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Christmas Nails

Are you ready to have some fun this Christmas?! Well why
not get a few girlfriends together for a night in with
pizza, soda, and prepare for the festivities with a nail
party! No matter how old or young you are, anybody can
make these entertaining ideas sophisticated and glamorous.
And the best thing is, none of these suggestions will
break the bank!

Now use these design ideas as a starting point... I expect
you to get even more inventive as you go. Be brave! Be
bold! Go wild!!

Glitter Chick
Design your own glittery nail varnish. This one's really
easy. Choose a 'base' color, and paint your nails with one
coat. Then immediately sprinkle glitter onto the surface
of the wet varnish! You can use any color glitter that you
want. Or why not go for a rainbow effect, or try to draw
on stripes with the glitter? Use the hairdryer to ensure
that the nail varnish is dry. Then finish the effect with
a thin coat of clear varnish... this will 'seal in' the
glitter, and also stop the glitter from being scratchy.

Seasonal Stencils
Why not try to cut out seasonal shapes to make a stencil?
You could try snowflakes, stars, snowmen etc etc. Once you
have made the stencil, simply lay it over the nail in the
desired position. Then take your varnish brush, and remove
the excess polish. (This should stop the varnish from
oozing under the stencil and spreading everywhere). Now
dab at the stencil until you have built up a solid block
of color. Remove the stencil, et voila! Sensational
seasonal nails in seconds!

Crazy Lady
If you're feeling a little eccentric, this one will be
right up your street! Why not stick cool things onto your
nails? Paint the base color as bright as you want. You can
even use a combination of techniques like stripes or dots
to create a really bold effect. Then take some nail glue,
and carefully stick things like feathers or festive star
shaped sequins directly to the nail. You can co-ordinate
these with your outfit, jewelry, or hair slides, and
guarantee that everybody in the room will be looking at
you!

Funky Freehand
If you're not really artistically inclined, you may well
regard this one as 'The Master Class'! Try blending colors
of polish directly on your nail. You could use stripes,
dots, or even make up your own funky freehand patterns.
Now if you really want to go to town you can wait for the
varnish to dry, and then 'work into it' (as my old art
teacher used to say!). Take a permanent marker and draw
onto the top of your nail. You can get much more attention
to detail if it is a fine-liner, even down to the fact
that you can do a dotty pattern exactly around a nail
varnish circle. Just make sure that you give your nails a
final coat of clear varnish when they are dry.