Watermelon Nail Art Designs For Toes - National Watermelon Day - Pedicure

August 3rd is officially National Watermelon Day!  To celebrate this delicious summer fruit I have created a easy to follow Watermelon Toe design - Below you will find Step-by-step instructions, completed photos of the design, and a full video tutorial that can be found on YouTube.   Enjoy XO Gianna

Create this Gorgeous Design:

1. Paint 2 coats of polish on your all your toes expect for your accent toe.

 (Light Green Polish - Sinful colors "Innocent" )

 (Watermelon color - Essie "Bachelorette Bash" 

2. Apply a fast drying top coat to speed up dry time.

( My recommendation - Seche Vite - Not only does it dry your nails SUPER fast bust it also drys the layers of polish underneath. AKA NO WRINKLING polish)

ACCENT TOE -

3. While your waiting for you big toe to dry... create the green watermelon skin on your accent toe.

( Dark Green Polish - Essie "Mojito Madness)  

BIG TOE - 

4. Apply a fast drying top coat to speed up dry time on your big toe.

(My recommendation - Seche Vite)

5. On your hallux AKA Big toe create a white smile line that takes up a 3rd of your nail.

 (White Polish - Sinful colors "Snow me White" )

( Apply a round sticker - PS make sure you push down the edges, Apply a think amount of white polish, and quickly remove the sticker with a pair of tweezers)

Take a tooth pick and create uneven wiggly lines.

4. On your hallux AKA Big toe create a light green smile line that allows a small amount of your white smile line to peek out.

 (Light Green Polish - Sinful colors "Innocent" )

( Apply a round sticker - PS make sure you push down the edges, Apply a think amount of light green polish, and quickly remove the sticker with a pair of tweezers)

5.After you have allowed a few minutes for your polish to dry - Create the skin on tip.

6. Create 3 Watermelon seeds - 

Place some black polish on a bag and a medium dotting tool create 3 dots in the shape of a C

Take a toothpick and create a v at the bottom of each dot.

(Black Polish - Essie "Licorice" )

7. Final top coat 

Polish Colors I used in this Manicure:

 1. Light Green Polish - Sinful colors "Innocent" 
2. Watermelon color - Essie "Bachelorette Bash" 
3. Watermelon Skin - Essie - "Mojito Madness"
4. White Polish - Sinful Colors "Snow me White" 
5. Watermelon seeds - Black Polish - Essie "Licorice"

6. Base Coat - Essie - First Base

7. Quick Drying Top Coat -Seche Vite

Watch The full Tutorial on Youtube with helpful step-by-step voice over.

Click Here to Watch!

Easy Bubble Watermelon Nail Art Designs For Short Nails - National Watermelon Day

Create this Gorgeous Design:

1. Taking a dotting tool/ Bobby Pin create large dots on the tip of your nail and gradually get smaller in size as you move towards the cuticle.

2. Repeat step 1 with as many/few colors you would like.

 Always start with the darkest color and work to the lightest color

3. Wait 5 minutes for the dots to dry.

4. Apply a quick drying top coat 

Polish Colors I used in this Manicure:

 1. Light Green Polish - Sinful colors "Innocent" 
2. Watermelon color - Essie "Bachelorette Bash" 
3. Yellow Polish - Maybelline New York - "Fierce N Tangy"

4. Base Coat - Essie - First Base

5. Quick Drying Top Coat -Seche Vite

Watch The full Tutorial on Youtube with helpful step-by-step voice over.

Click Here to Watch!

Easy Patriotic Nail Art Ideas For The Fourth Of July - Dry Water Marble

Step 1 - Start by painting your nails any color you would like now to create the marbled/ tie dye design/ Patriotic 

Step 2 - Create a quarter circle on the side of the nail

I'm taking three colors and applying them with the nail polish brush in a c shape at the corner of my nail

Step 3 - Create the Design

I found that it's easier to work with a nail striping brush to create the tie-dye design and I'm simply dragging the brush through the wet polish and making sure they meet at a point.

Step 4 - Finish with a quick drying top coat.

Here's what the finished manicure looks like I love this is design because multiple capacity. What does it look like to you.. Does it look like fireworks, tie-dye, or something else?

Easy Nail Art for Beginners #3 - Summer Beach Waves - Sponge Bits

Easy Nail Art for Beginners #3 - Summer Beach Waves

Welcome Back to the Easy Nail Art for Beginners Series - Check out the official Playlist with over 90 Simple Designs for Short Nails And Beginners - CLICK HERE 

Summer weather is officially here in Florida and after receiving that gorgeous tropical phone case from Lux Addiction I can help but want to decorate my nail accordingly.

See the review on the Lux Addiction phone case by clicking HERE

Today I am going to be sharing with you 1 of 3 Easy Nail Art Designs that are ideal for beginning nail artist using step-by-step instructions/photos. 

If you love this design and Recreate it make sure to enter the Nail Art Contest going on:

1. By posting a picture on Instagram & Twitter

2. Tag @Lancengi use the #LNGNailArt

3. Have some fun, make some new friends by checking out the other gorgeous nail recreations.

Lets get into the Step-by-Step Tutorial:

Step 1: Apply your favorite basecoat. 

