Beauty and Nail TechnologyYear 4: Week 2

Nail Art ProductsYou'll be able to create whatever nail designs you want with an arsenal like this on hand.

It's hard to make it to the salon on a regular basis to keep your nails looking proper. So, if you can't make it to your bi-weekly appointment for some killer nail art, or you simply love doing your own nail art, here are the cool tools (aside from the basics, like base/topcoat, cuticle pusher, nail file, polish remover, etc.) that you'll need to take your nail game to the next level.

1. Matte Topcoat. A matte topcoat instantly gives your nails a cool-girl, non-glossy mod finish.

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2. A Nail Polish Correcting Pen. You don't have to be a pro nail artist to end up with flawless-looking nails — you just have to know how to clean up around your nail bed properly for a clean, professional finish. A polish-erasing pen can help with that, thanks to its precision tip, which is doused in polish remover that can erase any mistakes along the side walls of your nails easily.

3. Glitter Nail Polish Remover Pads. If you're a glitter girl (Who isn't?!) but think glitter is a pain in the ass to get off, then you need to invest in a textured pad that can help swipe off any finely milled or grittier glitter in a flash.

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4. Nail Repair Formula. If you're constantly putting on false nails or getting gel polish applied to your nails, your nails can tend to be dry and brittle. It's a good idea to give your natural nails a break for a week and apply a formula nightly that restores and conditions your nails back to a healthy, strong state while you're polish-free.

5. Striping Tape. This very thin metallic tape can applied and kept on your nail to enhance your nail art, or it can be pressed onto your nail to create super straight lines and then lifted away.

6. Transfer Foils. Foil paper creates a cool design when you paint your nails a desired base color, apply a clear glue over top, and then press and pull the tape away quickly, leaving behind imperfect traces of foil on your nails for a cool finish.

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7. Dotter Tool. If you want to make tiny or large dots on your nails, or create a design using a series of circles, a dotter tool is the way to go. It creates perfect tiny or large dots in seconds.

8. Striper Brush. You can pick up a striper brush at any beauty supply store or use a small, thin paint brush. This tiny brush helps create thin lines and intricate detail. Just make sure you properly clean the brush with nail polish remover before dipping it into another color if you're using multiple shades.

9. Loose Glitter. Take any mani to the next level by sprinkling a little loose glitter (that you can get at any craft store) evenly all over your base color while it's still wet, or concentrating it at the tip of your nail for an ombré effect.

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10. Studs. If you want substantial 3-D embellishments on your nails, stash tiny studs, metallic circles, colored crystal domes, and iridescent shavings in your nail kit, which you can also pick up at your local craft store.

11. Domed Pearls. For a more ladylike design, pack pearls and clear crystals in your nail kit to doll up your digits.

12. Nail Stickers/Wraps. If you don't have time to create cool nail art, pick up a premade design and press it onto your fingertips for notice-me nails.

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13. LED Nail Lamp. Most gel polishes for sale require an LED lamp to cure (or harden) the formula for a longer lasting result.

14. Good-Quality Staple Shades. A sheer pink, classic red, and opaque white and black polishes are musts in your nail kit not only because they're classics, but because they're often used when creating nail art.

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15. Nude Polish. Barely there polish is perfect for when you want to wear a shade but don't want it to be noticeable. Nude polishes are perfect for interviews and also create the illusion of longer fingers.

16. Metallic Polish. Metallic polishes like gold, rose gold, purple, mermaid blue, and silver are the new neutrals and can be worn with anything these days.

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17. Pastel Polish. These light and airy colors are now welcome in fall and winter just as much as they are in spring and summer. They're the perfect alternative to nude shades, since the color is barely there, yet still beautiful.

18. Glitter Polish. Glitter is the easiest polish to use because it's the most forgiving. Apply it evenly over your entire nail or focus it at your tip for an ombré effect.

19. Jewel Tone Polish. Jewel tones are super rich and perfect for amping up any outfit as your statement accessory.

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20. Vibrant Hues. To make your nail art pop, use vibrant shades like fuchsia, teal, hot pink, orange, yellow, etc.

Different types of nail art

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11 Types of Nail Art TechniquesNail art is associated with the art of drawing or painting different types of patterns on the nails. There are assorted techniques to jazz up your nails with exclusive nail art decor. Nail art can be categorized on the basis of these techniques. It has gained hell lot of popularity and now is trending part of vogue. Nail art techniques include sponging, taping, painting or drawing with brushes, digital nail art, etc. Below you can find these and more explained coherently.

1. Painting With a Brush

This technique is like any other painting where one can use a variety of brushes, which are most suitable. Usually, ones with the synthetic bristles are recommended. One can draw any template of choice by taking the help of these brushes. However, it needs some minimum practice and skill for achieving the perfection in giving perfect strokes. There are multiple types of brushes, for instance, angled, flat, line, detail, dotting, etc. which can be used for constituting the different type of beautiful patterns on nails.

