And so it begins...

So here's the deal, I've always had a problem with biting my nails. Its a terribly disgusting habit and I am determined to over come it. I realized that the only way to do so is to keep my nails painted. Well... as I often do, I decided to go above and beyond and pick up the hobby of nail art!


Take a gander at my tool kit:

I must credit Pintrest.com for sparking my interest in this, I found a picture of technique called water marbling on there and I had to try it...

Now remember, this was towards the beginning so my nails and cuticles look a bit iffy.. lol. Anyway, I tried this a couple times and I found it to be very difficult and time consuming. Even though it makes really awesome designs, when done right, I think I'll steer clear of this technique for awhile.


While researching nail art I came across a blogger that utilizes scotch tape to make her designs. www.chloenails.blogspot.com is a great asset for ideas and tutorials... Here is one that I tried:

Pretty easy, but again my nails weren't in very good shape. This technique is called "Funky French". I will definitely be trying all of chloenails' techniques. 

Last website I want to give a shout out to is www.fuckyeahnailart.tumblr.com this site is dedicated to nothing but nail art and readers are able to submit their work. I go to this site for inspiration. Here's what I came up with: 

Of course this is my favorite so far! I used a dotting pen to make the polka dots. I've gotten TONS of compliments on these. I do have to say though, my right hand looks significantly better then my left, considering I'm left handed. Although, if I kep this up, I'll be ambidextrous in no time!