Tutorial #037: Ayumi Hamasaki - UNITE inspired

This nails are inspired by the nails Ayumi has on the cover of her "UNITE" single released back in 2001.

Colors:

• Base Coat: KIKO White strong&shiny No.05
• Gold: MEYBELLINE FOREVER STRONG No.810 "Chic Gold"
• Light Blue: KIKO No.159
• Glitter Blue: KIKO No.298
• Sky Blue: KIKO No.295
• Top Coat: KIKO No.03

How to:

1. Apply your base coat.
2. Apply a gold polish.
3. Apply a light blue polish on 2/3 of your nail, better with glitter.
4. Optional: Since I didn't have a glitter light blue polish I added it after.
5. Apply a sky blue polish on 1/3 of your nail. Let it dry and apply your top coat.

Tutorial #036: Meisa Kuroki - hellcat inspired

In this tutorial I tried to copy the nails Meisa is wearing on the cover of her first album"hellcat".

I'm not very satisfied with the final result but I like the idea so I will try it again in the future.

What you need: a dotting tool, some silver glitter.

Colors:

• Base Coat: KIKO White strong&shiny No.05
• Metallic Grey: China Glaze - Awaken
• Silver: basic No. 449
• Glitter: Catherine Arley No.128
• Top Coat: KIKO No.03

How to:

1. Apply your base coat.
2. Apply a dark grey polish, better if metallic.
3. With a dotting tool and a silver polish draw the contours of your nail.
4. Repeat "step 3" with a silver glitter polish. I added some sparse glitter too. Don't use too much glitter or it will get lumpy. Let it dry prefectly and apply your top coat.

Tutorial #035: After School - Bang! inspired

This tutorial is inspired by the cute clothes After School wears on the cover of their new single "Bang!".

What you need: a thin brush, a dotting tool.

Colors:

• Base Coat: KIKO White strong&shiny No.05
• White: basic No. 35
• Red: essie - Red Nouveau
• Black: Deborah Shine TECH No. 30
• Gold: Deborah Shine TECH No. 21
• Top Coat: KIKO No.03

How to:

1. Apply your base coat.
2. Apply a white polish on your ring finger and thumb. Paint the other nails with the red polish.
3. With some gold polish draw two lines on your red fingers. Horizontally on your pinkie and index finger, diagonally on your middle finger.
4. Fill between the gold lines with black polish.
5. Add a black line at the bottom of your ring finger.
6. Paint the sides of your thumb with red polish.
7. With black polish add some "X" signs like in a corset.
8. With a dotting tool add some gold details on your ring finger, middle finger and thumb. Let it dry and apply your top coat.

Tutorial #024: Ayumi Hamasaki - You were.../BALLAD inspired

This tutorial is inspired by Ayumi's nails in her latest single cover.
I think that with a more bright color instead of yellow this nail art will be awesome!

What you need: a dotting tool or a toothpick.

Colors:

• Base Coat: KIKO Extra strong&hard No. 04
• Light Yellow: Bottega Verde No. 15
• White: KIKO No. 203
• Top Coat: KIKO Shiny Top Coat No.03

How to:

1. Apply your base coat.
2. Apply a light yellow polish on 3/4 of the nail and a white polish on the tip. With a dotting tool or a toothpick mix the two polish together. When dry apply your top coat.