Gel nails for the Week

 

Happy Humpday!

I am so happy to share that I'm back with another gel nail art!  I did not take a video of this as I only have 10 minutes to do my nails before I shower my son!  

With 10-minutes - the best way to make beautiful nails is to use UV Lamp!

This was done quickly in a flash and I am so happy with the result!  By the way, I also shared on Instagram a tip for those who have Contact Dermatitis like I do.  I have been taking medications and I've stopped wearing polish for a long time.  Now that my hands are healing, I want my hands to look good but NOT suffer!

A quick tip?  Apply your polish far from your cuticle!  Do not make the polish touch the cuticles because that's where my allergies start!  I've noticed doing this application keeps my hand free from allergies.  Of course, if you have super bad dermatities - do not wear polish at all!  

This tip is perfect for those with mild condition!

Hope you learn something from me today!

Keep smilin'

Stay happy!

  

Nail Art Tutorial: Marble Nails

 

I have been checking out talented nail artists in Japan, Taiwan and Korea on my Instagram account and I got inspired to do Marble nails using gel nail polishes!  

Given the chance, I’d like to do it on regular polishes more since my nails are weak and I prefer to change my polish at least once a week.  But because Marble nails are quite tricky to do cosidering you need a dry base - plus busy hands on mom here!  UV Gel Polish is the way to go for no.

If you do Marble nails, do not expect each nail to look uniform, some “marbling” will come off obvious while some are subtle making it a nice contrast.  I also added glitters because nail art designs look 10x better with glitters - that’s my humble opinion by the way! 

How to do Marble Nails using UV Gel Polish —-

1. Clean your nails.
2. Apply a base coat (cure for 30 seconds)
3. Apply a base color (any color you choose as base, could be light or dark).  Cure for 60 seconds.
4. Apply a 2nd base color (do not cure), top with white gel polish and gently swirl both colors together using a dotting tool, a toothpick or any sharp tipped opject.  
5. Once you are happy with the result of the “marbling”, cure for 60 seconds.
6. Add random glitters if you want.
7. Use UV Gel Top coat and cure for 60 seconds.\

To make it more clear, I’ve done a quick video below.  Happy watching!

Keep smilin'

Stay happy!

 

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Gel Nails with Gold Foil

 

I have been following Nail artists from Korea, Japan and Taiwan.  I am envious of their “jelly nails” and wondered how it was done.  

With constant research + All thanks to Lazada and Shopee, I was able to purchase Gel Nail Polishes that are meant to have jelly, shiny nails outcome.  I also love how they added a new element like Foil and I actually bought gold ones so I actually tried this nail art design for the first time and it took me less than 10  minutes!  

Here’s the result!  How do you like it?

Base Color: AS Jelly Color Translucent Gel Polish

Gel Base and Top Coat: UR Sugar

I ordered from the Shopee store URSugar and you have several options.  

Here’s how mine looks like, I bought option 3 and it came rolled inside a plastic bottle, all you need to do is to cut the right size/piece and press it on top of UNCURED Gel Polish layer and top it with top coat before you cure it together.

The result?  I love it!  There could be some random sharp edges from the foil, you don’t have to worry, all you need to do is gently file it once the gel polish is completely dry!

How do you like this?

Keep smilin'

Stay happy!