/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

[Anonymous No.6880951]

Show me your nails, /cgl/.

[Anonymous No.6880999]

I did them myself.

[Anonymous No.6881287]

>>6880999

Dear god.

If there's anything that makes a hand look bad, its a huge, up close picture.

[Anonymous No.6881290]

>>6880951

>dat cuticle shoop

[Anonymous No.6881302]

>>6880999
I could tell

[Anonymous No.6881350]

>>6880999
They're cute! Next time, though, make sure the red dots are completely dry before putting on your top coat, as they've smudged and it's too bad.

[Anonymous No.6881391]

>>6880999
these are pretty cool and elaborate! to get good straight lines, i'd recommend using thin pieces of scotch tape to mask out your designs.

what the hell, i'll share my nails even if i didn't tidy up my cuticles in this photo.

[Anonymous No.6881723]

Not my nails but I'd like to try this one day.

[Anonymous No.6881737]

I was wondering... How bad is it for a classic lolita to have short nails?

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[Anonymous No.6881803]

>>6881737
IMO, it's not really that noticable. As long as you've taken decent care of them it's fine.

[Anonymous No.6881809]

>>6881803
Yeah, that's what I though. Thanks anyway.

[Anonymous No.6881914]

>>6881765
wtf

[Anonymous No.6881926]

>tfw you have wrinkly hands and no matter how nice your nails look, the rest of your hand looks weird

[Anonymous No.6881957]

>>6880951
Mine are bare at the moment since I just removed last week's manicure, but I'm thinking I'll do a french tip with Sally Hansen Diamond Strength in #24 Karat later.

[Anonymous No.6882131]

>>6880999
Hahahaha, those first two jelly responses are so hilarious. So many haters come into these threads. I'd like to see anyone do as well on their own hands.

I like 'em! How did you get the little clay decoration to stay on? I always have problems with that.

And I ended up doing my own yesterday and copying the OP pic, with a few modifications.

[Anonymous No.6882133]

>>6881914
I guess she showed us her nails... which were covered by her Halloween costume astronaut gloves.

[Anonymous No.6882139]

Oh, and I finally have some magazine photos to dump, so here y'all go!

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[Anonymous No.6882212]

I have very short nails that just can't grow out very long without breaking. I was looking into using nail tabs for cosplay events or parties, etc. Do they work alright for one day occasions and does anyone have a brand they recommend?

[Anonymous No.6882219]

>>6882131
I would have no problem doing cute art like this, but my main problem is that my right hand's nails would be all kinds of fucked up since I'm right handed.

How do anons get around this problem?

[Anonymous No.6882258]

>>6882219
I just go really slowly, and if I'm trying something really complicated I ask a friend to help my do my non-dominant hand. For art, making stencils to use can work sometimes too.

[Anonymous No.6882264]

>>6882212
I also have very easily breakable nails, and I despaired of ever having a nice manicure last beyond a few days until I discovered gel nails. They are miraculous - they're coated with a polymer topcoat that makes them extremely durable, so the risk of chipping, peeling, breakage, etc. is drastically lowered. I've grown nails out to around 5 centimeters past their usual length with those on. Give it a try if they have them where you live.

[Anonymous No.6882268]

>>6882264
>5 centimeters past their usual length
>5 centimeters
Good lord, how do you function with nails that long?

[Anonymous No.6882320]

>>6882268
That was only once. My manicurist friend was using me as one of her models for a nail art show. Pic not related. (Those are straight up talons, but aren't they beautifully done?)

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[Anonymous No.6882358]

old pic

[Anonymous No.6882373]

I'm a nail biter but I'd like to wear short deco nails I have to help me try to stop.

Anyone know of a decent glue/technique to keep full nails on?

[cuppedycupcake No.6882385]

Didn't finish cleaning them up. Oh well.

[Anonymous No.6882398]

>>6882264
gel nails do a lot of damage if you wear them too much, especially on brittle nails. trust me, the horror isn't worth it.

[cuppedycupcake No.6882400]

>> 6882373 Why don't you just stop biting. I used to be a horrible nail biter but I started doing my own nails and putting all that work into it helped me stop. Plus it's fun and relaxing to do your nails. I promise if you put work into your nails you'll stop biting.

