Xbox Controller Nails:Tutorial!

Tutorial Time!

One of my favorite past times in gaming. Especially on my Xbox 360. (User= Welldweller)

So I decided to show my love by designing some nail art!

So first you need your colors:

                                       

A Matte Coat is needed for this tutorial, Then a Grey, Black, Yellow, red, Blue, Green, and White.

(Don't forget the Base Coat!)
and a detail brush!

There are five designs to choose from !

So lets get started.

Paint your five colors Which is Grey(China Glaze Elephant walk), Yellow(China Glaze Solar Powered),

 Red (OPI Big Apple Red), Blue (OPI Ogre the top Blue), White First (China Glaze White on White), and Then my green was very sheer neon over it (Sinful colors Irish Green).

Then a coat or two of Matte Top Coat. (OPI Matte Envy).

Paint a green kind of roundish x over the grey, and to simulate the player lights I painted the green lines around with spaces in between. Then I used white for the letters first and then!

Paint over them with the colors! It lets them stand out even more. 

No Top coat is needed since you need the effect.

and thats it! 

Pretty easy and shows off your gamer love!

I hope to rock these soon!

I also assume they'll look more even on smaller nails rather than a nail wheel. 

I'll post the results !

xoxoxoxoxo

Tutorial! Left 4 Dead Med pack nail! Bonus! Peelz!

So if you know me at all you'd know that Left 4 Dead/2 is my favorite game ever. period.

There are close runner ups (fallout, Bioshock, Star Wars) but I can play Left 4 Dead over and over. I buy all the DLC and have even cosplayed as a character :D

(image not mine)

So the finished Nail on a Nail wheel:

No top coat just the design.

So lets get the tutorial started! 

Heres what you will need:

White , red, black, base coat, top coat and some nail art brushes!

I used a long detail brush on my nails and on the wheel I used a flat brush and detail.

so after putting on a base coat, paint your nail white. 

I used China Glaze White on White 

Then take the detailed brush with black polish and make three lines two vertical and one horizontal to simulate the zippers on the med pack

I used Sinful Colors Black on Black and I didn't line around the nail just as a straight line.

Then Taking the detailed brush make a red cross and fill the top in red except for a rectangle that you can add black marks to make it seem like it says first aid or leave blank. 

I used OPI Big Apple Red.

Then you can top coat which should even it out. 

I used Seche Vite which is the best for nail art. 

and thats it! Easy peasy!

you can clean around the nail with a cotton swab or nail tees. 

There's also the water trick/shower trick where if you soak you hand in water you can peel the excess off very easily. There is also the Vaseline/ lotion trick where you put that around your nails first but I don't like it to get on my brushes. 

Bonus Round!

Peelz

(image not mine)

Nail Wheel Peelz

Tools!

Base coat, white, yellow, blue, red, gray, black and top coat. Detail brush as well.

So after Base coat another coat of white

China Glaze White on white

then the Yellow  in the shape of the yellow on the label. Kinda like a wave.

i also did it in a box ike a label instead of over the whole nail.

I used China Glaze Solar Power.

then Blue leaving a space for the red in the lablel.

I used OPI Ogre the Top blue

then fill in the red.

I used OPI Big apple red

Then i added a bit of gray for the label on the side, cant see it much but its like an "ingredients" list.

I used China Glaze Elephant Walk

and black on the other side for a barcode and some dotting on the yellow for words. Sinful colors black on black

Then white dotting on the blue label for words and the warning white line on the bottom.

Then top coat and clean up!

(Seche Vite)

Yes first Tutorials done! I hope to have more to come soon! 

xoxoxoxox

WNA

Favorite Manicure Items!

 I may not have perfected the manicure but I have my favorite tools and so here they are!

Left to right, up and down

My Nail Polish remover, I always use acetone but its terribly drying.

Nail Tees are a wonderful discovery at Sally's Beauty Supply perfect for people like me who still get polish every where. 

Cotton Puffs! Oh lord these are the best cotton puffs I have come across! They were recommended to me by a nail polish obsessed friend and I will Never look back!

They come from Daiso, if you ever find one of these magical $1.50 stores I strongly encourage you to go inside.  http://www.daisojapan.com/

They are available in California and Washington.

Now my cuticle oil, I got in a set with a buffing block and lotion, was a nice set and all.

I put the oil on a cotton swab and rub on my nails, let it sit for a little bit and rub it off with the other end. Sometimes I rub a little rubbing alcohol for a bit of a dehydrating effect but not really.

Nail cutters, any will do. I swear I'm constantly losing these so I try to keep it in the same place as the other tools.

The small silver is the end of my dotting tool that broke off so i need to glue it on -_-; works well for eyes and the like. 

The brushes I use for detail work the left one bent, easy for some details and my small brush I usually use. 

My Cuticle pusher/scraper. I adore it works like a charm. 

Scotch tape for stripes, nail "stickers" and the like, Always very useful!

More brushes! Havent used them yet but they are lovely.  

Tweezers usually used for jewels and glitter placement, also gotten at Daiso, they have the cutest stuff I swear!

Lush Potion Lotion. A lovely lotion from a lovely company

http://www.lush.com/

It was discontinued when I had bought it years ago but it seems they brought it back again and I super urge you to get some of your own, the smell is wonderful and feels great, it can be a little greasy but I found since my cuticle area gets so dry I need that little bit extra and its lasted me so long!

http://www.lushusa.com/Potion-Lotion/00412,en_US,pd.html?start=1&q=potion

And lastly my cute file! It has penguins from Christmas and those are my favorite animals. Wenk. 

Picture of my Daiso puffs Box

you get two boxes together and they are very lovely. 

I use them for my cucumber pads as well. Very nice for tired eyes. A tut from Michele Phan I saw

Make cucumber Juice, soak pads in juice, squeeze out excess and put flat in a ziplock baggie (not overlapping) and freeze , let thaw before use (about 10-30 minutes) and keep on eyes for 10.  Feels lovely and keeps those pesky dark circles away. Plus I think cucumber smells fantastic! (can't stand to eat it though)

See you next time!