Matte, Olympic, and Back to School Nails

Hey guys! So I haven't posted any new nails recently I got carried away with my summer! Here are my most recent nail arts :)

Matte Nails W/ Polka Dots and French Tips

What You Will Need:
Black Nail Polish
Essie Matte About You
Top Coat
Dotter Tools

Start off by painting your nails two coats of black polish. Now paint a thin coat of Essie's Matte About You polish. Next use a dotting tool dipped into your favorite top coat and dot polka dots on your thumb middle finger and pinkie. Finally paint the tips of your ring and index finger and your done! DO NOT FINISH WITH A TOP COAT
 You can also use a black matte polish but I recommend buying a matte top coat so you can make any polish matte. It may seem a little expensive for a nail polish but it's worth it. You can also get it from Amazon for cheaper.

2012 Olmpic Nails
Even though the Olympics have already past you can still wear this design to show your enthusiasm!
What Wou Will Need:
Blue Polish
White or Off White Polish
Red Polish
Green Polish
Yellow Polish
Black Polish
White Striper
Sparkle Top Coat
Dotter Tools

First paint your base coats (thumb-white, index middle ring-red, pinkie-blue). Make sure your nails are dry, and use your dotter tool dipped in red nail polish and place a dot on the left of your nail. Do the same with the blue, black, yellow, and green placing the dots in a staggered line. Once those dots dry use a smaller dotter dipped in white and dot the middle of those dots to create the illusion of a circle. For the index and ring fingers simply paint a sparkle top coat over the red. Moving onto the middle finger paint the right corner blue. Then use your striper to paint white verticle lines. Now use a small dotter and dot "stars" in the blue square. For the pinkie use your white striper to paint a cross with two diagonal lines going through the center. Over the white use a small dotter dipped in red polish and stipple it to create Great Britian's flag. Finish off with a top coat and there you go! A design that everyone will love! (you can also change the England flag with Russia's or Brazil's for the 2014 and 2016 Olympics)

Owls and Polka Dots
These are my back to school nails. Their cute fun and will for sure get plenty of compliments!
What You Will Need:
Two of Your Favorite Basecoat Colors
Brown Polish
White Polish
Dotting Tools
Start by painting all of your nails with a basecoat except your middle finger. On your middle finger paint a large oval leaving enough room at the bottom of your nail for ears. Use a big dotter tool to make a large brown semi cirlce on either side of your nail then fill it in for the wings. Clean the dotter tool with nail polish remover. Use that dotter tool dipped in white and dot on two eyes and three white cirlces under that. Clean the dotter again and this time use the brown and dot a slightly smaller dot over the white two white dots you made for the eyes. Use the same dotting tool one more time and dot the color you used as your basecoat on the bottom of the three white dots to create feathers. Use a smaller dotting tool dipped in white and place a dot in the left corner of each eye. Take the same dotting tool or a toothpick and paint a rounded triangle right under the eyes for the beak. Finally use whatever sized dotter you like and dot polka dots on your other nails. Finish off with a top coat and your done! You can do this design using the same color on both hands or use your two favorite colors (one on each hand) like mine.

One Direction and Pig nails

1D nails
A lot of people are obsessed with 1D so I just had to do 1D nails! And perfect timing too, one of my friends is going to their concert this week so she wanted me to do her nails. No tutorial on this one but if you want one please comment! On the pinkie is the Irish flag (Nial), on the ring finger is suspenders (Louis), on the middle finger is the British flag (everyone except Nial I guess), on the pointer finger is a mustache (I'm not really sure I'm not the biggest 1D fan), and on the thumb 1D. I hope you like it even if your not a 1D fan!

This little piggie...
I know I have already done pigs but these pigs are different from the other design and so much cuter! The french manicure gives the design a classier look than if all of the nails were painted solid and the pigs are just adorable!
What you will need:
Base coat color polish
Black nail polish
Black nail art polish
White nail art polish
Toothpick

First paint your thumb and ring finger your base color. Then on your other three fingers paint just the tip the same color as your thumb and pointer fingers. Next on your thumb and pointer finger paint a semi-circle facing the corner of your nail so it looks like the pig is peaking over the edge. Now with you black nail art brush (if you don't have one of these you can use a toothpick) paint two rounded triangles on the top of the head (semi-circle) for ears. After that dip your toothpick in the white polish and dot on the eyes and nose. After the white circles for the eyes dot a smaller black dot then another white dot. For the nose use your toothpick and dot two black circles in the center. Finally with your toothpick dot scattered white dots on all of your nails. Finish with a topcoat and you have a beautiful design that's worth showing the world!  

