Wednesday, October 15, 2014

3 Easy Halloween Nail Designs for short nailsπŸ‘»

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays because i get to dress up in cool costumes, but most importantly, I get to wear nail designs. Here are three cute yet easy designs that you can rock for this spooky holiday. I hope you like them, try them on your own nail and share them with me @glanified92 on twitter, Facebook or google+. Here I'll you a detailed list of all the items I used in case you want to know, but you don't need I use these exact items:

Nail design #1: Ghost and Spooky Eyes Nails 
List if items used:
For this nail design I started by painting all of my nails black. I then used one reinforcement circle and cut it with scissors so that I could use it a stencil to create the shape of the ghost. I applied the reinforcement stencil on my ring finger only (after the black base was completely dry) and painted it white. I used a dotting tool dipped in black polish to create the eyes and the mouth. For the rest of the nails, I created spooky eyes by using the dotting tool with white polish and making dots for the eyes. I then used a neon green polish to paint some of the eyes so that they would not all be white. Finally, I added the eye pupils by using the smaller side of the dotting tool with black polish. I finished with a fast drying topcoat (I used seche vite but did not add it in the picture).






Nail design #2: Frankenstein Nails 
List of items used:
This design was the easiest and fastest to do. I started by painting all of my nails with two coats of a green polish. I then did Frankenstein's head only on my ring finger. I started by first doing the hair using a toothpick and black polish. I then used a black striper to draw a horizontal like below the hair line and smaller vertical lines to create a scar. I used a dotting tool to create two white dots for the eyes and black for the pupils. I then used the striper to create the mouth by painting a small horizontal line. For the rest of the nails I just did a horizontal scar near the nail tip using the black striper.



Nail design #3: Candy Corn Nails
List of items used:
The candy corn nails were the most time consuming but I though they came out very cure and look just like real candy corns. I started by painting all of my nails white. I waited until the white was completely dry and then placed a small strip of tape over the nail covering only a few cm below the cuticle line. I painted the nail orange and removed the tape immediately. Again, I waited for the polish to completely dry before adding the second strip of tape, this time below the orange and painting with yellow polish. For the ring finger, I did several tiny candy corns. I used a fine point sharpie to draw a small triangles for the outline of the candy corns. I then used the smallest side of the dotting tool and fist used yellow and orange to fill in the candy corn.


I hope you liked these designs and let me know which is your favorite! 

You can also  check a video version of these designs on my youtube video below: 
 


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Take care and I love you all πŸ˜˜πŸ’‹

Monday, September 29, 2014

Uv gel nails






Who doesn't love to get their nails done, especially when it's a French manicure! But getting your nails done at a salon can  add up to a lot of money and it can be a hassle to have to make time to go to the nail salon every time you want to get your nails done. I always thought it was hard, but doing your own nails is actually easy, fast and cheap. I decided to do uv because it is odorless and fast, and got myself very inexpensive uv gel. I got mine from a website called Matheps, but it can easly be found on ebay; it's called Lina uv gel. I also both the matching base and top coat gels along with a cleanser also from the same website but the brand is hong nuo.


Overall I thought this was a great uv gel for the price. It was very easy and simple to apply. (This was my first try and I still need a lot of practice though.) The only downside is that it is not a soak off gel, meaning you cannot remove them by soaking them in acetone. You can only remove them by filing them down. Also I did notice lifting on day 2, and I took them off by day 5 because the lifting was just bothering me. I think maybe with a primer and a better base gel they would last longer

Here's are the things I used to get my uv gel nails done. 

*hand sanitizer to use in the beginning to sanitize your hands 
*uv lamp
*artificial nail tips
*nail glue (i used nail glue from the dollar store)
*cuticle pusher 
*uv gel clear (I used Lina  uv gel)
*uv base gel (Lina uv base gel)
*uv top coat (Lina)
*cleanser or rubbing alcohol to remove tacky layer after curing uv gel in uv lamp
*lint-free wipes
*nail files 
*brush to clean dust from filing nail


Here's a video showing how I do my own uv nails at home using these products





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Disclaimer- I purchased everything with my own money and was not compensated for using any of these products or mentioning any websites. I just wanted to share with you all what I use and how I do my own nails. I am not a professional, this is just how I do my nails. 




Saturday, September 20, 2014

Cute Owl Nails


Summer is over, students are back in school and the weather is starting to change. This can only mean one thing: it's fall season! This nail design is perfect for fall featuring a super cute owl along with striped brown and gold and a pink glitter accent nail. Here are all items I used. I hope you like and recreate this design & don't forget to share it with me @glamified92 on facebook, twitter or google+ . 

Items I used: 






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Tuesday, August 19, 2014

FIERCE Gold and Orange TIGER Nails

For this nail design, I wanted to make something with animal print that was fierce!. And this is what I came up with. I hope you like it and try it out yourself!  The main colors are gold with an orange accent nail, and black for stamping.

Here are the actual items I used. You do not need to use these exact items to do these nail design. If you don't have these exact nail polishes, you can work with colors that you already have in your collection :) 
Base colors:
•Loreal - boozy Bunch 102
•Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear- Golden-I 485

I painted all nails with gold (Sally Hansen Golden-I) except for the ring finger, which I painted with an orange  polish (Boozy bunch)

Design: 
•konad nail stamper and scraper
•bundle monster image plate BM-223 zebra/tiger design 
•Kleancolor - black 5
•dotting tools- in my video tutorial I actually used the back of pain brushes
•black acrylic paint

On the nails that have the gold  as the base color, use the bundle monster BM 223 zebra design, and use the black nail polish and scraper to get the design on the stamper, and then stamp it over the nails. 
For the accent nails with the orange base color, use the dotting tools or the back of paint brushes to draw a tiger paw. It's eat if you do the paw with a larger zized dottin tool and then using a smaller one for the finger paws. 

