Pastel Dry Brush

Hey Y'all!

Today I have a spring pastel dry brush usin most of the new Salon Perfect spring collection! 

I love these colors so much and just had to try a dry brush with them! 

Here's how:

I started with each nail a different color for the bases but this nail I'm workin on is Salon Perfect "Mint Julep."

Then with "Mellow Yellow" I wipe the brush off as much as possbile on the bottle

Then drag the brush along the nail to create streaks.

Repeat the process with "Georgia Peach."

and "Cold as Ice"

and finally "Lilacking Control."

Then I went back in with all the colors in vertical streaks this time to add more texture.

it will look somethin like this.

Then use a small brush with acetone to cleanup the excess polish on the skin.

Use your favorite top coat to seal it all in. I use Salon Perfect.

And that's it!

Here's the video:

http://youtu.be/TnE4F5OmS-E

Hope y'all enjoyed this quick design! I am still feelin ill and so tryin to stay in the swing of these with these simple designs. 

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Spring Dry Brush

Hey Y'all!

Oh my goodness I am so glad to be back to nails! Ugh if you've been on my instagram lately you know that I have been battlin dizziness for a few days. It was a very scary time and so I finally went to the doctor yesterday and I have a congested ear throwin off my equilibrum so they gave me anti dizzy meds. I don't know how but they are thankfully makin me feel so much more normal! I'm still not 100% better and my ear is still clogged but hopefully soon I'll be all healed! 

Anyways I felt good enough today to actually paint my nails and film again! I was goin stir crazy hadn't painted my nails in 5 days! That's a long time for me since usually I paint my nails every 2 days or so. 

I wanted to start off with somethin simple though to not push myself too hard so I decided to do a dry brush! I thought it would be easy and quick and perfect with some springy colors! 

Here's How:

I started with a hot pinky base of Color Club "Hi-Tech Hibiscus."

Then I started the dry brush technique with Salon Perfect "Summer Escape," yellow. Wipe the brush off on the bottle until it is mostly "dry."

Now streak it across the nail vertically. You'll see it will automatically create streaks because of the dryness.

I repeated the process with Salon Perfect "Smooth Sailing," blue. Wipe the brush off 

and streak it onto the nail.

Again with Salon Perfect "Traffic Zone," orange.

And one last time with Salon Perfect "Loopy Lime," green.

Then I went back in with the same colors in a horizontal pattern.

How much of one color you add to the nail is up to you and if you get too much of one color just go back with the other colors to even it out. 

Then with a small brush and acetone cleanup any excess polish on the skin.

Use your favorite top coat to seal it all in. I use Salon Perfect.

And that's it! 

Here's the video:

http://youtu.be/HcBq3UOmGhs

I hope y'all enjoyed this one! I am really in love with this! The colors are so vibrant and springy and I love the cross hatchin that it created goin both directions on the nail.

If you get inspired by me use my tag #MagsyInspired on instagram so I can see!

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Thanks for all the prayers and well wishes! I hope to be back to "normal" soon! 

~Maags 

Mani Swamp with Lacquerdmama

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Today I have a mani swamp with Jen (@Lacqueredmama)! 

I have loved gettin to know her recently and lovin all her designs, I just had to ask her to swamp with me! I went stalkin her page for my favorite design and I found her refreshin floral mani! Now that it's spring I thought it was perfect! 

Here's Jen's 

and here's my recreation.

Here's how I recreated it:

I started with a nude base color, Zoya "Charlott."

Then I used acrylic paints for the rest of the design. I started with yellow and a striper brush and paint half a yellow flower on the side of the nail. Just quick stripes across the nail to make "petals."

Next is the orange flower. this flower is more precise with it's petals. I just draw a teardrop kind of shape until I'm happy with the look.

Then the red flower comes down from the top of the nail. This one is a little more precise as well.

Next I mixed the yellow and orange paints to get a lighter orange.

Also the light brown with the yellow to make a darker yellow.

I took the lighter orange and randomly and quickly stripped it into the orange flower to add dimension.

Then I added the dark yellow to the middle of the yellow flower.

On the red flower I added orange and 

yellow in the center of the flower.

Add a little more red to blend it.

Then I used a dark brown polish, Pure Ice "Scandal," to make the center of all the flowers.

and added the light brown in the center of that.

Next I added a few green leaves 

and dots in the empty spaces of the nail.

The last step is to add 3 green dots on the pinky and pointer. 

I use my small brush and acetone to cleanup any excess paint on the skin.

Use your favorite top coat to seal it all in. I use Salon Perfect.

And that's it! 

Here's the video:

http://youtu.be/oVwbjr6DmGI

I hope y'all enjoyed this one! I dunno if I've ever done a tutorial for flowers! It was fun to do a bit of paintin! And I love this design by Jen! She's really awesome and a gorgeous, sweet woman! Y'all need to go check her out and see what design of mine she picked for the swap! 

Happy Spring!

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~Maags