[Anonymous No.6882412]

>>6882411

[Anonymous No.6882411]

>Stop biting nails cause shits disgusting
>Can't wear nail polish at work; Can't be arsed to paint and remove on days off.

Here's a few pages I saved from a previous nail thread.

[Anonymous No.6882415]

>>6882412

[Anonymous No.6882418]

>>6882415

and... this is all I had.

[Anonymous No.6882421]

>>6882373
Kind of related, I managed to stop biting my nails by chewing gum. Worked for my friend too.

[Anonymous No.6882423]

>>6882385
I reckon you either should have given those coloured drips a background or picked some colours that matched your skin tone better coz I aint feeling it...

[Anonymous No.6882425]

>>6882219
looks like this person painted on falsies to make it so neat??

[cuppedycupcake No.6882431]

>>6882423
Funny you should mention that cause I did them like this the next week.

[tenleid !R6n4uEROGE No.6882465]

I like to have my nails match my cosplay if the outfit calls for it. Did starfire nails for Fanime. I dont take super good care of my hands/nails but whatever, I still love these. They matched the fabric I used so well.

[Anonymous No.6882475]

>>6882373
I stopped biting my nails by having them painted all the time. If they looked good, I didn't want to bite them.

>>6882411
Unless you work with food, you could probably get away with a nude, light pink, peach or clear nail polish. I went to a school with super strict uniform rules and we weren't allowed to wear nail polish, but I got away with it for years with lighter colours.

[Anonymous No.6882476]

>>6882465
I fucking love doing my nails with a sparkly french tip. It's so mesmerising and doesn't look as tacky as full on glittery nails.

[Anonymous No.6882477]

I don't often bother with my nails because my work constantly wears down on them. Also I mess up a lot.

Oh well.
I want to do my nails all pretty again.

[Anonymous No.6882506]

Have since successfully stopped biting my nails.

[Anonymous No.6882566]

>>6882425
Nope, those are my real nails, albeit with a gel topcoat. I was just really careful. It took about two hours. Also, the photo is of my left hand, so it's a bit more polished than the right.

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[Anonymous No.6882579]

Brittle nails anons, have you tried any hair & nail supplements? Like biotin.

[Anonymous No.6882583]

>>6882579

I don't know that my nails are brittle as I bite them too much to really let them get to any length, but the top layers of them used to peel off and they were all dimpled and gross. I found the skin, hair and nail supplements I took really helpful in fixing that.

[Anonymous No.6882655]

>>6882579
I talked to my nutritionist about biotin supplements and if they actually do anything, and she told me that the only way you'd see a significant difference is if you were deficient in biotin to begin with. She gave me a weird look when I told her I was taking them. So basically if you're already getting enough of that, then that isn't the reason your nails are brittle and it won't help. I don't have brittle nails, but I do have coarse hair so I took 5000mcg of biotin for a few months. No significant difference in neither my hair nor nails tbqh.

If it's serious brittleness then it's more likely you could be iron deficient or have a thyroid problem. In which case it's wise to bring up your nails to your doctor.
But what I do for my nails to make them last longer and not break as much is get a UV gel polish at my local nail salon. It only costs me about $30~ each time, and it lasts for a month. The gel is a lot sturdier than regular polish (you don't have to wait for it to dry) and it's less of a hassle than getting fakes put on.

Pic is my nails. I had surgery a few days ago, I just don't have any ideas to recolor them yet.

[Anonymous No.6882673]

i used to have huge nails, but lately they've been breaking off like mad.

just got a new essie nailpolish though, it's on top of a zoya. they're two of my favorite polish brands

[Anonymous No.6884153]

>>6881926

So mean ;_;

[Anonymous No.6884186]

I wish I could stop biting my nails to do something cute with my real ones.

[Anonymous No.6884188]

Goldsmith here, my nails are a total disaster right now.
Pic very related.

[Anonymous No.6884232]

They aren't sealed very well, but that's okay because I start agriculture work next week

[Anonymous No.6884249]

I don't have any pictures but this is the design on my nails, though I used mint, gold and purple. I'm an amateur nail artist, it's so relaxing.

I'll dump some other design ideas too.

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[Anonymous No.6884263]

>>6880951

[Anonymous No.6884345]

>>6884263
I like you.

