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Help!!!!!!

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Hey Ladies...& Gents!


So, I'm reaching out hoping y'all can maybe help me with some holiday themed nail designs that are realistic to be done on myself, I love Color so anything including some positive vibes colors is much appreciated and something I can kinda sorta do & be done with fairly quick,if possible because I have a bad habit of losing patience and not being able to sit still while I allow my nails to dry so I always spend several hours (entirely too much time spent on them, put it that way,lol) designing my nails ever so carefully & screw them completely up within a couple of seconds and those who have done their own manicures likely know that NOTHING & yes, I mean NOTHING AT ALL is more frustrating! By that point, I catch myself locating the acetone & cotton Balls because patience are totally non existent by this point lol 

So, as y'all can see, I NEED YOUR HELP, PLEASE! Any tips, advice, recommendedations, ideas, opinions, thoughts, you name it...I'm all ears my friends and as u can also see, am pretty stinking DESPERATE for ALL OF THE HELP ANYONE'S WILLING TO GIVE !!!!! 

You all are so amazing and I'm so excited to see what everyone has to share with me! For once,I'm actually looking forward to manicuring my own nails this Christmas & no doubt in my mind, all credits will be owed to all y'all on here! 

Forever grateful for each and every one of you,in advance! 

So, ya ready to share your pointers,thoughts and opinions with me, I hope?

I'm more than ready to hear/read em!!!😍

🏁 READY.....SET.......GOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! 🏴


Re: Help!!!!!!

Hi, @bellabliss3 !  Please join us on the Show Me Your Nails 2.0 thread for inspiration, advice, rants, and raves.  We'd love to have you.

 

In the mean time, I love to polish with regular nail polish (not gel) in two or three colors and then stamp fun and/or seasonal images.

 

I'd post here, but the pics are on my phone and I'm on my tablet. 

 

There are also some very pretty press-on nails, wraps, stickers/decals, and charms that don't take hours.

 

Don't give up!  Instead, take a deep breath.  Walk away and come back to finish.  I've been there...in fact, my last mani, I removed 7 of my nails and re-did! 😄  It's a continuous learning process!

Re: Help!!!!!!

Hello doll ♡

 

I totally understand how frustrating it gets! Let me introduce you to something that change my life as far as the nail game goes! 

 

These are nail vinyls, and you essentially use them as a stencil. You can paint your nails and use a Quickdry topcoat (Out The Door is really affordable and really great) and then a thicker gel effect topcoat (Seche Vive Gel Effect topcoat is on Amazon for like 13 dollars for a 2 pack as well! Not gel topcoat, get EFFECT, gel polishes require UV light to dry. You don't want that, they'll always be in an opaque bottle bc otherwise they would harden with the suns uv rays, just an extra tip for u bc so many brands market things as gel like and aren't gel at all). After your nails are completely dry after waiting overnight or at least a full 2 hours, apply the nail vinyl stencil on the top of the nail. Choose what color polish you'd like, paint over the vinyl and peel it off right away. After it is completely dry, use a Quickdry topcoat with a very light hand so u don't smudge ur design. I usually will do all my nails and by the time I'm done with the last one, I can apply my topcoat to the first one I did. Nail vinyls are a quick and easy way to create impressive looks without needing to freehand. And the beauty of them is also u can do as complicated or as simple as you'd like! I love doing intricate details but you can also just do a one color silhouette of a reindeer jumping! I'll drop some pics for some inspo and wish you the best! 

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 ^This design I did using vinyls for a more complicated design! It takes a lot of time and can be frustrating but I find it therapeutic and once you practice what works for you, it's def achievable ♡

 

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 Heres a cute peppermint design from whatsup nails ♡ they have a lot of cute designs! 

 

Another great site is twinkledt

 

And then another fave is Vinylicious from etsy! She makes new and creative designs often and does all different types for holidays:)

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