Nabi nailpolish & home made nail graphics

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Nabi Nail polish #17 Sand

 I haven't reviewed the Nabi nail polishes I purchased many months ago, and I thought the timing was perfect. Let me introduce you to the Nabi nailpolish Color #17 Sand. Sand can be described as a pinky brown color. Let me tell you this color is pretty concentrated! You will need no more than 2 coats to reach full opacity and the formula is not streaky at all. What I would need to do much later is to give an update on how much this polish can take. In other words, if it can stand hot showers, doing dishes and so on without peeling. The bonus of this post is that at the same time I will update how my top coat and base coat performed. The top coat and base coat used in the picture you see is by Revlon Colorstay. I purchased it a few months ago when HEB (grocery store of Texas) had a 2$ off coupon for cosmetics including nail polishes. They usually run at 4.99 each (for the base coat & top coat). So, I got a good deal for the T& B coat. As for the Nabi nail polish? $1.00 !!

*Nail graphics*

For the nail graphics, there are 7 things you will need.
1. ziplock bag (generic type will do)
2. A dotting tool ( an old pen, tooth pick will do)
3. scotch tape
4. Flat surface (a shoe box and the lid will do)
5. glass bowl
6. acetone
7. toilet paper
8. old pair of tweezers

After you tape the ziplock bag to the lid. You get your dotting tool or old pen and with a nail polish star doing rows of circles. In between the drawing, the nail polish will thicken and that's the clue you need do clean the tip of the tool (to make it easier get a wad of toilet paper, place it in a  glass bowl, pour the acetone, so all you have to do is dip and wiggle the tip until its clean) and for you to start another coat of fresh polish for the dots. NOW, all polishes are not created equal. Some dots will peel easily and other will crack. To peel the graphics, you need a pair of tweezers. You will need to bend the zip-lock bag until you see that the graphic is separating from the zip-lock bag. With you tweezers, you will gently pull it up.  As you can see at the bottom. I say allow 24 hours for the dots to dry. When you peel off the dots, have a clear polish ready and do a quick one swipe on the nail so the dots can adhere. In the case with me, a few had little air bubbles. And yes, when you do put a top coat to seal the graphics, the dots will bleed a bit. Some more than others.

One more thing before I go, this was not my original idea. It was an idea that was shown by Youtube nailart maven 3TanjaJ3.

 


So here it is and share your thoughts on this.

Home Made Brush Drier

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As I was reading my copy of Bobby Brown's Beauty, it reminded me of how NOT to dry my brushes (I will lay them on a towel, according to BB, a Huge NO NO). I did not want to spend any money considering I am not employed. My inspiration came seeing how people dry their herbs kinds like having a cloth liner. So, I came up with the idea of using a used yogurt container OR even a butter container. The cool thing is that I did not spend any money on it, I just invested about 30 min or so. Here is what you will need.

1. either a yogurt or Butter container, fully washed and dried
2. A box cutter
3. A marker

Now, what I've done is draw rectangles around the container. Almost like making mini windows. With this you MUST be careful. I used a piece of scrap wood on my lap when I was cutting the little windows. With the lid, it was a bit easier. Granted the first few tries I bombed it, but then I figured out just to mark a "x"  with the marker as opposed to just cutting out little holes like I did. I used my brush handle as a guide how Big or Small the X would be. Although you may not be able to see it. on This lid, I am able to put thru 13 brushes. NOW, I do not have many brushes to begin with. BUT I would suggest for the bigger brushes use a butter container and reserve the "yogurt" container for smaller brushes. Just a suggestion! ;)

I think this is a great idea and it was worked for me. Give it a shot, it won't cost you anything but time. I wish you luck and let me know your thoughts on this.
As always becareful and if you are under 18 have a parent with you to help out!

DISCLAIMER: All products used here were purchased with my own money. I was not compensated in any form by using these items. My opinions are 100% honest.