[Anonymous No.6884396]

>>6882131
>first two jelly responses
>jelly
One was constructive criticism and given in a nice manner

[Anonymous No.6884411]

Swear to God I must have posted this twice before but I still haven't taken a decent picture of nice nail stuff since.

[Anonymous No.6884422]

>>6884411

[Anonymous No.6884424]

>>6884422
Webcam quality, sorry

[SlowMope !LQ6XW3vel6 No.6884466]

>>6884422
holy shit did you steal my hand?

[Anonymous No.6884476]

>>6884466
Are you my hand twin, anon? People might pay good money to see this.

[Anonymous No.6884511]

>>6884476
I have literally never seen a more appropriate use for this gif. Kudos to you hand anon. I wish you and our hand twin nothing nut the best in you money making endeavors.

[Anonymous No.6884606]

>>6884511
This is probably the first time I've been congratulated here. I must be on the tracks to the gravy train.
Thank you, anon. Here's a tutorial for something that usually always looks bad.

[Anonymous No.6885374]

>>6882673
Oh, that looks nice. Looks like wild bird eggshells.

[Anonymous No.6885775]

These are one of my favorite nails to do.

[Anonymous No.6885785]

>>6885775
Kinda disappointed on how the thumb came out on this one.
Heart lines also make great nails btw.

[Anonymous No.6885842]

>>6884188
Jeweler in training, I feel your pain. I haven't managed to have clean or nice looking nails since I started this job two years ago.

[Anonymous No.6885932]

>>6884259
those are some hairy hands

[Anonymous No.6886743]

any recommended creams for improving the look of hands? my hands need something for sunspots

[Anonymous No.6886841]

>>6886743
aveeno lotions + vaseline to seal

[Anonymous No.6887812]

How do dots work without waiting forever/accidentally wiping them/whatever? I want to get more into nail art and dots are my passion, so.

[Anonymous No.6887821]

>>6887812
Huh? Apply base colour, wait for it to dry, make dots, wait for them to dry, top coat.

[Anonymous No.6892779]

Horrendously outgrown, but I burned my hand and can't get them soaked off without having my fingers peel to bleeding...

[Anonymous No.6892804]

I have horribly ugly hands, but the one time I got bored this happened. Too bad my job won't allow long nails.

[Anonymous No.6892837]

All natural and probably vitamin deficient

[Anonymous No.6892954]

>>6892779
A neat thing I learned from my salon is that if you do your design in gel polish it is a lot more forgiving. You do one color, bake, another color, bake, ect. It's nice because if you mess up you can wipe it off and only take the color you're working with off. Have to work fast though, because gel shrinks before it gets baked.

[Anonymous No.6897660]

>>6882373
I had a bad time using false nails to try and stop my biting. I'd end up ripping them off with my teeth. I managed to just quit cold turkey last month.

I've never used it, but I've heard the Orly No Bite Deterrent is pretty damn effective. You can use it as a top coat too so you could maybe layer it on top of the deco nails.

[Anonymous No.6897664]

>>6882579
Biotin didn't do anything for me, but a nail strengthener worked wonders on the brittleness. I can't remember the name of it though.

[Anonymous No.6900286]

I did this for International Lolita Day. Lace was only on a couple fingers, and I took off the lace the next day because of how the edges were fraying. Right now, my nails are super bright, glittery hot pink (Nicole by OPI in "Scarlett")

[Anonymous No.6900299]

>>6900286
that's lovely~ What did you do, just cut a lace scrap down and then put on a top coat?

[Anonymous No.6900308]

>>6892837
Oh hey! You're like me and don't have any lunulas. You're like the third person I've ever seen with it.

Does anyone have any tips for nails that break at the sides? I can't seem to grow mine any longer than a few mm before the sides start getting caught on my tights and things.

[Anonymous No.6900309]

>>6892779
>Finger hair
Guuuuurl.

[Anonymous No.6900319]

>>6885785
if you aren't korean, then you might win the 4chan weeb of the day award. Extra points if you have user names that are korean/japanese on different sites.

[Anonymous No.6902139]

>>6900308
If you file your nails, try doing it on the same direction, going to both side can make them break more easily. I have seen some strengthening polishes by sally hansen, you could try them.

[Anonymous No.6902157]

>>6900308
I only have visible lunulas on a few fingers, and they're really slight too.

