Happy Memorial day, everyone! While you're out having a cookout, and the family gets together, lets not forget about what today is all about. Today we remember all of the fallen soldiers who laid down their lives so we can be free. Free to do simple things like write a blog about how I paint my nails. I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. I'm happy to bring you a tutorial for an easy patriotic design. I was inspired by a pin on Pinterest. Check out the pin that inspired me here. If you have any questions feel free to ask. I'd love to hear from you. If you try this design out, share it with me on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, I'd love to see! Like me on Facebook to see more from me. I'm also on Instagram and Pinterest, and Twitter . Check out my other blog if you'd like to see non nail related blogs.
Have a blessed day,
If you want to learn how I created this design, keep reading :-)
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Products used:
Base coat: Nail-aid, Triple Wrap Thickener
Blue: Pure Ice, French Kiss
Red: Finger Paints, Curator's Crimson
Top coat: Sally Hansen, Insta-Dri
White(not pictured): Apple Barrel Colors, White
Detail paint brush
Dotting tool
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Step 2: Apply 1-2 coats of your favorite blue nail polish on your index finger nail. I used 2 coats. Navy or true blue work best for this design.
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Step 3: Paint all the rest of your nails red. This red polish only took 1 coat to be opaque.
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Step 4: Using a dotting tool, or toothpick dipped in white polish or acrylic paint, make small dots. These dots are the stars. Try to keep the dots in straight lines. That way they look more like the stars on the American flag.
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Step 5: Using a white nail striper, or a detail brush and white polish/acrylic paint, create 2 horizontal lines on all red nails except your thumb. You can do more than 2 lines if you like.
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Step 6: Using the same blue polish you used earlier, and a detail brush, create a small blue square in the bottom left of your thumb. This will be the background for the stars. You could also use a nail striper in a similar blue if you have one.
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Step 7: Using a white nail striper, or white polish/acrylic paint and a detail brush, start making the lines on the flag. I like to start just under the blue part of the flag.
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Step 8: Using a dotting tool or a toothpick dipped in white polish/acrylic paint, carefully place your white dots on the blue square. Once again, try and keep them in a straight line.
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Step 9: After letting your design dry for a few minutes apply your favorite top coat. Then clean up whatever polish may have gotten on your skin with a cotton swab or paint brush dipped in nail polish remover. After that, you're done!
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Bonus Toes of the day! I figured I'd show you what my toes look like. If you want to learn how to get the gradient glitter look I have a blog post on how to do it. Check out my Gradient glitter nail tutorial here!
Products used on my toes:
Base coat: Nail-aid, Triple Wrap Thickener
Blue: Pure Ice, French Kiss
Red Glitter: China Glaze, Mrs.Claus
Top coat: Sally Hansen, Insta-Dri
1 cosmetic wedge
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