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2. Sponge Bobbing

One can use this technique for getting gradient and achromatic kind of designs on nails. The finishing you get after using sponge would likely be sprinkled and bespattered. One can use any kind of sponge maybe, art, paint or makeup, or any other depending upon the effect required and design expected. Usually, the base coat is applied, and it is left to dry, and then sponge with nail polish is used and applied on the nails. You can position sponge amiably or swiftly, as per the design you intend to make. To remove extra edges, a chemical product called acetone can be used.

3. Stamping Looks Great

As far as nail stamping technique is concerned, first the image which is printed on the nail needs to be covered by the stumpy layer of special nail paints in the image plate. Later you can use scraper rigidly across so that only nail polish is seen as a residual in the pattern. Then a stamper is used in rolling oscillation to cream the image and then this image is systemized upon the nails.

4. Taping is Not a Task

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A base color is initially applied on the nails, and then the tape is cut into small pieces and later on applied to the nails. The tiny pieces of tapes are applied to those areas of nails which are to be left in the base color itself. Then, you can apply the next coat of the color you wish to apply on the unified nail. Lastly, you can remove the tape gently.

5. Digi World Nail Art

Nowadays, digital nail art machines have come up. These machines are more often used with the therapists or beauty salons. The procedure is automated, and therefore it takes very less time to get the desired nail art look. You can also get the scanned photographs or pictures from digital cameras for printing on the nails. These machines are quite expensive, like nearly 2000 to 5000 pounds.

6. Stencil Method

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One can make use of stencils which are implanted on the dry coat of nail polish and acts as the background for the image of the stencil. Then the stencil is placed strictly against the nails. Like we do in taping, the entire nail is painted with a different colored nail polish. Then, after some time, when it dries, the stencil is removed, thereby constructing the pattern similar to the stencil.

7. Airbrush Nail Art Technique

Airbrush machines are used for drizzling paint on nails. These are combined with stencils or stickers to get the desired look. First, a base coat is applied, then the stencil is allowed to allocate on the nail and the airbrush machine is made in use for the purpose of painting the wishful design. Later the stencil is slightly removed, and acetone is used for taking out the paint if got split in certain cases.

8. Nail Art Decals and Stickers

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Art stickers and decals are new funky ways to embellish your nails beautifully. There is not much effort to be done in such a case. Also, with a great variety of these stickers and decals in the market, one has an easy way to choose from. But, one should make sure of the placement of the stickers and decals appropriately on the nails.

Also, one can also go for any of the above-mentioned combination and permutation of the techniques. This is a creative ground, and therefore it all varies from person to person, upon the imagination and creativeness of the artist to draw some amazing patterns on the nails. Many types of accessories like tattoos, jewels, and glitters are also used as add-ons to add a style statement to the nail art. The most significant thing that lies is to take good care of the nails so that they give a healthy and tidy look and appear more gracious with the nail art done on them.

9. Splatter Nails

One can use a fan brush stroke to make hip looking splatter nails, but the home remedy for this could be using an old toothbrush for the same effect. You will get a cool, splashy, colorful nail graffiti look with this, thereby avoiding all the mess through paint

10. Water Marble Nail Art Technique

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Water marble nails are a nail art technique involving dropping nail veneers into crystal clear water and constructing a pattern on the water surface, the pattern is then deported to the nails. This technique is very common these days as you can make multiple designs from it.

11. Sharpie Nail Art

Sharpie nails have the resemblance to watercolor paintings, and they actually look lovely. One can also use this sharpies’ technique to make smart and precise designs. Even, if you don’t possess a dappen dish, you can just write erratically on some waxed paper or maybe a plastic sandwich bag sounds a good option too. But, do make sure that the design you are wishing for getting fully dry before you add on the final top coat, or else you’ll smudge everything here and there, ruining all your time and energy.

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Worksheet 1: Year 4Nail Art ProductsQuestion 1 (10)

List TEN (10) different nail art products a nail art technician should have:

1.1________________________________

1.2________________________________

1.3________________________________

1.4________________________________

1.5________________________________

1.6 _______________________________

1.7________________________________

1.8________________________________

1.9________________________________

1.10_______________________________

Question 2 (10)

Explain the appearance and the function of each of the following nail art products.

2.1 Nail Polish Correcting Pen:

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2.2 Striping Tape:

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2.3 Dotter Tool:

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2.4 Loose Glitter:

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2.5 Gem Stones (studs):

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Total: 20

Worksheet 2: Year 4Nail Art TechniquesQuestion 1 (10)

Explain each of the following nail art techniques in detail.

1.1 Nail Art Decals and Stickers:________________________________________________________________

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1.2 Water Marble Nail Art:

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1.3 Sponge Bobbing:

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1.4 Splatter Nails:

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1.5 Stencil Method:

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Total: 10

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