Clean up any messes around the design using a quip dipped in nail polish remover and finish with a top coat!! 

I really hope you like this design!
Be sure to check out my youtube channel to see a video tutorial of this design and to see all my other videos. youtube.com/glamified92

Watch video for this nail design below: 

Saturday, August 9, 2014

Strawberry banana coconut S'mores

Happy national s'mores day!!!

One of my favorite parts about going camping is eating those chocolatey and gooey marshmallow campfire toasted s'mores. But why wait until you go camping to indulge on these delicious treats when you can do them any day of the week inside your own home!! These s'mores have a yummy fruity twist to them and will amaze your taste buds once you try them. Here's how to make them:

Ingredients:
•graham crackers 
•milk chocolate bars
•marshmallows
•strawberries
•coconut shreds
•banana

Next what you want to do is: 

To assemble:
You will need a baking tray where you will be heating the s'mores in the oven. I lined mine with foil paper in case the marshmallows made a mess, but it is really not necessary. 

First, place your graham crackers in the backin tray. You will need two half crackers to make 1 s'more. Here, I will be making 2 s'mores, so I have 4 half crackers, but you can make more or less. 


Next, you will put chocolate over two of tge grahm crackers. Cut the chocolate as needed so they fit perfectly and cover the entire crackers. In my case, I was able to fit 4 small Hershey's squares and cut one in half to fill one half grahm cracker. 


You will then top the chocolate with marshmallows. You can put one of those jumbo sized marshmallows the sell on the stores, several mini marshmellows, or in my case, 2 jetpuffed stacker mellows. 


Next we are going to move the other half crackers that do not have the chocolate or marshmellows. On these, put four banana slices on each one.



After that, put strawberry slices. I had large strawberries, and was only able to fit 2 slices per half cracker. But you can put more or less depending on what you can fit. 

To finish, top the crackers with strawberries and bananas with shredded coconut. 

Melting the goodness 😝
Place your s'mores in a 400 f oven, or toaster oven. For this part, you want to be very careful and keep a close eye the entire time. You do not want to over burn the marshmellows. All you want is for them to develop a soft brown toasted color and for the chocolate to heat up so it melts easly. This can take anywhere from 30 seconds to 3 minutes. 

This is how it should look when ready. Take out of the oven and leet cool a little bit before you stack them together and enjoy them. The marshmellows will be golden and gooey and the chocolate will be soft and melted. The strawberry, banana and coconut just add a delicious twist. You have to try this! 

I hope you try this out and like them. 


You can check a video version of this recipe on my youtube channel: youtube.com/glamified92
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Saturday, July 5, 2014

Summer Nails: Three Easy Designs!

It's summertime and the sun is shinning brighter than ever! Here are three easy nail designs perfect for this fun season. All of these designs are inspired by my favorite season of the year, SUMMER! They require no special tools but polishes, toothpick, a makeup sponge, and nail polish remover for clean up. (I bet you already have all of these already, so let's try these designs together!)


Design #1: watermelon nails. 


I don't know about you, but there is no other fruit for that is most perfect for summer than a delicious slice of red jucy watermelon. Not only does it taste awesome, but it's super healthy because it is full of antioxidants and it's great for keeping you cool and hydrated during those hot summer days!so why not show it off in your nails? 

Here are the items I used yo create these watermelon looking nails: 
Design #2: Colorful Gradient Ombre Nails
Nothing shouts summer than bold bright fun colors. This nail design is perfect because it is an explosion of just that! This design looks complicated, but it is the funnest and easiest to do. It's a bit messy and you need quite a few polishes, but it's all worth it!!! It kinda reminds me of tye die raimbow or a beautiful beach sunset. 

Here are all the items I used for these colorful gradient summer nails:


Design #3: Summer Flower nails
Summer flowers are so bright and gorgeous! Despite ge intense heat, some of the most beatiful flowers actually bloom during the summer. That's why I chose this nail design to be a floral one. I chose a bright orange and it's complementary color, blue, to make this a great summer nail design!

Here are the items I used for this third summery nail design




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I really hope you all have a great time under the sun this summer! πŸ‘™☀️
I also hope you liked my nail designs! Please let me know if you like them, which one is your favorite, or what nail designs you come up with. Let me know here on the blog, or on my youtube channel!!!!

Have fun πŸ’— and take care!!!!

Here's a video on my youtube channel: Youtube.com/glamified92 where you can watch a video on these summer nail designs and more. Don't forget to subscribe!

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Wednesday, June 25, 2014

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ4th of July nailsπŸŽ‰


What a better way to celebrate this coming Independence Day than by having a patriotic nail design that show off red, blue and white! 
This nail design is so easy perfect for 4th of July and you'll be sure to get compliments! 

Here's what I used and what you'll need to do this design yourself! You don't have to use these exact same products, but I'm just showing you what I used:)























































1)Start by using the silver polish and painting all your nails. White would also be a perfect color instead of silver if you like.                                                                     
2)Using bundle monster Image plate BM-205, paint the image on the far right. Use red polish to cover half of the design, and red for the other half. Use your scraper to scrape the excess paint. 
3)transfer the image to the konad stamp and roll the stamper with the image over the nail. Repeat to all fingers.                                               
4)use a q-tip dipped in nail polish remover or acetone to remove any nail polish from your skin or cuticle around the nail.                              
5)use a clear nail polish over the design to use as an adhesive fir the next step.                              6)use small glitter stars and apply them on your nail in the center between the red and blue. You can finish by applying a glossy topcoat that will deal everything together. 




I really hope you liked this design.
To see a video instead that shows hot to get this design done click below.
http://youtu.be/oe__zo7FMFY


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