June Tri Polish Challenge # 4 - Basket Weave Nails

Hello ladies!! I was so busy because of house shifting and finally got the internet today. Yayyy!! I have a super late post, the June Tri Polish Challenge # 4 mani. I did these Basket Weave Nail Art long time back but didn't had time and internet connection to post them. So, What do you think about these nails?

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Fishtail Braid Nail Art

Hello there!! Today is Day 12 of the April 30 Day Nail Art Challenge and Week 3 of the Girly Girl Nail Art Challenge. The theme for the 30 day challenge is Fishtail braid. The theme for week 3 of Girly Girl Nail Art Challenge is Delicate and Elegant, and I am free to do a lovely pattern for this. So, I have done this fishtail pattern mani for both the challenges:) ..I know...I am lazy..lol..Seriously, this mani is an easy one but all those layers of the nail polish took forever to dry but I was very much satisfied with the end result as it was my first attempt of fishtail braid design:).

Girly Girl Nail Art Challenge

1. Think Pink

Wear your favourite pink nail polish and nail art.

2. Gimme That Bling

Diamonds are a girl’s best friend, so put some sparkle on those nails.

3. Delicate and Elegant

Adorn yourself with a lovely pattern, colour or technique

4. Inspired by the Runway

What is your favourite trend this season? Show us your stylish nail designs!

5. Gotta Love Chick Flicks

We can’t resist! Wear a nail design inspired by your favourite chick flick.

6. Who Inspires You?

Show some love to your favourite female role model by creating gorgeous nails in their honor.

7. Sugar, Spice and Everything Nice

That’s what little girls are made of! Show off your sweet (or spicy) inspired nails.

8. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!

It’s true, we do! Let your nail designs show us how fun-loving you are!

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Apply a base coat and two coats of white nail paint and let it dry.

Then create a diagonal grey line as shown.

Then a diagonal black line in the opposite side making a 'X'.

Then a white diagonal line as shown parallel to and overlapping a part of the grey line. 

Again a grey line in the opposite direction, parallel to the black line. Make sure that all the lines created have the same thickness for a clean look. Repeat adding lines as shown with all the three colors, following the sequence(white, grey, black) till you have reached the end of your nail. 

Then black.. 

White...

Grey...

Black...

Finally apply a top coat and done:)!!

Let us check what the other challengers of the 30 Day Nail Art Challenge came up with HERE.

And also let's check out what the other Girly girls have in store for you and me :)!!

Houndstooth pattern stamping nail art

Hello girlies!! Time for some stamping nail art. It has been so long that I posted one. So here is the houndstooth pattern nail art, an addition to the pattern series. I have to work on my aiming with the stamper. Hope I will get it right one day..lol...! The image plate I used is the 221 designs big image plate.

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Checkered nails with dots

Hello there!! Here is yet another pattern nail design, checkered nails with dots. I have done this with two color combos, grey-black and white-black. Hope you like it :)!!!

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Apply a base coat and one or two coats of your base color and let them dry.

Using a nail art striper brush and back acrylic paint, draw a grid as shown..

Fill in the alternate squares with black nail polish, to get a checkerboard design.

Now add black dots in the grey squares...

 and grey dots in the black squares...

Finally add a top coat and you are done:)!!!

If you do not want to add dots and want to keep it simple, then here is the look of the basic checkered nails or chess board nails. 

Basic checkered nails

Basic checkered nails

Don't forget to leave your comments and do join me for more updates :)!!!

Argyle Nails

Hello girlies!! Here goes another pattern nail design, the Argyle nails. I used Black and yellow combo. I was not 100 percent satisfied as the white lines became thick. It looks good when the lines are thin. Hope you enjoy recreating the design( with thinner lines ofcourse ...lol...).

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Apply a base coat and one or two coats of your base color and let it dry.

Draw a diamond in the middle of the nail, with black nail polish.

Fill in the diamond with black nail polish.

With a white nail polish striper draw two diagonal lines so that they intersect in the middle of your nail. Apply a top coat and you are done :)!!!

Don't forget to comment and do join me for more updates :)!!!

Stripes nail art using toothpick

                                      Hello there!! Here is my second pattern, the basic stripes pattern nail art.  You will find thousands of posts relating to stripes nail art in google. I do them in 3 different ways. One way is using toothpick, the other is using scotch tape and the final one using a striper brush. I don't want to flood all of these methods in one post. So, I have 3 posts for you today..Woohoo!!! 

                                    Here is the first method using a tooth pick. It is super easy and I like the bumpy look it creates. Hope you like it too :)

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                             Apply a clear base coat and a thick coat of your base color. When the nail polish is still wet, start creating stripes by dragging a toothpick through the nail polish as shown in the picture.  Keep a tissue paper by your side as you need to clean the toothpick after each line to avoid mess around your nails.You can create either horizontal or vertical stripes. Here I did horizontal stripes.  The idea is to remove some lines of nail paint, to get the stripes. You should be a bit fast in doing this as you get better results when the nail paint is still wet. 

                                         If you want to enjoy the bumpy look, don't apply a top coat and if you want a smooth look, apply a top coat and you are done :)!!! I hope you enjoy recreating it and don't forget to join me to get the updates :)!!!!

Here are more pics....