Nails Painting Tips and Tricks

Step 1:

Line your nails with petroleum jelly or white craft glue before painting them for an easy clean-up.

Step 2:

To prevent the tips of your painted nails from chipping, paint two basecoat layers: one on the top half of your nail and the second coat over the entire nail.

Step3:

Use a white nail polish as your basecoat to make your nail colour pop.

Step4:

Paint your nail art designs on a plastic sandwich bag first, peel them off, and seal them on your nails with nail art glue or a clear topcoat for easy application.

Step5:

Use paper hole reinforcement stickers as a guide for painting a half-moon main.

Step6:

 Give your nails two-tone designs with tape.

Step7:

Use the tip of pencil eyeliner to place tiny nail art accessories like Rhinestones on your nails.

Step8: 

Create a French manicure with ease by looping a rubber band around your fingertip.

Step9:

Mix loose pigments with clear polish to make a custom nail shade.

Step10:

Create a marbled effect by using drops of swirled nail polish and a cup of water.

Step11:

Make your nail polish dry faster by soaking your nails in ice water after painting them.

Step12:

Spray non-stick cooking spray on your nails to help the polish dry faster.

Step13:

Fix a smudged nail by adjusting the polish with the tip of your tongue.

Step14:

Remove stubborn polish by soaking cotton pads in nail polish remover, wrapping them around your nails, and securing them. 

Step15:

Paint white craft glue as a basecoat before painting coats of glitter polish for easy removal. 

Step16:

Roll your nail polish bottle instead of shaking it to avoid air bubbles. 

Step17:

Loosen a stubborn nail polish lid by soaking it in hot water.

Step18:

Unscrew a tight lid by wrapping a rubber band around the handle for better grip.

Step19:

Spread petroleum jelly around the lip of the bottle before closing it to prevent the polish from drying shut.

Step20:

Store your nail polish upright in a box with painted stickers on top to indicate the colours.

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What Your Nail Polish Color Says About You | About Nail Polish Color

Red: Confident

          

If you choose this for your tips, it describes as a state of being certain either that a hypothesis or prediction is correct or that a chosen course of action is the best or most effective.

Yellow: Cheerful

          If you choose this for your tips, it describes, you are noticeably happy and optimistic.

Green: Charitable

It describes, you are generous in giving to the needy.

Orange: Outgoing

It describes, you are friendly and sociable.

Blue: Reliable

It describes, you are Capable of being relied on (or) dependable.

Pink: Romantic

It describes, you are Imaginative but impractical.

White: Reflective

It describes, you are Capable of or producing reflection.

Purple: Spiritual

It describes, you are relating to or having the nature of spirits or a spirit .

Black: Powerful

It describes, you are capable of exerting power.

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Natural Lip Packs | Lips Pack

Lemon and honey pack

           This is a great bleaching and moisturizing pack. The lemon helps to change the color of your lips and the honey nourishes the skin of the lips and making them soft and supple. To make this pack, take equal quantities of the juice of a lemon and honey. Mix it well and apply this on your lips. Allow it to stay for about twenty to thirty minutes and wash it off with normal water.

Glycerin and lemon pack

            Again a great natural bleaching and moisturizing pack, this pack is best used just before you go to bed. Mix equal quantities of glycerin and lemon and apply this to your lips and allow it to stay for the entire night. Wash it off the next morning with normal water.

Almond oil and honey pack

                This pack uses the goodness of almonds and honey to change the color of your lips. Mix some almond oil with honey in equal quantities and apply it to your lips. Now allow this mixture to stay for about thirty minutes and wash it off with plain water. Apply this  pack three to four times a day for best results.

Rose petals and milk pack

        Roses have a very stunning effect on the lips. Not only does it lend them a pinkish hue, but it also nourishes the skin. This pack is especially good to exfoliate your lips and make them look fuller. To make this pack crush some fresh rose petals, add some milk cream (malai) and honey to the paste. Now mix it well and apply the paste to your lips. Allow it to stay for fifteen to twenty minutes and then wash it off first with milk and then with water.

Beetroot pack

       Beetroots have been used for centuries by women to make their lips look healthy, pink and more plump. But apart from the color that beetroot lends to the lips it also adds to the overall health of the skin. Grate a little fresh beetroot and add some lemon and milk cream (malai) to the mix. Apply this paste on your lips and wash off after fifteen to twenty minutes.

Turmeric and lemon pack

           This pack employs the healing properties of turmeric and the bleaching effect of lemon to make it a great pack for lighter lips. Take a teaspoonful of turmeric and add the juice of half a lemon to it. Now mix well and apply this paste on your lips. Leave it on for about ten minutes and then wash it off with water.

Pomegranate and malai pack

         The coarseness of pomegranate seeds and the colour it imparts is a very effective tool to change the colour of your lips from an unattractive blackish blue to healthy pink. To make this pack, grind a few pomegranate seeds into a coarse paste. Now, add a some milk cream or malai to the paste and apply it on your lips. Allow it to stay for a few minutes and wash it off with normal water.

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