[Anonymous No.6902181]

>>6892804
I'd say you nailed it.

[Anonymous No.6902209]

>>6902157
Did you used to have them? I can never remember having any besides on my thumbs, but I know having them and losing them is a sign of having a few different illnesses.

[Anonymous No.6902289]

Is there some sort of glue for plastic nails that you ca put on in the morning and take off later if you need to? I wouldn't mind having to reapply one or two during the day.
I'm a musician, too, but I really want to paint and decorate a bunch of long pretty nails to wear.

[Anonymous No.6902308]

>>6902209
I can't remember exactly, but I'm pretty sure I had them on my middle fingers at least. Apparently you can see some people's, and no see other's, but it's really nbd.

[Anonymous No.6902337]

>>6902289
Double sided nail stickers, I use them for exactly that. They stay on until I soak in water for a minute and peel off, then I can stick on new ones or go play in the dirt.

[Anonymous No.6902344]

Finally going to wear these this week!

[Anonymous No.6902496]

You guys gave me the worst urge to paint my nails.

I don't do it too often anymore because I work as a cashier and my nails get completely shredded. They break and peel and I can't do anything about it.

[Anonymous No.6902762]

tfw lesbian

[Anonymous No.6902775]

>>6902344
Would you mind telling me the brand and reporting back with how they wear?

[Anonymous No.6902801]

>>6902775
Impress. Comes with enough sizes that if you have average sized nails, you can get two full sets out of one package. They last me about 4 days before any of them begin to come loose. I soak in warm water to pull them off, remove the stickies, and reuse them again with double sided nail stickers. After that, they are usually scuffed or a little bent, so I just toss em. So 4 days of total wear for ~$5, 8 days with stickers, and 16 if you can squeeze out two sets. Worth it for me. Also, the case they come in is cute as hell, pic related.

[Anonymous No.6902814]

>>6902496
Cashier here too. All you can do is try to be gentle with them. I can't grow mine longer than past the tips of my fingers though, otherwise they get in the way

[Anonymous No.6902839]

>>6900299

Pretty much. I had some scrap pieces of net lace, so I cut out the shape as close as I could. I did a single coat of the same color as the other nails first, let dry, then put on a clear coat and immediately put on the lace. I trimmed any edges that I needed to of the lace, then dabbed the clear coat to tack things down completely.

[Anonymous No.6902843]

This thread is fantastic and is really inspiring me to try some more interesting stuff out with my nails! I've got one long one short hand (musician) so right now I just have black with silver crackle, but I'm in love with those lace nails!

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[Anonymous No.6902860]

>>6902858
2MUCHMAN4U

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[Anonymous No.6902881]

Just posting a few cute nails.

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>>6902884
These things work really well for doing tips also.

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>>6902884

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>>6884188
>>6885842
Sort of unrelated, but I used to work in a skate shop, I just hung out at the back and set up boards all day, gripping them totally destroyed my hands, same with the bearing grease

[Anonymous No.6902985]

>>6902900
I find that french tip nail guides are much cheaper if you just get them off ebay. I bought some for a dollar, and I don't think I'm ever going to be able to use them all.

[Anonymous No.6902997]

>tfw i can't have pretty nails because of my job

[Anonymous No.6903002]

>>6884256
Your poor cuticles why

[Anonymous No.6903011]

>>6882415
Those (on top) are by leaps and bounds the least practical nails I have ever seen.

[Anonymous No.6903012]

>>6902289
Lol I posted my nails before and same here, I'm a musician. I use the double sided nail stickers and I can rewear them, while keeping my short nails underneath for piano/bass

[Anonymous No.6903029]

>>6902762

I feel like a bad lesbian, because I hate, hate, hate short nails. I started growing mine out in 5th grade, and I don't seem to have a habit of stabbing people. But it still makes me feel like a bad lesbian.

[Anonymous No.6903108]

>>6902997
I know that feel.

[Anonymous No.6903114]

>>6882141

[Anonymous No.6903115]

>>6882141
where do they get these magical pens?

