I got fake nails today for the first time ever for winter formal. I don't know how girls type with this crap on!


Flash.

No flash.

I agree!

I cant do ANYTHING with them on ><
Fake Nails are so uncomfortable!
Im always doing everything so slowly scared that they will come off..
I cant even put my clothes on .. with these on
typing takes me forever and its painful!

My mom makes me grow my nails, argh, it's so frikkin annoying when i have to make a 'tight' fist and punch stuff during taekwondo practice cause it leaves those marks on my palm >_<

My mom said my nails have to be long enough so when my I'm looking at my palm, my nails would be visible... T_T She said my hands would look my elegant or whatever... T_T

@malevolent- OMG, so long..i know they're fake nails, but they're so long O_O

I know! They're so long. Stupid lady!

WOW malevolent- sooooo freaking long o_o you should have gotten shorter ones .. they`re cute too! nevertheless, they`re cute (: hope you have fun at winter formal (:

I wanted to ask those of you who do your own nail art:

I am looking into buying some nail star polishes (the kind that has a brush tip and also a pen tip)
are the brush tips a thin striper brush? or are they regular polish brushes?

And also, do you guys have any suggestions, recommendations for good nail art polishes/stripers and supplies?

well here in canada, regular ppl can't buy those little thin brushes that like draw,
because they're only allowed to be used by professionals. You know how there are
professional stores where they sell all the shampoo that the salons use and stuff,
they sell that nail polish there too and its hella expensive.
how do i know this?
both my mom and my older cousin are professional certified manicurist or whatever you call them > . >
so you guys need like this certificate and everything stating that your a pro
and that you own a store or something > . >

malevolent.: they're cool.. you get used to them.. i've gotten used to long nails.. but you can have them clip it shorter the next time you go in for a manicure.. your's are pretty long.. but they look neat.. airbrushed french tip or hand painted?

here's some new ones i did a few days ago..

i did some for my sister in law too but.. i haven't' taken pictures of them..i used the 3d pen thingiesl..and i figured how to make flowers..

i should try using a better camera.

i've grown addicted to designing nails because yeah..i have nothing to do.. ^^;;

i keep buying nail polish too.

wow seriously?
i have a set full nail art brush set that cost about 500 TWD...
like..15~17 USD/CAD ... decent price i guess?

maybe i'll buy a few sets when i go back to taiwan and help you guys out.. since you guys seem to like it so much...

MEOW: isn't that only for wholesale? in which they will only sell to pros for a cheaper price?

hmmm but you can get them in canada actually
if you live in richmond, bc, they sell them for $2 CAD w/o tax a bottle at DAISO (in aberdeen mall i think? i'm not sure) i remember buying a bunch on my trip to vancouver there ^^
and if you can't.. hmm there's also those substitute ones... the nail pens? they're call nail jazz or something? haha they should sell them in kiosks at the mall...... just a heads up for the canadians who want some nail art stuff and once in a while..there's the nail stamp ones? haha i forget what they're called... konad? their base is in toronto apparently last time i asked the rep who came to calgary...

also.... if you have a cosmo lab in your school.. i'm sure they are able to order some for you if you ask them. that's what i do ^^;;;

and wow malevolent! long nails O__O but very pretty~ those could be used as weapons!!

the nail pens you guys were talking about.. I have them in my survey, along with 3D nails <3

These nail art pens create 3D designs, not plain ones




Buy them here!

i did my nails...but the pictures are for later >.>.

okay..

redefined photos..with my sister in law's cam..





now you can see the details..

where did you get the things for the gold parts in the third black gothic set?

^i got them from ebay.. but i bought them separate from the gems...which were also sold in lots..

you get them in these containers:

i bought the 12 container set..

i was looking at <3Jaejoong's nail art..man..your's is awesome..

bluecarrot - damn... your designs are nice. I really like the last set! And btw which seller did you get those tiny beads from? I've been looking all over ebay but I only found rhinestones for nails...

^thanks..the seller is aroma_collection at ebay.. http://myworld.ebay.com/aroma_collection/

but if you want to look for more variety of the beads..you can just search ebay..there's alot of sellers who sell them..

ahhhh i know how do you type with fake nails O_O it's so hard.. i can't even BUTTON up anything!!

I know! Took me 10 minutes to button my pants on Tuesday.

