Tagged: additives

French Manicure with Lace

This is another twist on the French manicure… and probably the last French design you’ll see from me for a little while.  The Born Pretty Store sent me these lace nail stickers to try, and I thought they’d be great accents to a gradient tip.  I started off with...

VIDEO: Nail Art with CND Additives

I took a little hiatus from making videos, but I finally have a new one for you!  I documented the new techniques that I recently learned using CND Additives.  In this this video you’ll learn how to create a gradient, how I did my recent zebra stripe and polka...

Gradient Zebra Stripe Manicure

I’ve been playing with CND additives again!  It’s SO easy to create gradients with additives… why did I wait so long to try these? For this mani I started off with 3 coats of Couture Little Black Dress, and then applied three different color additives into the tacky layer...

Rainbow Dots with CND Additives

I’m learning about additives and how to use them to create different nail art effects. A friend was kind enough to share her CND additive collection with me, so now I have a whole new set of goodies to play with.  Additives are pigmented powders that you can layer...