Snowflake Tutorial ❄

So since its officially the day after Thanksgiving I felt it was acceptable to do a "Winter Themed" nail design, so I chose SNOWFLAKES! ❄❄ I also did my first tutorial on how I did them. You'll notice that I'm doing it on a nail wheel... I had already done my nails so I figured showing you on the wheel would work just fine!

Tip: I dip my brush into cuticle oil before I dip it into paint. It allows for a thin, solid line. Also, I use acrylic paint for all my freehand/ detailed painting.

The final product! 

Freehand Nail Painting

One of my biggest passions recently has been Freehand Nail Art... I found the best brushes for it you can find at the "bornprettystore" ...they are small, easy to use and allow you to create intricate designs

The 2 bottom brushes are my freehand painting brushes...the top brush is from @joliepolish, it's the best clean up brush any nail addict could ask for.  For my freehand painting I find it easiest to work with acrylic paint.  I first paint my nails with whatever polish I want my base/ background to be, let dry completely! Once my polish is dry I am free to paint whatever design I want with my acrylic paint...if for some reason you don't like what you painted, clean off with rubbing alcohol and start over.  When I am satisfied with my artwork I top everything off with a good fast drying topcoat. 


 Here are some of my recent Freehand designs:

How it all began....

I left the concrete jungle of Orange County California a little over 4 years ago.... Now I have 40 acres and a mule...just kidding. (I'm watching Gone with the Wind right now and that part just came on.) But in all honesty, I live in the country now with my man, and our two dogs. Before I left California I was an a religious nail biter, acrylic wearings typically California girl. Once I moved I found I didn't trust anyone to do my nails, so that's when my nail journey began....

I took me about 6 good long months to grow out my weak, peeling, acrylic ruined nails... I used "Nailtique Formula 2: Nail protein" to help bring my nails back to life. It took some time to grow all the damaged nail out, but once it was gone I have been left with beautiful, strong natural nails.

My current natural nails