[Anonymous No.6903138]

>>6903029
I know this feel well
I don't wanna tear you up bby :(

[Anonymous No.6903218]

I heard nail thread and squealed. Also, sometimes I'm conflicted at picking one base color, so I don't pick one but all the colors ha. :T

[Anonymous No.6903244]

Saved this from a nail art tumblr I follow. Really love how cute they are! I don't think I'll be able to do this myself though.

[Anonymous No.6903287]

>>6886743
I don't go anywhere without my l'occitane hand cream

[Anonymous No.6903292]

I saw this on reddit the other day. Fawn shit is crazy trendy right now, so I thought you gals might be interested.

[Anonymous No.6903305]

>>6903115
I think they probably just used acrylic paint and a very small calligraphy brush

[Anonymous No.6903317]

>>6882673
Random, but I have that same bunny ring. It came on top of a cupcake I bought.
Cool polish too.

[Anonymous No.6903333]

What do you guys do to make the top of your nails smooth, despite having glitter/whatever painted on top?
I hate the bumpiness of glitter, not even a top coat nailpolish can smooth it out.

[Anonymous No.6903409]

>>6903333
I love glitter polish but I hate having corners of glitter stick out. I apply a top coat multiple times, allowing each layer to dry completely to avoid that gunky clear polish mess that happens when the polish moves around because it isn't completely dry. My favorite is Seche Vite top coat, but I'm sure Sally Hansen, Orly, etc. have good top coats.

[Anonymous No.6903512]

>>6903333

Clear top coat.
Nice quads.

[Anonymous No.6903575]

>>6902814
Yeah, same here. Manicures get ruined pretty quickly too and I get worried that using nail polish and polish remover frequently will dry them out and make it worse.

>>6902858
I lol'd

>>6903115
Pretty much anywhere with a decent nail polish selection. I got mine at the grocery store where I work.

Or do a search on ebay. Stuff from China is dirt cheap.

[Anonymous No.6903911]

speaking of polish...

p-bandai.jp/creerbeaute/item-1000082166/

i am freaking the hell out over how badly i want this set!

[Anonymous No.6904083]

>>6903333
Doesn't help at all, but I avoid glitter as much as possible, because I fucking hate getting it off and I don't want to damage my nails and surrounding skin by using the burrito method to get it off.

[Anonymous No.6904088]

>>6903575
I work Saturdays and Sunday mornings. I do mine on Sunday afternoon or evening, then they're nice for most of the week, and I don't really care if they get chipped by the time the weekend rolls around.

There's also a supposed rule that we're not allowed to wear nail polish, but the staff handbook says that if we work in a low risk zone (i.e., don't prepare food), we're allowed to as long as it's neat and not to chipped.

[Anonymous No.6904595]

>>6904083
Apply hand lotion or even vaseline to your skin, try to avoid your nails. That way the acetone doesn't seep into your skin. Do you have very sensitive skin? I have very brittle nails that I go out of my way to take care of, and I never noticed a difference in the health of my nails when I used non-acetone remover. It can be a little drying on your skin, but with hand lotion or cuticle cream, I've never had a problem with it.

[Anonymous No.6904983]

No camera so this is the best quality picture I could get.

[Anonymous No.6909196]

>>6902883
Aww that's my favorite nail color!

[Anonymous No.6909487]

>>6884263
Heh. You can stay.

>>6884259
Wow, I love those!

[Anonymous No.6909491]

>>6903114
This response is so perfect. Bless you.

[Anonymous No.6909492]

>>6903029
It's okay! You can always just leave the nails on your, ahem, MVP fingers a bit shorter than the rest; nobody will notice.

This also goes for ladies who want to be able to use their hands for alone-sexytime.

[Anonymous No.6909495]

>>6902997
I haaaaaaaate that! I'm job hunting right now and initially went and got a really bland pink manicure, but after some thought I decided to keep on doing my nails like usual anyway, since I figure a place that would refuse to hire me just because my nails are fancy isn't a place I'd want to work at anyway.

[Anonymous No.6909501]

>>6903292
AWWWWWWWWWWWWW x500000000

That would be the best design to wear with mori styles! I may have to steal it.

[Anonymous No.6909742]

>>6884411
I still like these and I still think that bandaid is adorable.

[Anonymous No.6909745]

>>6892804
Yeah, I like these. Wish it was higher res so I could see the detail better.

[Anonymous No.6909749]

>>6902801
Did you paint those yourself, or were they premade? I totally got that same design done at a salon once.

