Nail Nerd

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iam-me-deal-with-it asked: heey i am also obsessed with doig nails but not as good as you! i was wondering if you know how to do ombre because ive tryed at least 10 times and i cant get it too turn out. It would be a big help!

They can be a little tricky to pick up, but once you get it down it’s like the easiest thing ever.  Here’s the first how-to I did on ‘em:

http://www.nailnerd.com/gradient-nails/

I may do another one soon though since there’s a second technique where you put ALL of the polish on the sponge in stripes and just roll that over your nail.

sweet-nails asked: What megapixel range would you suggest for getting pictures like yours for my nails?

I usually take my original pictures at something like 2000px wide (if your camera has size settings, it’d be in the large-ish range), then trim then down to 700px wide to post on the site so that most of the picture is of the nails and not the messy yard.  Most importantly you just need a camera with a decent lens/macro setting.

blueeyesneko asked: What's the quickest way to dry nailpolish?

Stand in a cyclone!  Ok wait, don’t do that, that’s dangerous and dumb (but I bet it’d be the fastest!).  Quickest way is going to be picking up a bottle of quick dry drops (OPI has a good one).  

iam-me-deal-with-it asked: how do you do ombre?

Your best friend for this technique is going to be a bag full of makeup sponges — you can either add a secondary color to the tip of a sponge and blot it over the areas that you want to ombre, or you can apply both/all of your colors directly to the sponge and roll it over your nail a few times til it’s as opaque as you want.

nerdatiousnails asked: Hey I just saw your blog and all of your designs made me so jealous because they are amazing! Keep being awesome!

I will if you will!!!!  :)  Thank you, fellow nerd!

Anonymous asked: Tbh, your kpop nail art from before was the only reason I found you, but OMG you're amazing!! I stalked you a bit and all your pics and your tips are great!! :)

Hahaha stalk away, I don’t do restraining orders!  Thank you though, f’realz — it’s nice to know other people are enjoying my goofy little hobby too.  :)

kycrossroads asked: Just recently started venturing away from standard polish on my nails, have always just been a tip kinda gal. Your blog was one of the first I came across while trying to get ideas of things to try on my own. Just wanted to say that I LOVE it! Thanks so much for sharing <3 Guess that's not really an "ask" new to this whole tumblr thing too! LOL

Aw shucks, thank you!  It’s a lot of fun, isn’t it?!  Keep on painting and experimenting with it — you never know what you’ll get, but it’ll always be worth it!  :)

itsmeagain20 asked: Can you pls. do a turorial for 'christmas nails' ?

Shoot, sorry I’m just now seeing this… I had a few Christmas-themed nails by the time this was done, shoot me an email at nailme@nailnerd.com if you still need a step-by-step.

basecoat-topcoat asked: Hellooo! i just wanted to tell you that i LOVE your rudolph nails esp. the abominable snowman! great movie and great nails! :)

Thank you!  He was my favorite one too.

emzie12345 asked: When do you get the time to make these?

I don’t sleep a whole bunch.  :)  There are also days where there are significant lags in my workflow as I’m waiting for feedback, so I’ll use that time to paint a little if it’s gross out/I need to stay near the computer.

christelcarrer asked: Are Those Stickers or Hand Drawn On

Totally hand drawn — lady at the grocery store asked the same thing the other day, then yanked my hand over the register when I told her I’d painted them… it was cute.

overdosedondying asked: Did you actually paint the Watership Down nails yourself?

Yep!  With acrylic paint and a brush with two bristles for the outline and detail stuff.  :)

Anonymous asked: Do you have any tips on how to dry nails faster?

You bet!  

1. Thin coats

2. Blow on ‘em or set your hand under a lamp

3. Get some of those quick-dry drops, they definitely work