Nail Art

Love beauty and fashion? Wanting to get your creative juices flowing? Well, Nail Art would be a fun activity for you. Now, we're talking just a little bit of nail art, not nails caked with glitter, gems and sunset scenes (but if that's your thing, more power to you). I personally prefer a more simple look.

Here's some tips on how to give yourself an ultra-cute manicure and pedicure:

1. Start with a clean nail and apply your base color (pick something fun like a bright pink or red!)

2. Choose a design - for this example we will do a daisy flower.

3. Most professionals use a stylus (a writing utensil), but to be simple you can use a toothpick with a fine point on the end to apply your design.

4. You can use colored nailpolish, or any acrylic paint used for actual artwork (make sure it's acrylic and not oil based - this won't work) to apply your design.

5. Take your toothpick and dip the tip into the colored polish - example: use yellow paint for the middle of your flower and lightly "dot" the paint on your dried base polish.

6. Use the toothpick to dip into white paint (or whatever color you want your flower) and then make dots around the yellow center dot. You can add leaves or swirls in any color by using the toothpick also.

Happy painting! Feel free to post a comment if you have a question.