Mermaid Nails
June 21st, 2011
For our trip to Costa Rica, I wanted fun nails that had an almost tropical vibe. I went back to Marie Nails (where I got this glittery combination) and got a bright tangerine color with graduated gold sparkles on just my ring fingers (which you can see here). It felt just festive enough and I couldn’t wait to try out different combinations. Luckily my friend Marta was up for the challenge and let me paint her nails a pale greenish blue with aquamarine-colored glitter. It’s quickly become my new favorite way to add a bit of sparkle to plain polish.
{Essie’s Mint Candy Apple & Martha Stewart’s Aquamarine Glitter}
{Paint two coats of the nail polish}
{Add top coat along the bottom half of the nail}
{Dip a separate brush into top coat and then into the glitter}
{Apply glitter to the bottom half of your nail}
{End result}
Adorable! I definitely need to go to the craft store now
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Oh these are so cute! I love the colors that you used. It really makes me think of mermaids! i cant wait to try this one out!
OMG these nails are A-MAZING! Must do. I mean really….is there anything better than a mermaid’s tail! I hope you have seen (I’m SURE you have) OPI’s Pirates of the Carribbean collection, they have a color actually called Mermaid’s Tail.
i totally tried this and it looks amazing!! i love it!!
So simple and cute! I love the color, too. <3
Oh how absolutely adorable! Must try.
love this! its very inspring
Amazing!!! Great idea for summer night!
had to try this asap! Couldn’t find the exact color
all the beauty stores said it’s hard to keep in stock. Bit I was able to find the next color in essie’s color wheel! Its a little more blue but still turned out amazballs! Thanks for the uber cute idea!
very cool idea for summer
i recently stumbled across your blog and am OBSESSED! i cant wait to try this and repost it on my blog (which is still a work in process) i love love love getting manicures but sometimes it is easier and less bang for your buck to do your own at home which is why i love these mermaid nails AND the essie pen you posted about for cleaning up!!!
Love this. I have glitter nails all over my daily nail interest board. They are so fun and feminine.
These are amazing! I have the perfect glitter and polish combo and will be trying this soon! Thanks!!
I did this with my toes a while back and it’s such an eye catcher! Everyone loves this. It’s definitely a good post!
such a cute, simple design. love the color and the bold yet simple factor to it. FABU, Doll!
-Aron
Just did this, did pink nails with lighter pink/white glitter. Turned out AWESOME! i just hope it doesn’t come off in water
Thank you for the idea, i’m always looking for neat ways to do my nails!!
The nails are just one part of the Beauty puzzle, the rest of the body also needs to be in order. But I do love that color.>LOL
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Love but im gonna try a diff color…that one wouldnt look good on me :/
These nails are absolutley perfect…Another brilliant idea. Emily, I love how you put things together, something I can never do. I’m so glad your sharing your gift of fashion with everyone.
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Sooooo fabulous!!! I’m going to have my nail technicians do this next time!! Thanks for sharing.
Love this !
Thanks for posting! I showed my fiance and he surprised me with the 24 pack of Martha glitter and the polish. And you inspired my own nail creation! http://poshpurpose.blogspot.com/2011/10/thrifty-thursday-glitter-nails-skip.html
One major warning when doing glitter nails.. You should really use Cosmetic grade glitter. Regular craft glitter has crushed glass in it. I really wouldnt to scratch your face with that.
I googled ombre nails and found this post. Mind you, I already love this blog. I’m going to try this tomorrow on my nails!
I love this nail look. Should be easy for me too because I already have that Essie shade. With the rate of all the new styles, I may have new nails every year in 2012!
I get a lot of good ideas at: http://www.taaz.com/trends/trends.html as well.
I’ll be sure to get sparkles in my eyeball int heprocess
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Oh my gosh! That is soo cute! I’m actually going to go to Costa Rica in a month and I have to try this!!
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Cool nails
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I love dis color i will so it too my couzos im so ghetto im fallen 4 dis col0r
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I am in the middle (literally!only left hand is done) of doing my version of this. I love it! I did purple nails and the glittery accent nail was gold glitter over purple instead of white or something. Love it!!
These are GORGEOUS! I am late to the party but only just seen these and OH MY GOD they are so nice. I would be too scared to have my nails nice in case I chip them on my STEERING WHEEL.
Love this! But I would try like a lavender as the base and a light pink for glitter.
I have a very similar tutorial just this weekend. 2 simple ways to a gorgeous glitter gradient xx http://www.cherrysuedointhedo.com/2012/04/2-simple-ways-to-gorgeous-glitter.html