Chinese Lantern- Rain in China/ 충국에 비가 온다 메니큐어! "中国に雨が下りそうです"ネイルア-ト

Chinese Lantern- Rain in China/ 충국에 비가 온다 메니큐어! "中国に雨が下りそうです"ネイルア-ト

So this was completely off the top of my head with no foresight in design. This is a very short tutorial and very simple compared to what I usually do (usually two nails are never the same!) The idea for this nail design came to me while watching Pixar's Blue Umbrella short movie and I was wondering how to do rain drops on a nail, which turned out amazing and very VERY easy. For once. I still say getting paid for all these great ideas would be nice... ^_^

Colors you will need:

하얀색,빨강색, 검정색, 주한색, 핑크, 초록색, 투명 매니큐어

銀色, 白色, 緑色, 赤い, 橙色, 黒色, パンク, 明確なマニキュア

Base Colors

1) With Sally's Magnetic things follow the instructions carefully and do it very fast or it won't work. Believe me I know. The thumb doesn't matter as much but do a good job on the other fingers because you won't be painting designs on them. You'll be flicking on raindrops! Yay!

Thumb- Chinese Lanterns

1) Paint colors over the white so your thumb looks like this

2) Wait for it to dry then paint Asian Nail Art in White over it (top coat is optional, you can flick rain drops on it- which is in the tutorial for 3 of the 5 other fingers, or top coat it. Your choice)

Same as my blog background!

Rain Drop Nails

1) Put a huge dot of clear polish on a paper plate

2) Put a couple drops of acetone in the clear polish

3) Use a nail brush to swirl it until it is the same consistency as water

4) Dab and flick it over the nails you painted with Magnetic polish

5) NO TOP COAT

* I like this because it makes them look wet and makes them fun to touch. It reminds me of rain. Optional- you can do lanterns on all your nails if you like because now you know how but plain is better for rain drops

Asian Woman+ Chinese characters

1) Paint the woman's face in black first

2) Using a lucky red color paint some Chinese characters for luck and good fortune around it

3) NO TOP COAT (especially if you use the same nail polish as I did)

Finished Look

1) Repeat all above steps on other hand

It doesn't look like much until you get up close, then it's beautiful ^_^

에이핑크 APINK No No No MV 귀여워 에이핑크메니큐어

귀여워 에이핑크메니큐어

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=n3XJQtJWKJM- Link to the MV

Quick note: The calligraphy post had a setback, which as usual was a nail polish that turned on me! I was super excited about it until I realized my RECENTLY purchased Sinful colors Bad Chick white had gone to glop. :( I don't cry over anything but nail polish. Sinful colors- how could you break my heart? Anyways so I hope you'll settle for this MV, to me it sounded like a remix of all APINK's songs that I liked but it was fresh and new. I also liked a lot of the colors in the MV and I ended up with quite the style, which I think is すてき. うれしいです!

Colors you will need: 色

핑크, 검정색, 하얀색, 실버, 파랑색, 반짝여요!
銀色, 青色, 黒, パンク,  白, 

Nail Design Layout

ネイルアト

Base Coat:

Left手 Thumb- Dots (from beginning of MV)

1) Paint several coats of silver銀色실버

2) With a creamy white, dot the left and right corners (check the picture)

3) Add real white dots

4) Place a gem on the bottom right corner

5) Top Coat (especially over the gem, those can fall off if you aren't careful)

Index Finger- Heart

1) Paint the nail a frosting color (like Tokyo Pearl, which I still want for myself!)

2) Paint a pink heart on it (I used a dotting tool, if you can help it, don't do that)

3) Write APINK on it in black, in Korean, as small as you possibly can... Nail brush! 

Middle Finger- Checker patterned floor

1) Paint your nail powerful white

2) Paint three black lines down- trust me it will look much better if you go as simple as the picture.

3) Paint three black lines across

4) Fill in black squares and touch up white ones

5) Top Coat

Ring Finger- Pink Converse Sneaker

1) Your nail should be pastel pink

2) Do the white bottom part of the shoe first

3) Paint three black lines on it, one in a U around the tip, one an almost straight line across the white part of the shoe, and an extra curved one on the side for 3D effect (I love Converse)

4) Top Coat

Pinky- Squares (wall in MV- the balloon room)

1) Paint three squares in pink- they should box each other (use a nailbrush)

2) Do an X in white running from corner to corner

3) Paint polka dots on the line closest to the tip

4) Top Coat

Right Hand- Thumb Sailor outfits

1) Paint a collar in Black

2) Use the navy blue to paint a huge bow

3) Topcoat

Index- Pink chain necklace

1) Use a nail brush to paint a chain across the nail in hot pink

2) Paint exploding lines (like you would see in a comic book) also in pink in the left corner

