect, wicked cute! Haha, I love it. complicatedwishes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emily Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Caterpillers are aweome! Pretty sure you got him perfect. He looks just like the book! I just put in an order of a bunch of neons from China Glaze and some more Seche Vite thinner. A bunch of my topcoat bottles are getting empty and I want to try frankening! complicatedwishes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashbash Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 I just attempted polka dots for the first time. It didn't turn out to well but I will try to post pics later. I think if I had been more patient it would've looked better but I just kind of quickly did it to try to get it finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
passiflora Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 I just spent my evening doing "the very hungry caterpillar" nails haha. OMG that's the cutest thing I've ever seen! :laughingsmiley: Looks like it was a lot of work, but they turned out great. Really good idea! complicatedwishes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombiiesque Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Caterpillers are aweome! Pretty sure you got him perfect. He looks just like the book! I just put in an order of a bunch of neons from China Glaze and some more Seche Vite thinner. A bunch of my topcoat bottles are getting empty and I want to try frankening! Oh, this summer's neons? I have the Pool Party neons and I ADORE them. Frankening is wicked good fun, when there weren't very many jellies available I frankened up so many because I just love that finish. And then you can franken glitter explosions, too! I just attempted polka dots for the first time. It didn't turn out to well but I will try to post pics later. I think if I had been more patient it would've looked better but I just kind of quickly did it to try to get it finished. Polka dots are not too hard I think, you should be able to master those! I pretty much suck at more complicated art but I can handle those, and you can make such CUTE color combinations with polka dots! I can't wait to see yours. complicatedwishes and Emily 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindorie Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 I just did this one today, in light of recent arguments about gay marriage rights and discrimination against them. Emily and complicatedwishes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherryv Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 (edited) I loooooove nail art! I have a wide colection of nail polish, but since I live in Argentina, most cool colours never arrive here. I still manage to get a lot of different nail polishes tough :P Pikachu. Or at least I tried. Two shades of pink and a bat ring! ^^ I liked this pattern, but I made a disaster, lol. I love this sparkly red! I love sparks! Galaxy nails, or at least I tried. Christmas nails! One of my favourite colours! Jade green! This is from one time I made NY-themed nails for all my friends for NY-themed party. My nails where the ugliest of them all! ¬¬ And my current colour :3 Is more pastel than it looks Edited August 18, 2012 by cherryv Emily 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashbash Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 So I got a free sample of those impress nails. So far I'm really liking them. I've never had fake nails before but this literally took me about a minute to put them on and they look great. There's no such thing as chipping with them either. I think they might be a bit too expensive for me to actually buy but for a free sample it's great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
passiflora Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Nice nails, cherryv! I like the galaxy ones and the American/NY ones in particular. :) I found a picture of nails that my sister and I did a while back. They're not spectacular but they looked kind of cool from more a distance. :P Emily 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karmacow Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Those are super cool, passiflora! At least from where I'm sitting! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinosawr Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Oh, wow cherryv, I love your pikachu nails, you did an awesome job with them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherryv Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Oh, wow cherryv, I love your pikachu nails, you did an awesome job with them! Thanks! You'll make me blush :* I've never did a second attempt though, I think the nose should be smaller and the eyes just don't convince me. But I did it all so fast and with a normal brush (not a special one for nail art) so I think is fair enough, hahah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
complicatedwishes Posted August 22, 2012 Author Share Posted August 22, 2012 I've had a go at doing some pirate nails this afternoon, Arrrrrrr! :skull: could of turned out better but I couldn't be bothered to re-do them! :P CassandraA and Emily 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinosawr Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 I've had a go at doing some pirate nails this afternoon, Arrrrrrr! :skull: could of turned out better but I couldn't be bothered to re-do them! :P Haha, thats adorable, your nails made me smile! complicatedwishes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
complicatedwishes Posted August 22, 2012 Author Share Posted August 22, 2012 Thank you :D I was thinking next week of having a go at some shooting star nails :O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinosawr Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Thank you :D I was thinking next week of having a go at some shooting star nails :O That would probably look really cool Good luck, can't wait to see it XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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