[Anonymous No.6909750]

>>6909745
Ahh, sorry... let me see if I can find a better one somewhere.

[Anonymous No.6909757]

>>6909749
Why is it so bad if it was done in a salon?

[Anonymous No.6909766]

>>6909749
This is a really cute idea ><
>>6909745
Okay so I couldn't find one of me wearing them but I have the nails for future wear so

[Anonymous No.6909779]

why do women use disgusting colours like white or draw ugly designs when painting their nails? it looks cheap as fuck

[Anonymous No.6909874]

>>6909779
I like white nails, they make them pop.

[Anonymous No.6909879]

>>6909766
Wow, awesome! Thanks for posting that. They really are nice.

[Anonymous No.6909991]

A few nails I did for my gfs.

[Anonymous No.6909992]

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>>6909879
Thanks, it really was my first time trying acrylic gyaru design and I dunno if I accomplished that or not but I don't really care

[Anonymous No.6911073]

>>6909991
Those flowers are cute, I'd love to get into using that stuff for designs

[Anonymous No.6911095]

>>6909992
I love these so much! I wish I could find a nail salon near me that would do this.

[Anonymous No.6914724]

>>6909874
I was just about to do mine white with iridescent glitter on top. I did a swatch on a nail wheel to see how it looks, and it's so fucking pretty.

[Anonymous No.6915333]

>>6884345
>>6909487
Why thank you! The only time I have had my nails done was when I was little and my older sister forced me to.

[Anonymous No.6915997]

>>6915333
argh, having beauty treatments forced on you when you're too little to resist is so much suck. My mom made me get my ears pierced when I was 8 (because all my classmates with "cool" parents were allowed to have them, and she wanted to keep up with the Joneses). I remember sitting in that Piercing Pagoda chair bawling like I was at the doctor's office until the lady there made the first hole with the piercing gun, after which I immediately stopped crying and said "Oh, that's all?"

I still don't like them and rarely wear earrings to this day, though.

[Anonymous No.6918110]

Any tips on keeping your nails clean? I cook a lot and it is always really gross to have long nails for this so I keep them pretty short.

Or possibly any cute ideas for short nails?

[Anonymous No.6918113]

>>6900309
>>6885932

What is the best way to get rid of hair on your hands? Just waxing?

Is it something that everyone has or only some people? I've always wondered this.

[Anonymous No.6918446]

>>6918113
Only some people do, I don't have any hair on my hands
I probably wouldn't wax as it tends to encourage growth - try hair bleaching instead? Other hairy anons might know better though

[Anonymous No.6918449]

>>6918446
she's better off waxing honestly

[Anonymous No.6918453]

>>6918110
Unless you're going to use gloves or something, they will get dirty. Use a nail brush and some soap and scrub in a way that gets the bristles of the brush under the nail. Make sure you buy a quality brush with soft bristles and then scrub gently because being stabbed under the nail with shitty plastic is never fun.

[Anonymous No.6918460]

how do people get such perfect stripes?

also is it better to paint fake nails when theyre not on your nail or after you've put them on.

[Anonymous No.6918468]

>>6902895
how do you clean the brush off after?

[Anonymous No.6918473]

This makes me realise how nasty looking my hands and nails can be! If I'm not scheduled to assist surgery, I will paint my nails. Even if they do get destroyed by the end of the day at work

[Anonymous No.6918585]

Kinda messy, but I always wear fake nails.

[Anonymous No.6918821]

>>6918460
striping tape most likely. You can get a package of it pretty cheap from Amazon.

[Anonymous No.6918828]

>>6918460
Not on your nail. If you put them on first, you have to paint one set with your non-dominant hand.

[Anonymous No.6918847]

>>6918468
swish it in nail polish remover

[Jay No.6921052]

Not done yet, but I saw those totoro nails and decided I had to make a set for myself..

[Anonymous No.6921497]

I know there pretty sloppy because i did too many top coats.... Plus i play violin and my violin teacher literally cut them for me (i was horrified).
I've been having a lot of problems with OPI alpine white and their top coat but i've never had any problems with OPI before its weird!

Also I really need some suggestions on what to do on my nails?

