Youtube Tutorial. Basic French Manicure

Subtle Zebra

you will need:
- M19 and M57
- base/top coat
- Konad special polish in black and white
- glitter polish *optional for under the tip design*

This is a subtle zebra print design, if you don't want to use the whole pattern.

- you can paint the tips yourself or use M19
- paint 1/3 of the zebra print design and stamp on the tips of your nails
- apply some glitter polish under the design (can also hide small mistakes if you painted the tips yourself =]

have fun =]

Silver Ribbon

you will need:
- M19 and M67
- base/top coat
- Konad special polish in Silver and Black
- glitter polish (optional, for the centre of the bows)

- if you don't have M19, feel free to paint the tips yourself
- stamp the black bow design in the middle near the tips
- you can also stamp the bow on the side
- add the glitter polish to the centre of the bows

french houndstooth

A classic and lovely houndstooth nail design. You can also do this design if you already have a french manicure.

you will need:
- base and top coat
- M19 and M63
- Konad special polish in black and white

- Using M19, stamp the tip on all your nails.
- Then using the houndstooth design from M63, paint 1/3 or half of the design with the Konad special polish in black.
- Place/line the houndstooth design on top of the french tip design.

have fun =]

little daisies

A very fresh and elegant design for any occasion =]

you will need:
- green konad special nail polish
- white konad special nail polish
- clear glitter nail polish
- M19 and M50
- base and top coat

You do not have to paint your nails for this design but a sheer coat of colour might help bring out the green tips more =]

Stamp on the french tip with the green and then the flower on the bottom left of M50(image below) on top of the tip. You can choose to apply the glitter on the bottom of your nails or you can paint a bit on the flowers.

violet polka dots

This design will be a great alternative for Easter =]
You can choose to paint your nails in a soft pastel shade of your choice, or you can keep it simple with just the french tip =]

you will need:
- base and top coat
- M19 and M45
- white or silver konad special nail polish for the french tips
- purple konad special nail polish

You can stamp on the french tip with a white or silver, but silver will compliment nicely with the purple =]

you can pick different colours for the polka dots. Make it red for a ladybug design or different colours for an easter egg design =]

Enchanted Garden

A colourful design for flowers in bloom =] I have not seen any flowers so far but I'm sure they'll be here in April =]

you will need:
- base/top coat
- M19, M65
- white konad special nail polish
- 3 konad special nail polishes
(I used pop green, purple, and yellow)
- any shade of pink (the brighter the better =])

For the multi-coloured flowers, all you have to do is place a small amount of the colours you want to use on 1/3 of the design (for each colour). Then stamp on the french tip.

If you do not like the hint of colour peeking through the white tip, do the french tip first and then the flowers last.

have fun =]

Kiss the Rain

This lovely spring inspired design is perfect for any occasion =]

You will need:
- base coat and top coat
- light coral/pink nail polish for the base
- a light brown/gold nail polish for the stripe (optional)
- image plate #M19, M38, and M56
- konal special nail polishes in white, green and silver (optional)
- rhinestones (optional)



Steps:
01 apply base coat
02 apply the coral/pink nail polish
03 *optional* apply a thin/thick stripe with the light brown/gold polish in the middle
04 use the white konad special nail polish for the french tip design
05 use the green konad special nail polish to apply the leaf design from M56(top right)
06 *optional* use the silver konad special nail polish to apply the floral design from M38(left)
07 *optional* apply rhinestones
08 apply top coat

have fun =]

Olympic 2010

This is such a lovely design inspired and created for the winter olympics!

If you don't already have french tips, use image plate #m19

You will need blue, red, green, yellow, black, and white
Use the "O" on image plate #m18 to create the rings and
follow the Olympic symbol's colours. You can have a picture
for reference if you are not sure or forgot the order.


For the colourful flames, you will need image plate #m62 (top left)

This Olympic nail design will take a bit of time, since you are painting
on different colours for each flame, but you can also paint the flame in
one colour instead of creating a gradient effect.

You can also use m20 or m59 for the snowflakes =]

have fun =]

Holiday Design #10

This is a very simple and lovely design. Use the simple french tips from M19 as the base for the design and then use a special green and red polish to fill in the line pattern on M65. You don't have to paint on the whole pattern. Paint half of it since you are only using it for the tips of the nails.

Try aligning the design to the french tips by following the straight edges from the pattern on M65.



Sorry for the lack of updates... was sick the past few days and still kind of sick ><

Enjoy your holiday!

Holiday Design #3

This is another snowflake design, but including a french tip design.
You can do the french tips by hand or you can use plate M19.
A variety of snowflakes are used in this nail design.
All of the snowflakes used are on M59 for this specific design.

The small white dots can be done by dipping a toothpick or
a pen into the white polish for a snowfall effect.