Nail Whitening Tutorial

As most of you probably know, nails tend to turn yellow when you've worn nail polish for too long. Boo:( So what is a girl to do? Whiten your nails. Super simple, takes ingredients you probably have laying around the house, and takes less than 10 minutes.

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Mix together:

1 Tbsp hydrogen peroxide

2 1/4 Tbsp baking soda

Let the paste sit on your nails for 5 minutes. Rinse and you're done!

summer polka dots manicure

I haven't been that happy so far with the results of my dotting tool, but I think this one is a success. I found this tutorial had good advice on how to place the dots.

The top coat is matte, and I think I should have waited longer for the color to dry, since it made some of the dots streak a little.

Turquoise: Sinful Colors, Rise and Shine
Yellow: Sinful Colors, Pull Over
Lime: Sinful Colors, Innocent
Red: L.A. Colors Color Craze

tri-color V nail art

I was inspired to try this design from a pinterest post I saw. I tried using a nail brush, which didn't work well, but the brush that comes in the polish worked great.

Peach: Wet n Wild, Private Viewing

Purple: Sally Hansen, No Hard Feelings

Mint: Sally Hansen, Mint Sorbet

easy tape manicure

If you are looking for an easy to do manicure, this is it. I simple painted all my nails pink. After that was dried, I used scotch tape (painters tape works well also) to mark off where I don't want turquoise. I then added two layers of turquoise, removing the tape before it dried. Top with a top coat and you are done!

Pink: Cover Girl, Ice Blue Pink

Turquoise: Sinful Colors, Mint Apple

tri-color tape manicure

My sister asked me to do her nails, and I thought I'd try a simple scotch tape manicure, with some fun summer colors. She loved it, I loved it, hope you love it too!

Base coat colors.

Teal: Sinful Colors, Mint Apple
Yellow: Sinful Colors, Pull Over
Red: L.A. Colors Color Craze