Showing posts with label ebay. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ebay. Show all posts

Friday, 16 March 2012

Ebay nail glue battle

Hi guys,

So today I'm going to be reviewing two ebay nail glue, as I said in the Uv gel post linked here

The brush glue

& 
 The tip glue


Application

    Brush glue - It's easy to apply, it's like applying nail polish and is also good for applying rhinestones,etc on  your nail.
Tip glue - It's has a more precise application for you nail tip, the only con about this is that you have to squeeze the bottle very hard especially after a lot of uses.

Stickiness    

    Brush glue - this nail glue is a disaster, when you apply it on your nail tip and than put it on your nail, one has to stay 20 seconds pressing it without the slight motion or else it will not stick.
     Tip glue - whole process takes less than 5 seconds to dry and stick on your nails.

Total number of uses

Brush glue - 10g for a whole set I used half of the bottle. I think you can use up the whole bottle because I haven't seen yet any hardening of the glue, which is why it is not sticky at all.
  Tip glue -3g used for more than 10 whole sets, and still a quarter full but the only problem is that the tip is    not working anymore since some glue dried in it so you have to remove the tip and use a brush to extract the glue.

Price

Price is not always the same from ebay obviously but tip glue always retails cheaper than brush glue.

Messiness

Brush glue -  If you're going to use this be very careful and use an old cloth or newspaper cause it will spill very easily and it has a large opening so you can easily ruin your desk as I did :/
Tip glue - Always take precaution but with this glue it very precise and for the glue to come out you must press the bottle hard so if it falls over nothing will come out .

Overall

Buy the tip glue!! haha this was so easy to choose. I have 5 bottles of brush glue and don't know what to do with them, but I'll be using them for only rhinestones or other nail art.

                     
Bye, bye my luvlies :)
pinkishbeauty11

Thursday, 23 February 2012

Nail Art I'm currently rockin' ;)

Hi Guys :)
Here is the nail art I currently have on my nails



 it's simple




easy


and fast to do :)


All you need is a dark blue nail polish
a silver glitter polish
&
a dark blue glitter polish

2 in 1 pen bought from ebay 
Dark blue nail polish

Pinkishbeauty11 xoxox

How to make UV gel Nails

Hi luvlies :)

A week ago or so I posted about UV gel nails and promised to do a post about how to do UV gel nails yourself... So I kept my promise and I'm going to start first by showing you the things you're going to need and than write the process step by step, don't worry it's easy if I can do it so can you :) I'm not an artsy or creative person so for all of you that think it's impossible, it actually is and the satisfaction you take when some one tell's you wow pretty nails and you respond that you actually did them is great :D

So here are the things you're going to need. Basically all bought from ebay for a very cheap price:

 UV gel clear  


White tips
OR
Clear Tips

Uv Lamp- mine is 36 W which consists of 4 lamps so the nail dries faster and better but 9 W lamp can also be used :)


Nail Glue with brush


Nail glue without brush 

Small flat brush  for precision  


Nail File

Cutical clipper
Nail Clipper

Antiseptic Wipes


Now the easy steps for your pretty nails:


Prepare your nails
  • Make sure your nails are clean by using antiseptic wipes or antiseptic gel (this will prevent your nails from fungus or bacteria build up)
  • Push your cuticles and cut them with a cuticle clipper (this will make the nails last longer since it wouldn't lift)
  • File your nails until they look mate and they are not shiny ( this will make the gel and tip stick to your nail and prevent the oils from your nails to lift the nail)

False nail  Application

  • Choose between clear or white tips according to your following nail art.
  • Choose the size for each nail (usually there are approximately 10 nail sizes once you choose the sizes write them down somewhere so that you can skip this step the next time :) )
  • Glue them to your nails. I prefer putting the glue on the tips then press them on the nail.( I'll be doing a review about the glue and which one is better and the different techniques) Also when doing nails use a cloth or something to cover the surface of where you are working because it is quite messy and it stains. Last Monday the brush glue was open and accidently fell over and spilled all over my boyfriend's desk if you by any chance know how to remove it and is kind enough to share please comment :(
  • Use the nail clipper and choose your desired length and cut
  • File the top to smooth the edges
  • File the nail again so the bottom part of the tip is thin as possible and is smoothed out with your natural nail ( it will help in the next process so that the Uv gel sets equally)

UV Gel Application
  • Dip your brush in the gel and pat it out on your nail like you do with nail polish. ( don't worry if your nail is blotched a little bit it will eventually smooth out, also try to stay away from your cuticle line so it doesn't lift )
  • Put your hand in the UV lamp and leave it for 2-4 minutes (my lamp has an automatic timer and it switches off after 2 minutes therefore to make sure my nails are cured completely I leave them there again for 2 minutes). Don't worry if your nails still look gooey and sticky after curing we will get to that part later. 
  • Repeat this part again.
Nail Art
  • If you're feeling crafty you can make some nail art using nail polish, glitters, rhinestones, dried flowers etc ( I'll be showing you my nail art stuff in another post )
  • If not you can choose the white tips and VOILA you have french nails :) I recommend trying these at your first trial since its easier and you will have already some courage for the next time..

Final Part
  • When I usually do nail art I put on another layer of UV gel and cure it again so to conceal my nail art but that is up to you. I prefer layering since it would make the nail thicker and stronger.
  • To remove the sticky top part all you need is an antiseptic wipe and rube your nails ( I tried nail remover also but I found antiseptic wipes better)
  • Optional you can do a top coat it can either be uv or any normal top coat you usually use for your nail polish. I skip this step since the UV gel has already that nice shine :)

That's all :) I'm not a professional and have never done a course on gel nails, I learnt doing them from practice and following some youtube videos although uv gel nails are not that popular on youtube and it's very difficult to find one :/ I hope I managed to help you out and encouraged you to stop spending so much money on nail technician when you can do them whenever you want :D Thanks for reading and please follow :)

pinkishbeauty11 xoxo