You’ve spent the first few days of the new year cleaning out your fridge, organizing closets, and carefully sorting your bills. Now it’s time to clean out your nail box. From nail art freebies to reliving your childhood nail art memories, these top tips and tricks will help make the most of your manicure this Spring.
1. Show It Off with Amazon Smile Purchases
For every pair of Amazon Smile items you buy, you’ll receive 10 percent of your purchase back in your Amazon Smile Account. For example, if you purchase lipstick for $5 from Ulta or nail polish from Greenhouse, you’ll receive a $2 Amazon Smile credit. Greenhouse is one of our favorite nail polish brands, and you can search for certain color names like “Caviar” and “Vanilla Swirl” to find them at the bottom of your Amazon Smile Shopping Results.
2. Get Picky
Next time you’re at the nail store or putting your nails on, take time to search through the counter for anything that looks interesting. Maybe it’s something you haven’t seen before in a polish or polish color, but it will make you happy if you find it and add it to your collection. When you do find it, take a snap of it with your iPhone or print it off so you can add it to a visual board.
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3. Make Your Nails “Acrylic Free”
Nail painters and manufacturers regularly come out with more hyped nail polish colors that are made with a yellow base, which it says are “hydrophilic,” or able to stick to your skin and hair. Acrylic water based nail polishes are really easy to apply, but if you already have chalk or nail polish on, these new pink, turquoise, and silver hues simply won’t hold up on your skin. If you’re looking for a more natural, heavily pigmented, and affordable way to keep your color fresh and natural, check out Simple Nail Essentials, a new brand that specializes in coral, coral pink, warm orange, and bright coral colors that can be applied to a base coat and worked with.
4. Relive Your Childhood
Once a week, take a photo of your baby teeth, a picture of your haircut circa your first sports championship, or of your spelling score. These nostalgic images will make you feel more like you were a kid again and will encourage you to upload it on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest.
5. No matter Your Color, Give Your Nails Nail Art Freebies
Not having a manicure? Give yourself some free nail art by downloading a few free printable nail designs on KISS NailArt. We gave a ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ design a try, and we absolutely loved it. To try one for yourself, start by buying a jade pendant with a variation of the Ninja Turtles logo. Once you’ve bought the necklace, print a free free print of the product you want. Then, download the product onto your iPhone and go to your nail art app of choice, select the design, hit the store button, and let them give you your free gift.
6. Get In the Mellow
Chillax with these relaxation nails ($10) by Kia Martica. The prep-chewing and line-drawing tools for this nail art come in handy if you’re feeling especially anxious and stressed out this season.
7. Grab a Pattern
If you’re interested in painting your nail outside your sense of taste, try this new line of nail paint by Saint Laurent Paris that’s inspired by the line of iconic covers and sculptures from this brand. Make sure you have some patience while you master this tutorial, and you’ll be able to create nail art that’s as fun as it is unique.
8. Re-See Your Nails
A little lighting can go a long way in refitting your nails, so invest in some orange lighting to give your nails a fresh look. It might take up to an hour to get the hang of using this furniture light, but if you find yourself being inspired by the car pieces and sculptures that line the wall, it’s time to give it a try.
9. Paint it Again
For $5 you can get 20-ish different cosmetic and nail polish samples on Zappos, as well as tools to get inspired by them, like small makeup, nail, and hairstyling case kits. They have a bunch of fun colors and designs that will spark your creativity.
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