NAILS: Yin and Yang & Glitter Ombre

A quick post on 2 different types of nails I did a while ago:

innisfree 103 낙엽 밟히는 길 (path treading leaves) // innisfree 104 촉촉한 보라빛 밤 (dewy purple night)

I used a sponging method to create this gradient nail which I've already done a tutorial post on here. The only  difference is that I used a dry sponge instead of a damp sponge because the nail polishes which I were using were quite sheer anyway.

Barry M 306 Blueberry Ice Cream // innisfree 1 달콤한 눈꽃 (sweet snowflake)

Done completely freehand and it did take me a while to get it perfect but it wasn't too hard.

NAILS: Cat & Polka Dots

 I bought a nail dotting pen over summer and I finally got around to using it. I used it to do this cute cat face and originally I was planning on doing it on more than one nail but, I'm not going to lie, I just couldn't be bothered and I though it would look nicer as an accent nail so here is the final look:

I used a quill-esque pen which I've had for years; it was a part of an art set I got when I was a kid where you scratch out a black board and draw pictures (does anybody know what I'm talking about?) but you could easily substitute with a toothpick or a fine nail art brush if you have one.

CAT:

I did this freehand and it does take a bit of practice but you could stencil it out by using tape and outlining the shape.

1.  Apply base coat and dry
2. Using a white nail polish, follow the above diagram and dry
3. If necessary, repeat step 2 to get an opaque layer
4. Draw 2 black dots for eyes using a dotting pen (or toothpick)
5. Put a blob of pink nail polish onto a piece of paper
6. Dip the quill (or toothpick) into the white nail polish and draw 3 triangles onto the cat for ears and a nose
7. Draw 2 black lines horizontally from the nose outwards on each side of the nail for whiskers using the dotting pen (or toothpick)
8. Let everything dry 
9. Seal it all with a top coat

POLKA DOTS:

I used a dotting pen for this but if you don't have one, you could easily get the same results from using either a toothpick or a pin needle (click on either to see the method I've posted previously).

Nails: Faded (with glitter)

L to R: The Face Shop Top Coat, Barry M Mint Green, Barry M Coral, Revlon Gold Lame

1) Apply base coat and dry
2) Apply a thick amount of clear nail polish to either tip of bottom of nails
3) Whilst the clear varnish is still wet, apply chosen colour in short strokes starting from tip and then gradually merging in with the clear varnish
4) Allow to dry
5) OPTIONAL apply glitter varnish over the clear area of nail and dry
6) Apply top coat

You can do it having the colour fading from the tip to bottom or vice versa. I find applying the coloured polish to the tip is a lot easier but practice makes perfect.

If you want 2 colours to fade into each other, add in an extra step after step 1 and apply a different colour to your entire nail and let dry.

If this tutorial was unclear, another version of similar effect nails can be found here