Simple Lisa Frank Nail Art

When you find yourself with the start of the  school year and are reminded of the fun things like backpacks, school books, folders and stickers.... looking through the school aisles, I thought to myself, why not create something that reminds of those simpler times?
I decided to create simple Lisa Frank nails. For this, you'll need a base coat, small stickers, two sparkly colors, ( I chose purple & a clear sparkle), and a top coat.
Start with your base coat, let that dry, and I chose to separate my two colors with a guide, except for my pinkies, on top I painted my purple shimmer, peeled of the guides while the purple was still wet. Let that dry. Then I went over all my fingers with the clear shimmer. Once that dried it was time to add the Lisa Frank stickers. I chose to place them where the two colors met and on the pinkies in the same location to add some sense of pattern. Once those are placed securely make sure to press down to where there are no folds or creases, then add a fast dry top coat. And for good measure once that dries add a second layer to secure the stickers and you're done!

I had fun creating these nails. If you recreate these or something similar comment with pictures below or find Razzmatazz Nails on Facebook! Thanks for looking!

Valentine's Day 2015

            With Valentine's Day tomorrow, I figured I should probably post one of the nail arts I did this month. I would love to do that however, I am experiencing technical difficulties with the upload not working for some reason, I am unable to. So, instead I will post a picture or two of my nail designs for Valentine's Day on the Facebook page and answer any questions on how I completed those looks. If you recreate, please tag. would love to see them! Thanks for stopping by and have a great Valentine's Day!

Gallbladder/Bile Duct Cancer Awareness

Now, we all know cancer can be a nasty foe. However, the more you know the more you grow. As I stated in my last post, which I do apologize for being absent, I will be going through the different awareness for each month. Thank you for bearing with me and today I will be posting two tutorials for February's cancer awareness. The color of the month is Kelly Green.

This look was achieved very simply with a clear nail polish, nail striper nail polish, gems, and a top coat. The color used for the green is Kelly Green. It is a shade lighter and not as neon as Lime Green. Begin with your base coat to protect your natural nail. After that has dried apply a thin line at the top of your nail right under the line created by your over hang, if you have short nails you can create the crescent shape a little above halfway up the nail. Then fill in with your striper polish. Once that has dried, apply a top coat and grab your gems and place them in the middle of the nail crescent on the bottom part of the nail. Then apply another layer of top coat to secure your green gems. Voila, this look is complete and simple. I was unable to find Kelly Green gems otherwise I would have used those.

For this look, I did use Kelly Green however due to my pants and that my base color was white it made it pop and look more like Lime Green. Still, moving forward. What you will need is of course base and top coat, green glitter, green gems, white polish, kelly green acrylic paint, and possibly tape. Start off with your base coat to protect your natural nail. Next apply your base color of white. You may need to apply two coats to ensure opacity. After that has dried, from thumb to ring finger create a chevron shape closer to the cuticle. You can achieve this with a striper brush and paint or feel free to tape off. Fill in with your kelly green to the tip. While that is drying apply a top coat to the pinkies and sprinkle on your green glitter, go a little crazy with it. While that is drying apply a top coat to the other four fingers and apply your green gems. Allow all your nails time to dry and apply another layer of top coat to seal in your design and you are done! 

There you have it! I hope for those of you following that this helps with some new ideas. For a good cause, these designs are simple, elegant and effective. If you replicate these designs feel free to tag Razzmatazz Nails on Facebook. Have a wonderful February!

Cervical Cancer Awareness Month

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. In view of this there are two nail designs I am sharing with you all this week. Both are going in sequence of how I achieved this look. There are two colors for Cervical Cancer they are teal and white. I chose a very simple design to incorporate these two colors as evenly as possible on the first look. In the second design, I changed it just slightly but I think it too looks great. I received many compliments on these nails. If you choose to replicate these two designs feel free to like Razzmatazz Nails on Facebook and upload and tag those photos! Would love to see them! Have a great week!

Happy New Year!

Do apologize for the absenteeism the holidays this year were a little bit crazier than normal. Then again, what is normal? However, due to this I will be making a two-fer post. Meaning two different looks on one post. Enjoy!

The first is self explanatory as I made sure to do it in steps. Sort of, I meant to do more steps and got wrapped up in how nice it looked. Yes, this will happen from time-to-time. Start by applying your base coat to protect your natural nail. Once that has dried apply semi-sticky tape, (applying it to your skin about 3 times before placing it), on your nail. These I cut while my base coat was drying. Next find the three polishes your would like to have on your toes. I chose pink, blue and purple.  (To make these colors pop more place a thin coat of white nail polish.) I chose to alternate these colors to make my toes colorful and it seemed like a great way to start off the new year. Before the nail polish dries completely remove the tape as to not have any unclean lines. Lastly find a sparkly polish and just apply to the area of the nail where the tape was covering and if you do have any unseemly lines, this will also help to make them less noticeable. Apply your top coat and you are done, your toes look cute and even though the weather may not call for open toed shoes, you have just pampered yourself. 

Onto the next look:

These I chose the same color palette as the toes. Only I did handle these a little different. Start with your base coat and instead of covering the very tips with the tape I essentially cut the nails in half making the top color cover most of the free margin of your nail. If you do not have a free margin just split it in the middle of the nail. Next apply your colors, starting with the bottom color first. I found it easier to leave the lids unscrewed as I did this. I started with pink, then blue then purple. As I finished one nail I removed the tape and went onto the next nail making sure to pay attention to which color I left off with. When that was complete on one hand I mirrored on the opposite hand. Now, as that dried I applied my glitter polish to the "vacant" area where the tape had been. Finishing with a top coat you are done and you have some fantastic nails to start off your new year!

Thank you to everyone keeping up with this blog and Razzmatazz's Facebook page. If you recreate these looks would love to seem them feel free to tag on Facebook!  https://www.facebook.com/RazzmatazzNails