MEOW you can buy them form Walmart for liek 4.99 but they only have black, white and sparkles. its hte KISS brands i think....also u can go to liek any asian malls and check out there lil shops that sells liek random stuff and look in the beauty supplies section they should have them for liek a dollar

^Hmmm...maybe I should check...I've never noticed that Walmart sells them...

lol I saw this one lady who worked at the admission office at my school and her fake nails were like... an inch in length. o_o I was surprised how she even typed on the computer. They were so damn lonnnnggg.

Anyhoo I did my nails yesterday... took me about 10 minutes. Got the inspiration from a nail art magazine I bought from Little Tokyo. They have so many awesome designs!!

wow thats really really pretty. how'd you do the fading effect by hand? I thought you could only do that with like airbrushing? Plz tell ^^ btw, i like the hearts too, they're cutteeeee

i was seriously trying to figure out how to do gradation (like the japanese nail style where the colors blend in from lightest at the bottom to dark at the tip)~~ does anyone know how??
and also~~ does anyone know of a really good GLITTERY nail polish?? like with actual BIG glitter in it??

re-did my nails yesterday !

^ i think i read somewhere that you can use a sponge to do the gradiation

and if you live in vancouver, daiso has cheap nail polish with big chucks of glitter for just $2

@babojeshio hehe i love your nails XD

You don't need airbrushing lol. I just put on 3 coats of the nail polish to two-thirds of my nails and then quickly applied clear polish downward. So you get that faded look. Quite easy. One tip I learned on some japanese deco site. But I forgot where the link was. Will post it up when I find it.

I really like them! :]
How did you do the fading?
edit: nvm I just saw your post...ahaha

^ i think u can just layer with your brush?
i tried before though n it was soo bad lol.
when i went to thailand...those manicure places used a tiny sponge to do it

I also would like to know how you blend the colors together to creat the fade on the bottom... please do share the tips... thanks.

me too!! i would love to know how you do that... please share!

To everyone who keeps asking how she did the fading, she already answered that question HERE:

I totally agree with you...they're HAWT!!!!!

thanks =)

Your nails look exactly like mine at the moment...even the colour except for the ones with the hearts. Except I do it by layering it on and the layers get thicker more towards the top of the nail so it looks like it was smudged/faded.

babojeshio omg YOUR NAILS ARE SO LONG and so pretty you did that all by your self?!?!
iAMme. They're so pretty Great for feb!! <3 the hearts

Whenever I do my nails I swear i could spend a day on them and still not be satisfied haha

I have a question (I don't know if it's been asked before) When I paint my nails the next day the polish starts chipping off and I even use top coat. What can I do to help keep the polish on longer?

omg i love your nails T-T

>_<" i have to cut them soooon blah.

ohhh thanks im trying it rite now!

these are my current nails (looks bad, yeah)
(I didn't clean off the side parts)

=/ I need new ideas

^ omg whoa your nails are so long/perfect!! mine always break
i love your style!! did u sponge it?

LOL they're long because I'm too lazy to cut, and they break like 2 days after I paint them ~o~ which is why I always take a picture right after I finish painting, making my fingers look paint-ish

I did one coat of silver, and then I swept the brush upwards for the second color
then I sponged it ._.
that sounds so confusing @.@

o.o i think the left hand one looks nice. if you look at the pink ones for a quick second.. looks like its silver nail polish with pink pokadots LOL.
cute

what brand of nail polish is the best to use? i currently did red tips (this thread inspired me to do my nails, and maybe learn from all of you ^^) and they are already chipping.... i think it might be my nailpolish 'cuz when i did my toes with this nailpolish, it would 'peel' off... help^^ the nailpolish is N.Y.C i think or wutever that brand name is lol

edit---
also, when you do the fading effect would you use two different tones to get it or do totally dif. colors?

^N.Y C Sucks ass seriously,
i use O.P.I, its one of the best, use that fo sho.

THANK YOU! yes N.Y.C suck like cr@p!
omg its so damn watery when you put it on. =A=
but for me.. it doesnt chip lol.
it just i have to keep putting on coats to make it the right color.

I use Milani nail polish

it works really well for me if you shake it before using :3

I loveee O.P.I.. they have the best colors if you're looking for vibrant nail polish colors.