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Testing Trendy Pinterest DIYs: Ombre Nails

Ombre Nails The second trendy Pinterest DIY that I tested was ombre nails. As someone who enjoys painting and having her nails painted, I thought I would experiment and try my hand at nail art. DIY ombre nails have always been popular on Pinterest and are projected to be an easy nail design. This is the link to the Ombre Nails Pin I used as my reference for this DIY. Here is my experience with trying to recreate ombre nails. Supplies neutral nail polish color for base two complementary nail polish colors nail polish remover make up sponge(s) paint brush orange stick plastic or surface to mix colors top coat What I Used Sally Hansen Triple Shine Nail Polish Lemon Shark Sally Hansen Sunksed Sun Kissed Xtreme Wear Nail Polish Sally Hansen Big Kwik Dry Top Nail Coat Instructions For the surface that I used to mix the nail polish on I cut a piece of plastic from packaging. Okay, now onto the nails. I started by preparing my nails as I always do. For m...

How To: Perfect At Home Manicure

The Perfect At Home Manicure Growing up I always wanted to be one of those girls who could give themselves a manicure that was just as good as a salon manicure. When I got to college I was looking for something to do that would get me off of social media, so I started painting my nails. I find painting my nails to be very therapeutic and look forward to doing it. Over the months I have experimented with different products and came up with my favorites. In this post I share some tips on how to give yourself the perfect at home manicure and recommend the products that I love. If you you are not currently good at painting your nails keep practicing at it. I was not very good when I first started, but I as I continued to do it I slowly became better and picked up on tips for how to paint perfectly. What you need: cotton rounds Nail Polish Remvoer Dispenser Pump Sally Hansen big Kwik Dry Top Coat Revlon by Leah Goren Manicure Kit orange stick Nail...