Many brides to be do not really pay a lot of attention to the state of their nails. I think that they reason that no one really notices nails – after all, when was the last time that you heard someone say, “She has a really nice set of fingernails”? Those ladies have a valid point – people do not really notice your nails unless you have done something outré with them.
But don’t you want your wedding guests to remember your wedding for something other than the quality and amount of food? Getting a great manicure is just the way to do that!
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In the following paragraphs, I have enumerated some emerging nail art trends that you can adopt to give yourself a totally different look on your wedding day. After all, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts and every little detail counts on your wedding day! You do not necessarily have to wait till your wedding day to try out these styles – you can try them out any time you feel like experimenting or getting a mini makeover.
Water Marbling
Water marbling involves combining two or more shades of nail polish in such a manner that you end up with a pretty pattern on your nail. It does not require as much effort as you think: all you need is a cup of filtered water, some cello tape, a tooth pick and at least two different shades of nail polish. First, cover your cuticles with some cello tape so that only the actual nail is left uncovered. Then take the cup of filtered water (use a paper cup or an old cup that is no longer used for drinking purposes) and put a drop of nail polish right in the center. Wait for one or two seconds, then put in a drop of nail polish of a different color. Keep alternating between shades until you have a bull’s eye with 5 to 6 rings. Then take the tooth pick and insert in the center of your bull’s eye. Draw any pattern you like, and then dip your cello tape covered fingernails (no more than one or two at a time) into the cup.
There are plenty of places online where you can watch demos of different types of water marbles – but I recommend checking out the channel My Simple Little Pleasures on You Tube. There are plenty of different pointers about technique and method, as well as ideas about different color combinations and designs.
3 D Nail art
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3 D nail art involves putting rhinestones, crystals, beads and other pretty and sparkly types of nail jewelry on your fingernails and gluing it on with water insoluble glue. Unlike water marbling, which you can try out in the convenience of your own home, it is best to get 3 D nail art done by a professional manicurist in a salon.
Do you have any cool nail art tips of your own? If you do, dish!