My current favorite is Essie's Ridge Filling Basecoat

Step 2:  Paint your nails 2 coats of any color you would like.

Im in love with this Sinful Color Polish Called "Why Not"


Step 3: Create A Beach scene on the Accent Finger.

For the accident finger I'm going to start off with the light blue polish I'm using Essies "find me an oasis."

Taking a Cosmetic Sponge Rip 3 chunks off a makeup sponge with a pair of tweezers.

A. Take the sponge chunk and dip it into a dark polish and create a horizontal line in the center of the nail this is going to create depth and our ocean.

B. Take a clean sponge chunk. dip it in the white polish and dab at the tip of the nail once your satisfied with the color... allow your nails to dry for a few minutes.


C.Take tan polish and create the beach shore along the tip of the nail.

D. Follow up with some waves crashing onto the shoe by taking a white polish and a dotting tool and creating little Swegles along the beach line


Step 4: Add Some Beach Details

Take some brown polish and a toothpick and create some small details to look like rocks or maybe some foot prints across the sand! You can be as creative as you would like. 

Taking tan polish I'm going to create The beach along the tip of the nail and waves crashing into the beach by taking a white polish and a dotting tool and creating little Swegles along the beach line

Here's what the finished manicure looks like I love this manicure because it's so simple and detailed at the same time

To watch the full video with a helpful voiceover - CLICK HERE (LIVE 06/15/15)

Blue Polish – @OPI_Products “Ogre” – Shrek Forever After Collection

Light Blue Polish – @SinfulColors_Official

Tan Polish – @EssiePolish Cocktails and Coconuts

White Polish - @essiePolish Blanc

Fabulous Nails on Friday - Fourth Of JULY Manicure for SHORT NAILS

Fabulous Nails on Friday -  Fourth Of JULY Manicure for SHORT NAILS

Welcome back to Fab Nails on Friday! 

This is the series where I show you what manicures are trending so you have SHOW STOPPING Nails for the weekend!

To see other Fab Friday designs Im going to put a link in the playlist in the description box.
Or You can click HERE!

PS if you recreate this manicure then Enter the nail art contest on IG by:
1. Posting a picture on Instagram
2. Use the #FabFridayNails & @Lancengi

Lets get into the step-by-step instructions on how to create this manicure.

Step one- Create the half-moon mani

I like to cut the round stickers in half and apply it to the cuticle portion of my nail. By cutting it in half and it allows the sticker to be placed all the way down on the edge by your skin! 

Now taking any polish color you would like I'm using red white blue and silver paint your nails a thick coat of polish and before the polish dries remove the sticker with a pair of tweezers! 

Apply glitter if you would like I'm going to add some to my silver Accent nails

Step two - Apply a quick trying topcoat and place a star in the center on the design. 

I found this Fergie wet and wild nail polish at my local CVS and I'm just going to add some stars to a Ziploc baggie and place the stars using a toothpick. 


Step three -  Apply a Matte polish.. if you're obsessed with mat nails as much as I am right now. 

Here's the finished manicure looks like when it's complete I'm so obsessed with this manicure!  I love how it  makes my short nails look super long an I can't wait to show off this manicure under the fireworks! 

 Let me know in the comments down below which manicure you would like to see next you can send me a picture on Instagram using the #fabFridaynails 

To watch the full video with a helpful voiceover - CLICK HERE (LIVE 06/26/15)


Products I used in this Design:
Red Polish - Formula X "Rouge"
White Polish - Essie - "Blanc"
Silver Glitter - Essie - "Set in Stone"
Blue Polish - Essie - "Butler Please"
Silver Polish - Covergirl - "Show Stopper"
Stars - Fergie Wet N Wild - "Hollywood walk of Fame"

Easy Nail Art For Beginners - 4th of July Dotticure

Create this Gorgeous Dotticure Design:

1. Taking a dotting tool/ Bobby Pin create 3 large dots on one side of the nail

2.Taking a Smaller dotting tool create 4 medium dots in-between the 3 large dots

3. Taking a tooth pick fill in the remaining space with small dots.

4. Wait 5 minutes for the dots to dry.

5. Apply a quick drying top coat 

Polish Colors I used in this Manicure:

1. Red Polish - Formula X - Rouge

2. White Polish - Orly - White Tips

3.Blue Polish - Wet N Wild - Saved by the Blue

4. Base Coat - Essie - First Base

5. Quick Drying Top Coat -Seche Vite

Watch The full Tutorial on Youtube with helpful step-by-step voice over.

Click Here to Watch!

Easy Bubble Memorial Day Nail Art Designs For Short Nails

Create this Gorgeous Design:

1. Taking a dotting tool/ Bobby Pin create large dots on the tip of your nail and gradually get smaller in size as you move towards the cuticle.

2. Repeat step 1 with as many/few colors you would like.

3. Wait 5 minutes for the dots to dry.

4. Apply a quick drying top coat 

Polish Colors I used in this Manicure:

 1. Red Polish - Formula X - Rouge

2. White Polish - Orly - White Tips

3.Blue Polish - Wet N Wild - Saved by the Blue

4. Base Coat - Essie - First Base

5. Quick Drying Top Coat -Seche Vite

Watch The full Tutorial on Youtube with helpful step-by-step voice over.

Click Here to Watch!