How to patch a broken nail

The other day I broke a nail, ouch, and remembered a Pinterest post about using a tea bag to patch the tear. So I tried it out, and it worked pretty well, so I thought I'd put together a short tutorial for you.

How to patch a broken nail using a tea bag:
1: Cut open the tea bag, empty out the tea.
2: Cut a small square or rectangle out of the bag material, large enough to fit over the broken area.
3: Cover the entire nail with a layer of clear polish.
4: While still wet, place tea bag onto nail, covering broken area.
5: Cover with a layer of clear polish.
6: Add one or two additional layers if necessary.

Ta-da!

pink and glitter gradient

A quick and dirty glitter gradient. Easy to do but elegant.

Glitter: Julep, Oscar
Pink: Cover Girl Nail Slicks, Ice Blue Pink

my experiment with nail striping tape

The other day I discovered nail striping tape. I am sure many of you already knew about this, but I found it amazing! And, since it's pretty inexpensive I ordered some right away. And, it came with some brushes, which will come in handy in the future.

While these may not be perfect, they were super easy to do. They come in a huge assortment of colors and you can either use them to block the polish, as I did, or to use in the final design. I'm looking forward to making many more designs with these.

Check out my pinterest page for a ton of ideas of how to use the tape.

Purple: Julep Nail Color, Kylie
Gold: Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Xtreme Wear, Golden-I

white dots

Simple white dots on turquoise. I've been doing more dots lately, trying to improve on them a little. These are ok:)

Turquoise: Sinful Colors, Mint Apple
White: Essie, Marshmallow
Dotting tool

Purple and Glitter Half Moons

I love the simplicity of half moons, but wanted to add a little excitement with some glitter.

Purple: Wet N Wild Wild Shine Nail Color, Eggplant Frost
Glitter (love this brand!): Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear, Rockstar Pink