3 Summer Manicures you can Actually Do at Home!

Nail Art Tape was literally one of the most challenging parts of learning how create easy nail art for beginners! So in todays video I am gong to share all my secret hacks on how to make nail art tape your bae!

Have a wonderful holiday weekend!
XO Gianna

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Easy & Cute Happy Birthday Nails - Queen Bee Crown Nail Design

Happy Birthday Gorgeous -  Its my birthday on August 17th!

 So I wanted to create 3 easy nail art designs that are sure to grab some attention if its your birthday! 

Every women is a Queen/Princess on her big day - Therefore we need a matching manicure!

Create this Gorgeous Design:

1. Apply a Base polish to protect your nails form staining.

(Recommendation - Essie " Ridge Filling" )

2. Create the half-moon Mani  

(Recommendation - Purple Polish - Essie - " Full Steam Ahead" )

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 Purple Polish 
paint your nails a thick coat of polish and before the polish dries remove the sticker with a pair of tweezers! 

3. Create the crown on each nail.

(Recommendation - White polish - Sinful Colors " Snow Me White" )

(Recommendation - Glitter Polish - Essie  "Hors D'Oeuvres" )

Place the purple polish on a ziplock bag and using a detail brush create the crown 

Now switching to the stripper I find its easier to create the triangles.

Every crown has Jewels so add on the sparkle! 

4. Apply a quick drying top coat.

(Recommendation - Quick Drying Top Coat  " Seche Vite" )

Polish Colors I used in this Manicure:

 1.Base coat -Essie " Ridge Filling" 

2. White polish - Sinful Colors " Snow Me White"

3.Purple Polish - Essie - " Full Steam Ahead"

4. Glitter Polish - Essie  "Hors D'Oeuvres" 

5. Quick Drying Top Coat -Seche Vite

Why I like this Manicure:
Every women is a Queen/Princess on her big day - Therefore we need to announce to the people the queen has arrived - I think we will do so with this Crown Jewel!

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

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Cute & Easy Birthday Nails - Confetti Celebration Nail Art Design

Happy Birthday Gorgeous -  Its my birthday on August 17th!

 So I wanted to create 3 easy nail art designs that are sure to grab some attention if its your birthday! 

Create this Gorgeous Design:

1. Apply a Base polish to protect your nails form staining.

(Recommendation - Essie " Ridge Filling" )

2. Create a large french on all your nails expect your accent figure.

(Recommendation - White polish - Sinful Colors " Snow Me White" )

Taking your white polish gently rotate your nail until your happy with the shape.

I like to add a second coat to really nail the smile curve.

3. Place different color confetti on the tip.

(Recommendation - Purple Polish - Essie - " Full Steam Ahead" )

(Recommendation - Green Polish - Sinful Colors  "Innocent" )

(Recommendation - Blue Polish - Victoria Secret -  " Lucky" )

Place the purple polish on a ziplock bag and using a detail brush create lines going different directions.

Use the same technique for the Green and Blue polish.

 For the tip I like to use 2-3 lines per color  and on the accent finger I use 3- 5 lines.

4. Wait 5 minutes for the design to dry.

5. Apply a quick drying top coat.

(Recommendation - Quick Drying Top Coat  " Seche Vite" )

Polish Colors I used in this Manicure:

 1.Base coat -Essie " Ridge Filling" 

2. White polish - Sinful Colors " Snow Me White"

3.Purple Polish - Essie - " Full Steam Ahead"

4. Green Polish - Sinful Colors  "Innocent" 

5. Blue Polish - Victoria Secret -  " Lucky"
6. Quick Drying Top Coat -Seche Vite

Why I like this Manicure:
It so perfect for letting people know that your celebrating - Say your at a restaurant  and the waiters  look at your nails and you can tell them your wearing confetti nails because Its your birthday - whink whink bring over the Free Ice Cream!! XO 

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

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Easy & Cute Happy Birthday Nails - Glitter Gradient

Happy Birthday Gorgeous -  Its my birthday on August 17th!

 So I wanted to create 3 easy nail art designs that are sure to grab some attention if its your birthday! 

Every women deserves to Shine on her big day - Lets get into the tutorial!

Create this Gorgeous Design:

1. Apply a Base polish to protect your nails form staining.

(Recommendation - Essie " Ridge Filling" )

2. Add a glitter base.

(Recommendation - Glitter Polish - Essie - "Hors D'Oeuvres")

3. Create the glitter gradient 

Taking 2-3 glitters and a fan brush apply the glitter to your nails while keeping most of it toward the tip of your nail!

4. Apply a quick drying top coat.

(Recommendation - Quick Drying Top Coat  " Seche Vite" )

Polish Colors I used in this Manicure:

 1.Base coat -Essie " Ridge Filling" 

2. Glitter Polish - Essie  "Hors D'Oeuvres" 

3. Quick Drying Top Coat -Seche Vite

Why I like this Manicure:
Every women deserves to sparkle and shine on  her big day -  These Nails Shine so much you need sunglasses!

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

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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.

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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.

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Summer Metallic Squares Nail Art Design - No Tools

Welcome back to another #FabFridayNails! 

This is the nail series where I show you what manicures are trending so you can have show stopping nails for this weekend!I To see more fab friday design be sure to check out the playlist - ill leave a link to the playlist in the description below

Today's manicure was create by my lovely bestie, Tanya! If you love gorgeous nail art make sure to follower her on Instagram @ TanyaMarie55 

We create this design for my first ever nail art event to match a dress from On Trend Boutique ( Want it? Available at On Trend Boutique Get 15% off your purchase by using the coupon code - "Lancengi" ) 

Step- by- Step Tutorial 

1. Paint your nails any color you would like.

Im using white polish by Orly in the color White Tips and a gold polish by Orly in the color LUXE.

2. After wiping most of the polish off of the brush, create the large diamonds in both the gold ( Orly - Luxe ) and silver ( wet n wild - Silvivor ) polishes.

3. Fill in the remain space with small diamonds in both colors.

 But, make sure to leave some white space for a clean and classic look.

4. Once dry, create smaller diamonds inside the larger ones using the opposite color.

Wait for the design to dry and apply your favorite top coat - Im using Seche Vite.

Here is what the finished manicure looks like when its done.

Tanya likes this design because she loves to shine! I love this design because it makes me looks super tan and feel trendy! 

If you recreate this manicure send us a picture on instagram using the #FabFridayNails and Tag me @Lancengi so I can be notified of your designs. If your enjoying fabulous nails on Friday and would like to see more designs let me know by leaving this video a thumbs up.

 FULL TUTORIAL with helpful voiceover can be found on YouTube at @Lancengi 

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?

Nail Designs for Short Nails - 3 Steps to Fourth of July Manicure

Are you sick of waiting for your short nails to grow out? This design is perfect for creating the illusion that you have longer nails in 3 easy steps! Grab your favorite polishes and Lets do this!

THERE IS A VIDEO TUTORIAL - Click HERE TO WATCH

STEP-BY-STEP:

Step 1 -Create Chevron French tip on each nail

Simply take a nail striper created via at the bottom of the nail and fill it in with your nail polish brush

Step 2 - Create the inverse design at the cuticle

Taking a nail striper place a dot in the center of the nail as a guide create a triangle along the bottom and fill in the top portion of the nail

Step 3 - Finish off your design with a fast drying top coat

WATCH THE FULL TUTORIAL BELOW