1)Thinking about purchasing a matte topcoat? Don't bother! You can do it yourself with something you probably already have. To turn glossy nails matte, you can take a clear topcoat and mix it with a pinch of cornstarch. Then when you paint the topcoat over your nail polish, it creates matte nails.
I also liked the look of these matte grey nails, looks very chic!
Credit for this idea:
http://dropdeadgorgeousdaily.com/2013/04/ddg-diy-how-to-make-your-own-matte-nail-polish/
2) You can also use another common household item to make nail designs: tape. To do so, paint the tape your desired color and when it dries, cut out your design. I prefer to just do stripes because they are the easiest haha. Then stick the tape design on your nails and finish with a topcoat.
This was a picture tutorial for tape nails stickers done by the beauty department.
Credit for this idea:
http://thebeautydepartment.com/2012/04/sticky-situation/
3) Lastly, if you're like me and you spill a lot, this will turn out to be quite helpful. If you drop a bottle of nail polish and spill it, pouring sugar over it makes the nail polish clump so you can sweep it up.
This was the picture I found on Pinterest (A link to our interest account if you want to follow :) http://www.pinterest.com/wishable/ )
that described this tip. Unfortunately, like many pins on Pinterest it led to a dead link and I could not find credit for this tip but here is the link to the pin: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/451908143832284687/
I also really like this picture because it combines our tips (assuming someone spilled nail polish in the process) and it's a really cute idea! Let us know if you try it!
Thanks so much for reading and I hope you learned something new, or were inspired to do a new style of nails. (Doing my nails right after this) We'll post another one of these on Thursday so stay tuned!
We love you!
Kate & Sarah
