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You've Been Duped: Kelly Rowland's Checkerboard Accent Manicure

fabulousfashion — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:19:04 -0700

Today's "You've Been Duped" features artist Kelly Rowland's checkerboard accent manicure. This manicure was actually a reader request so Missy, enjoy. :) This design is really fairly easy to dupe. All it takes is a white nail polish, a black nail polish, a fine point sharpie (which I had to substitute because I couldn't find mine), and if you prefer, black striper paint to fill in.

First, to start off this mani I applied my basecoat of choice to my clean nails and allowed them to dry. I then proceeded to paint the nail I wanted to be the accent nail white while painting all the others black.

After painting all the nails their appropriate color I began to draw my black checkered boxes (with my fine point pen) in the places in which I wanted them to go.

After I had completely drawn out all of my boxes I then filled them in with my striper paint. This was to cover up the places in which the ink from the pen did not fill completely. You can actually use a bigger sharpie to this. Generally when using a sharpie in the first place this is not an issue, but because I couldn't find my sharpie I had to improvise.

After I had gotten the design completely filled in how it should be... I applied a glossy topcoat to finish things off, snapped a picture, and VOILA!

I really needed to sharpen up the edges of the boxes a bit, but being crunched for time I couldn't do so. Missy I hope this was helpful to you to see how simple it can be to execute this design and I hope the rest of you find this post useful as well.

X0XoXO.

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Aquarium Nails: Are you bold enough?!

fabulousfashion — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:46:10 -0800

I am a true lover of nail art... which means all type of nail art appeals to me. Art period appeals to me and the more creative the better! I personally wouldn't wear all of it, but I do like to marvel at all of it's splendor as well as the creativity of the individuals who were able to come up with the remarkable design. Case and point... Aquarium Nails!

Are you bold enough?!

Have you ever rocked or seen anyone rocking aquarium nails?

How to apply Minx-Like Nail Foil to Your Fingernails

fabulousfashion — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:40:38 -0800

Would you like to know How to apply Minx-Like Nail Foil to Your Fingernails?
Minx Nails are easily one of the nail industries hottest trends right now and with celebrities such as Beyonce, Megan Fox, and Rihanna flashing all of those fabulous designs on their fingertips, it's no wonder why women are flocking to the salon in droves to re-create the look. Well if you;re a DIYer like me and would rather spend $20 on your nails versus$50 for the same effect, you may be interested in learning how to foil your nails. The process is similar to the Minx nail application while also achieving very similar results. Of course to master the process it's takes a little skill and patience, but practice makes perfect and it's so worth it in the end!

Foil supplies and kits are sold here at very reasonable and affordable prices along with any other nail care and health & body items you might need. They have an extensive selection of polishes that include Essie, OPI, and China Glaze and even carry Konad art supplies, so be sure and check them out.

Lace Nail Art Tutorial w/out Gluing

fabulousfashion — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 06:25:34 -0800

For those of you who haven't already seen this I came across this lace nail art tutorial w/out gluing on Youtube. 3TanjaJ3 shows you how to take fabric tulle, a detail brush, and some black nail polish and create a faux lace nail design on your tips.

I have yet to try this method out and stated previously that I would be trying it out as my festive nail design for New Years. After reviewing the tutorial creating the design seems fairly easy, but we all know that looks can be deceiving. Let's hope this isn't the case.