Cookie Monster nails

Cookie Monster
This design is perfect for little kids or the sesame street lovers out there!

What you will need:
Blue nail polish
Light brown or nude nail polish
Dark brown nail polish
White nail polish
Black nail polish
Toothpick

Start by painting your big toe blue and the rest of your nails the light brown/nude color. Next on your little toes use your dark brown to paint "chocolate chips" by dotting the brush on the nail for the desired shape. Now on your big toe take the toothpick and dip it in white nail polish, paint two large circles in the middle of the toe nail and add black dots looking in different directions. for the mouth you can either use a toothpick or a nail art brush. If using the nail art brush or a toothpick, paint a straight horizontal line and a curved line connecting the two corners and color in the semi-circle. Repeat on other foot/hand, add a top coat, and your done!

Rose nails

Roses
This is another way you can paint your nails with roses without having to paint every nail the rose pattern. It saves time and gives an interesting look to the design!

I already have a tutorial for roses so look at that and paint your pointer and ring finger a different color and add stripes! I hope you like my nails and I'll keep more designs coming!

Dandelion nails

Dandelions
This design is perfect to do after you've had a long weekend. Its quick, simple, and really cute!
What you will need:
Nude (or very light) nail polish
White nail art polish
Black nail art polish
Start by painting your nails the nude color. Then on your thumb, pointer, and ring fingers paint white lines on the bottom half of the nail. Now on your pinkie and middle finger paint a black stem and again paint the top of the black with white lines. After you have done that paint a small black semi-circle just below the white part of the dandelion. Your done! Enjoy your beautiful nails!

Chicks and lace nail designs

Chicks
This design is perfect for Easter!
What you will need:
Yellow nail polish
White nail polish
Black nail polish
Orange nail polish
Begin by painting your nails yellow. Then on your ring finger, with white, paint a bottom shell and a top shell, but make sure you leave room for the eyes and beak. Next on your middle finger paint only a bottom shell. Use the black nail polish to dot on eyes and use the orange nail polish to paint on the beak. To paint on the beak just make one small brush where you want the beak to go. repeat on your middle finger and your finished with your easy Easter design!

Lace nails
This design looks intricate, but it is very simple.
What you will need:
Pink nail polish
Black crackle paint
Black nail art paint
Toothpick
Start by painting your nails pink (or any base color, I have used purple with this design also and it turned out just as pretty). Then paint one diagonal line of crackle paint across your nail. On either side of the crackle paint two black lines. Now with your toothpick start making semi-circles on both of the lines you just painted on either side of the crackle. Once you have done this wait for it to dry and apply a top coat. Finally, you have your intricate yet simple design.

Panda, Ocean, and Rose nail designs



Panda Nails
What you need:
Background color (I used purple)
White nail polish
Black nail polish
toothpick

First paint your background/base color. Next paint two thirds of your nail white from the tip back and round the top. Now dip your toothpick in the black nail polish, make two eyes and a nose, and lastly two ears. Repeat on each nail.

Ocean Nails
What you will need:
Light blue nail polish
Dark blue nail polish
Black nail polish
Light pink nail polish
Dark pink nail polish
White nail polish
Nude color nail polish
White nail polish
Coral nail polish
Orange nail polish
Toothpick

Paint all of your nails light blue. Starting with your pinkie paint where the half moon of your nail would be the nude color. Then dip your toothpick in the coral nail polish and start shaping coral. Now on your ring finger paint two thirds (from the bottom up) dark blue and use your black nail polish to make the fin of a shark come out of the ocean. Then on your middle finger, with your light pink nail polish, make three small brushes creating the jellyfish's body. Use the toothpick to paint the tentacles and dark pink spots. On your pointer finger use your dark blue and paint two circles, one bigger than the other, and paint two white lines on the sides to make the bubble look like it's glistening in the water. Finally on your thumb start like you are painting your pinkie, but leave enough room for the goldfish! Now dip the toothpick into the orange and paint on the fish. Add an eye and a mouth with the black and your done!  

                                                                               

Rose Nails
What you will need:
White nail polish
Light pink nail polish
Dark pink nail polish
Green nail polish
Toothpick

First, start off by painting your toes white. Next make light pink dots on all of your toes with the brush that comes in the bottle. Use your toothpick and dip it into the dark pink nail polish. Make three lines, two on the outside of the dot and one starting in the middle of the dot coming to the outside. Last, dip your toothpick into the green nail polish and shape two leaves on each of the roses. Add a top coat for shine and your done!