[Anonymous No.6921512]

>>6921497
>I've been having a lot of problems with OPI alpine white and their top coat but i've never had any problems with OPI before its weird!
Is it just me, or does OPI polish chip much faster than other brands? I can use the same base and top coats, but OPI always chips and flakes much sooner. I'm also not too fond of the brushes, I just can't get an even coat and I always get polish on the surrounding skin with them, which never happens with other brushes. Oddly enough, the best brush IMO is from Rimmel's 60 second polishes, they're flat like OPI's too, but the end is rounded instead of being cut straight across.

[Anonymous No.6921514]

>>6921052
i would want to wear those forever. They are so perfect!

[Anonymous No.6921521]

>>6921512
your right! i've never tried Rimmel's 60 second polish but i'm always surprised at how some of the cheaper nail polishes are so much better! Also for me OPI never stays on for more than a day, it's way to thick.
but the best nail polish brush i've ever had was Deborah lippmann. It was super expensive but i love the color- don't tell mama

[Anonymous No.6921569]

>>6909749
Painted myself. Youtube tutorials are my best friend: I like cutepolish's channel, especially.

[Anonymous No.6921588]

What fake nails and glue do you guys recommend to work with? I'll never have the patience to train my less-dominant hand to paint.

[Anonymous No.6921647]

>>6921569
Cutepolish is the reason i got into nail art, also i like other blogs like chelseagetsnailled

[Jay No.6921655]

>>6921514
Thanks! Honestly though, painting falsies much easier than painting on hand. Pic related, did those the other day, sloppy, but still cute~

[Anonymous No.6926630]

>>6880951
I wanna try these

[Anonymous No.6926969]

First time using that Nail Caviar stuff, it's a bit messy but they came out alright! Went over it with Hard Candy's Crush on Gold because I wanted it to be a solid color.

[Anonymous No.6927006]

Any recommendations for a good gold nail polish? £7 or below would be great

[Anonymous No.6927016]

>>6921512
Some L'oreal and Revlon polishes have the rounded brush too. I love them so much, it's so easy to get a smooth line with them and it really minimizes how much clean up I have to do.

I don't mind OPI brushes though, it's ORLY that's a bitch and a half to use for me. I think they're just too flexible or something because no matter what I have a hell of a time trying to control them.

[Anonymous No.6927020]

>>6927006
I have the Nicole by OPI from the Fergie collection, I think? It's a very pretty gold and it's got a good formula too. I think either Revlon or NYC has a few nice looking gold shades as well.

[Anonymous No.6927064]

The more I look at them, the more tacky they look :(

These are from imPRESS, I really love them, and usually their nails aren't this bright, only these are.

I'm getting my nails done at the end of the week anyway, so they won't be on for that long luckily

[Anonymous No.6927066]

>>6927006
Barry M does a decent gold nail polish

[Anonymous No.6927117]

>>6884188
Metalsmither here. I feel your pain. Mine aren't as bad but it is hard to keep paint on them. Always gets chiped off, file my nail accidently, gets in the way, or any other things. Makes keeping your fingers looking pretty extremely hard.

pic some what related. Working on this fucker, nails however to work with working with tiny wire bits.

[Anonymous No.6928411]

My nails atm, made them for attending a friend's wedding yesterday.
(Ignore the border/signature stuff, I usually prep my pics like this for upload on deviantart^^)

[Anonymous No.6929397]

>>6927006
I like Essie's "As good as gold" but i'm not sure if its the color your looking for. Also i think the james bond collection from OPI had some very gold colors.

[Anonymous No.6929461]

>>6929397
I love that colour in the photo - is that the Essie one? My friends have told me good things about Essie so I'll give it a try if so

[Anonymous No.6930527]

Did them myself c:

[Anonymous No.6930528]

>>6930527
Nice!

[Anonymous No.6930596]

>>6929461
>2
Yep it is!

[Anonymous No.6930598]

>>6930527
They could use a top coat, to clean it up.

[Anonymous No.6931174]

Got them done 2 weeks ago! Was inspired by Dazzlin's 2013 s/s collection.

[Anonymous No.6931450]

>>6931174
Wow those are really nice! I'm obsessed with the daisy print.

[Anonymous No.6935994]

Can anyone recommend a good gold holo glitter polish? I've got one frankenpolish that's alright but it takes fucking forever to dry.