3) Which leaves room to write the Chinese/Japanese character for friend in black

4) Top Coat

Middle- Polka Blot

1) Paint different size polka dots all over the nail in white

2) Stick a fake gem at the tip

3) Seal with top coat

Ring- Pink Heart #2

1) Paint a heart on the nail in hot pink

2) Top Coat

Pinky- Naval stripes

1) Paint white stripes down the nail- use a striper or yours will look like mine

2) Top Coat

Finished Look

1) Admire

精致

I'm still thinking of how to do more traditional nail art, so we'll see, hmm? In the meantime I like doing nail art based on Asian MV's, especially girl group MV's. For example Crayon Pop's Bing Bing and Bar Bar give you a lot of inspiration for nail designs. Another favorite for nail art was EXID's MV "I feel Good" and "Whoz that Girl". Criteria for the MV's I choose. Nothing unpleasant, immoral, or offensive! Like ever! The song has to be clean, the tone can't be depressing, and I have to like the MV.

However as I said I'm trying to think of how to get back to the traditional tone and I think I got something (whoever said being up at midnight was bad?), now I just gotta make it happen. C ya soon! 감사합니다!

Lee Hi It's Over Nail Art/이하이 메니큐어/リハイmvネイルアート

Lee Hi "It's Over" MV Nail Art 이하이 메니큐어/リハイmvネイルアート

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=UJKOFMUGq2E The MV Link to Youtube.

안녕하세요!Unfortunately for this post one of my best nail models decided to go to Holland, so I had to make do with a color wheel for the first time ever! You can get them at Sally's Beauty Supply and they are very good for practice! Personally I thought it was more difficult than actually painting someone's nails but it is an excellent way to display nail art-- that is if you don't mess up.... ^_^

This MV was very well done; nothing disturbing, matched the lyrics well enough, and the touch with the teddy bear as the boyfriend was a stroke of brilliance. Lee Hi is also so beautiful! I just had to do the nail art for her MV because it was SO worth it.  I wish I could paint my nails as well as I paint other people's :( Ah well... Here's the tutorial.

Design

Colors you will need:

핑크,실버,검정색, 하얀색, 파랑색, 빨강색. 반짝

銀色,  白, ピンク,黒,青, 赤い

Base Colors

I had to switch from the white to a parchment color because the white was too gloopy! Grr...

I love Hi- Left hand thumb

1)Paint two red stripes down either side, very thin!빨강색赤い

2) Paint a red heart in the top left corner빨강색赤い

3) Paint in black the "I"黒검정색

4) Paint the Love in RED빨강색赤い

5) Paint HI in black, I<3NYC style font黒검정색

6) Top coat

White with Red Stars- I

1) Paint three stars in red in the locations I did, and do a neater job! My hand was shaking when I did the left hand especially.- Oh yeah, use a nail brush.

2) Top Coat

Teddy Bear- Before he was evil M

1) Paint on the nose first in the center黒검정색

2) Paint two dots for eyes, then two black lines for ears黒검정색

3) Paint white on his snout- and yes I know this one didn't turn out too well but it's my first teddy bear... Confession: I usually paint pandas! So just bear with me ^_^, ok? 

4) Top Coat

I Say- Dripping ice cream- R

1) Use a dotting tool to make the ice cream look like it's dripping off the top (if you want a better tutorial on that there are links to it on the Pristine tutorial),PINK핑크ピンク

2) Paint in Black the "I Say"黒검정색

3) Top Coat

It's Over- P

1) Paint "It's Over" in Black黒검정색

2) Top Coat

Right Hand- Bear With Hat T

1) Paint the face in Black first黒검정색

2)Paint a Hat and a French manicure tip (this was to round his face, chubby bear!) with Silver銀色실버

3)Top Coat

I also put white sparkles on his hat, just because I could.

Red and White Beachball- I

1) Paint the white白 하얀색triangles just like I did- I suggest putting a tiny dot in the point you want to center the "beach ball" so it can curve right and meet up there.

2) Top Coat (See, this one's is not complicated)

Hearts (inspired by one of her dresses!)-M

1) Paint the hearts in white白하얀색

2) Using a hot pink and your nail brush, cover the white hearts with pinkピンク. Copy how I angled the hearts or go check the MV if you wish

3) Top Coat

I Say- Storm version R

1) Paint the clouds and lightning in White白하얀색 (with the nail brush you've been cleaning after each color)

2) Paint in bubbly font "I Say"

3) Paint hot pink over the I say, and add some hot pink lightningピンク PINK핑크

4) Top Coat

It's Over- Sign P

1) Paint some red kisses if you like, I personally would not do that over again

2) Paint in hot pink "It's Over" and add a pink heart to the corner of the white.ピンク PINK핑크

3) Top Coat

Final Look

Final Step:Show off!

I just wanted to add a little comment down here- I really want comments! Tell me if you like it, or if you don't, because I find the lack of feedback frustrating. Do you have a suggestion for something I could do, a band you want me to do nail art on? Let me know. Also TEASER: I'm planning on doing a tutorial with some serious Chinese characters soon so watch out for that, because even if I can't paint an American teddy bear, I'm a beast when it comes to calligraphy. 감사합니다! ^_^