Get to Know Your Nails

Bella Breakdown If you think hard enough about it, the idea of having fingernails is actually really strange. However, most of us have twenty. Nails are actually just made up of dead skin. Many people think that nails need time to breathe, and that we need to have time between apply nail polish or fake nails. The contents that make up our nails are actually dead, therefore they do not need oxygen. Nails are actually a really great indicator of health issues. There are certain ways your nails are supposed to look. If your nails have turned an odd...

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Nails Are A Great Indicator Of Health

Bella Breakdown Often times, the only time we pay attention to our nails is when we are at the nail salon or needing to go to the nail salon. But, as Business Insider reminds us, it’s important to check our nails for more than just our beauty regimen. Our nails provide key indicators for health problems, so it’s good to know what to look for! If there is ever a certain tinge to your nails, for instance blue or yellow, it’s important to see a doctor as soon as possible. Unusual horizontal lines or white lines on the nails...

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How to Master the Gold Medal Manicure

Bella Breakdown To create this gold medal manicure, you will need base coat, Dermelect polish in “Right as Reign”, Deborah Lippmann polish in “Fade to Black”, and Kiss Salon Secrets Nail Art Starter Kit. Apply base coat and a layer of “Right as Reign” to the fingernails. Next, paint a black stripe of “Fade to Black” directly down the center of each nail. Using the starter kit, place black three dots along the line in the center of each nail and place a gold jewel dot on top of each black dot. Nail this...

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How to Master the Middle Ground Manicure

Bella Breakdown To nail this look, you will need: – Londontown polish in “Full Monty” – OPI polish in “Alpine Snow” – Deborah Lippmann polish in “Autumn in New York” – Essie polish in “Rock At the Top” – Striper brush – Topcoat Follow these instructions: First, apply basecoat to all of the nails, then do a coat of Full Monty. Next, apply Alpine Snow to the tips of the nail to make it look like a French manicure. Apply Autumn in New York to half of each nail. Then, apply Rock At the Top to the same half...

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How to Master the Triple Layer Manicure

Bella Breakdown Nailing this look is as easy as 1-2-3! You will need: base coat Mark Jacobs polish in “Warm Blue” Deborah Lipman polish in “I’ll Take Manhattan” CND Polish in “Brass Button” striper brush topcoat #1 First, apply base coat to the nails. Next, apply one layer of “Warm Blue” polish. #2 Next, apply one layer of “I’ll Take Manhattan” to about 3/4 of the nail. #3 Using the striper brush clean up the edges of your “I’ll Take Manhattan” layer. #4 Apply a dab of “Brass Button” to the base of each nail, a layer of topcoat...

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