Cute Nails

One of the most fun fashion trends today are nail designs rather than just nail painting. For years one solid color was par for the course, whether on the fingernails and toenails. Now, there are so many different tools that can be used to develop designs, along with decals and appliques, that it is simple to keep your nails in coordination with not only your outfit and its color scheme, but also with the occasion you may be celebrating, whether it be a holiday or a personal special occasion. Your options are as boundless as the imagination, and you can stand out in your own unique arena by choosing nail designs that will simply amaze, and you can change them as often as you choose. Some of the more popular designs now days represent sports teams and holidays. Many love to show the spirit of the occasion through not only color but by adding mascots or other forms of team loyalty representations. It is a lot of fun to have manicures and pedicures that match special dresses or other outfits being worn to special occasions such as Christmas parties or celebrations, St. Patrick's Day festivities, or other holidays in which the celebratory aspect involves color and design. The following are some of the tools of the finger/toenail trade, and some of the many, many ideas that can be used to make preparing your nails not only fun, but something you will love to do with or without occasion. 

Nail Art Designs

Nail designs have become quite popular these days and every other girl want to carry one or the other such design so that she too can look ultra trendy! However, not all of you have the time and even zeal to go to the nail art salons or beauty parlors and get the art done on your nails. You need not worry about that- you can also make these designs at home- its simple! And what more- you need not know painting and use of brush strokes to make nail art designs. There are many other options that are not at all messy. You just need to get them and apply them. Here are some choices for you to get started with making nail designs at home.

Decal stickers, as the name suggests, stick to the nails to make them beautiful. You just have to buy some attractive decals stickers from a beauty shop and follow the instructions given there right on the packet containing these stickers. Usually, you have to give a base coat, place a decal on your and gently press down on the dried nail polish. Finally, you must apply top coat to seal the design.

These pens are one of the most easiest ways of making nail designs. They have the precision of brush applicator and yet easy to use. You have to apply base coat and dry it completely. And then just apply the art design with the help of the pen as if you are drawing on a paper or so. Let it dry and then seal it with top coat.

Polymer clay is efficiently used by many nail products manufacturers to make canes with attractive designs. They are mostly handmade with beautiful designs. Their diameter lies somewhere between 1/8 inch (3 mm) and 1/2-inch (14 mm). Although they are of tiny sizes, their designs are perfectly visible. You have to just take a sharp blade and cut slices from these canes. Some of them have to be warmed before slicing. You have to just embed these design slices in your acrylic or nail gel. They can also be used with nail polish. However acrylic-based polish is best for using cane slices.

Acrylic Nails Designs

Beautiful, provocative and long nails are the dream of many women. But, not all of them are bestowed with such nails. A few women may not succeed in growing their nails as desired by them, however hard they try. They may try a number of manicures but all their efforts may go a waste. A few others may grow their nails to the desired extent but these nails may suddenly break due to various reasons and demolish their dreams. For a few others, the nails may be weak and brittle and hence, may break. In this context, the best solution is to go for acrylic nail designs to have the desired makeover. Beauty salons offer this service and ladies can achieve their goal of having long, beautiful and impeccable nails.

Having acrylic nails is an easy process and the procedure can be carried out very quickly. There are no hassles like attempting to grow nails naturally. You can have the length or designs you desire to have. Every woman will have a few designs in mind and these can be painted on the surface of the nails.

Another great feature about these acrylic nails is that they are quite durable. The beautician will glue these artificial nails to your natural nails. But, it is not necessary that the processes involved in this should be done only at a beauty salon. They can be done at home also. There is a special glue that is required for carrying out these processes. Various nail designs can be painted on them after they are glued. These designs will make your nails highly glamorous and beautiful. These are many acrylic nail design ideas and you should choose the most appropriate ones that suit your tastes. But, while removing the acrylic nails, you should be very much careful. The fact of the matter is that nail care becomes highly important when artificial nails are opted for.

The popularity of acrylic nails stems from the fact that they are long-lasting and affordable and add beauty to your nails. Beauticians and experts are doing a lot of innovation in this concept and therefore, day in and day out, many new and breathtaking designs are being developed. So, women are also keeping abreast of all these developments. Many fashion-minded women are opting for the hot trends in these designs. This makes the task of the beauticians all the more challenging. They have to cater to the unrelenting expectations of their customers. So, they are also forced to update their knowledge in this concept to provide the right solutions to the requirements of these women.

Nail Stickers

Nails have become important fashion accessories for women in the present day world. From the traditional designs to the present day modern art work, nail art has taken various transformations signifying its growing trend in accordance to the demand in the fashion world. Take for example, a nail paint that was restricted to henna and few other herbal products. Even the colors were restricted to red, brown, and maroon but now things have drastically changed. Just name one color and there'll be a complete spectrum of options with regards to color tones. Fashion world is going crazy beyond imagination.

Explore here some of the striking nail art designs prevailing currently in the fashion world:

Nail stickers is the latest trend in nail decoration. These are sold everywhere in the market and are available in various designs and patterns. These come in the shape of nails and can be easily stuck without any hassle. Some of the most common designs are flowers, falling leaves, water marbles, snowflakes, geometrical pattern, abstract designs, and shapes. The feel and the appearance of these stickers is awesome.

Hello Kitty Nails

Who would have thought that the range of Hello Kitty products would be so vast after 40 years of this enduring character, there's even Hello Kitty nails now! The first sight of Hello Kitty from the Sanrio Company was nearly forty years ago, when her signature face was seen on the side of a small plastic purse. I wonder if Sanrio themselves even had an inkling of how popular this cartoon cat and her family would become after her appearance in 1974?

Hello Kitty nails are cute, you have to say that, and what gets me is how many designs there are. Not just Hello Kitty nails with a white face in the middle, you would be amazed at the different colors and combinations there are. Now both mom and daughter can have Hello Kitty nails. Every generation has its thing, but like Barbie I think this Hello Kitty phenomenon is going to continue for many more years to come.

I am sure to get the best results when applying Hello Kitty nails it would be best to visit a nail salon. If you want to do your nails yourself at home, or your daughter's, then there are a few things to remember to get the very best results.

If your nails are not in the best condition, then adding anything as bold as a color or 3D Hello Kitty nails will only draw attention to your fingers. If you are like me, then I don't pay much attention to my nails as I am a gardener, so for special occasions I have to quit gardening for at least a week, or at least remember to wear gloves.

For your Hello Kitty nails to look best your nails need to be trimmed, even and with the cuticles looking nice and neat. Even if you are going to a nail salon for Hello Kitty to be applied, nail artists are not miracle workers, so wait until your nails are in their very best condition. The nail artist can work with nails that need to be trimmed, let her do it. The same applies if you are going to attempt to apply your nails at home. It's a lot easier if you can work on each other's nails if both you and your daughter want matching Hello Kitty nails, but with a 3 year-old that may not be possible.

The nicest Hello Kitty nails I have seen are simple Hello Kitty decals applied to French tips that are freshly done. You will always need to apply a base coat of polish before adding the nails, they adhere better. Then the trick is to apply a finishing coat of clear nail polish over the Hello Kitty decals that way they are protected from accidental bumps and scrapes.

Practice makes perfect with any nail art if you are doing it yourself; if you have never applied decals then do a simple design first. When you get more practiced and good at it, you will be looking at all of the Hello Kitty nails and no doubt progressing to something as adventurous as the nails in 3D.