black and purple combo

bridal veil

tools:

essie jazz

essie blanc

white striper pen

dotting tool

rhinestones

pink + white pearls studs

black and gold lace

tools:

essie good as gold

black striper pen

black rhinestones

penguin in the snow

tools:

essie cocktail bling

essie midnight cami

essie blanc

white striper pen

doting tool

clear rhinestones 

when in doubt, bling it out

enthusiastic to use new rhinestones and a color scheme seen by ncLA this design was created! achieve this look in three easy steps.

tools:

essie smokin' hot 

essie a cut above

pink triangle rhinestones

step 1: paint two coats of essie smokin' hot.

step 2: once the nails are completely dry, paint the top 1/3 of the nail in essie a cut above. using your fingertip blend the glitter downward toward the cuticle. this creates a gradient effect from the most glitter at the tip and least going down toward the cuticle. 

step 3: apply two light pink triangle shaped rhinestones on your ring finger to appear as a bow. finish the look with one coat of seche vite top coat. 

TIP: make sure to paint two coats of clear polish over the rhinestones so that it stays in place. 

bling, bling!

do you fancy my nails? i bedazzled my nails using rhinestones that i bought from ebay (link here > nail art rhinestones ). for this manicure i used essie's 'a crewed interest' and 'lapiz of luxury' for the base. i then used yellow, light blue and light pink rhinestones to complete the look. to apply the rhinestones, you first apply one coat of clear nail polish then almost immediately after, using a dotting tool or toothpick, wet the tip, with clear nail polish to pick up the rhinestone and apply it to the nail. wait about 30 seconds for the nail polish to dry a bit then firmly press the stone down into the nail to make sure it sticks. voila! you have blinged out your nails.