Scratch Mag July/Aug 2015 Ideas

Summer Nail Art Ideas

Scratch Mag July 2015

Just spotted these fun ideas for easy-to-do nail art in this months Scratch Mag (July 2015). 

Hopefully I will give them a go myself and post a few pics once I've done them.

Anyway, thought I'd share the articles for now..enjoy doing your summer nail art!!

OPI's 'Outrageous Neons' and blendable 'Colour Paints' Lacquer sets would work well with both of these ideas. They also have a how-to video on their website for another fun idea to try with their blendable new range:

http://opi.com/color/collections/colorpaints#YQ1b5i2i8Cs1t36w.97 

Summer Product Ideas - Scratch Mag July 2015

Bright Summer Colour Ideas & Products

Scratch Magazine

Here are some colourful nail art products & ideas featured in this months Scratch magazine to help you get creative with your nails. 

1. NSI Secrets Shades - Great product made with super fine polymers and with high pigmination. There are 14 shades to choose from and each pot is 5g / 180z. They can be used to mix with acrylic powder and to create colour fading pigment art. £6.99 + vat. www.nsinails.co.uk

2. Reflections by Nail Harmony - Melody Collection Pastels Kit - This is a lovely set of 12 pastel acrylic mixing powders (12 x 4oz). This set is not on the cheap scale but well worth the money if you are sculpting with acryclic to create flowers and a soft look. The shades include: Timbre (Sky Blue), Wavelengths (Baby Girl Pink), Notes (Mint Green), Chords (Orange Sherbet), Interval (Pastel Yellow), Overtones (Clay), Resonate (Pastel Pink), Octave (Pastel Blue), Unison (Very Pastel Green) Lyrics (Khaki), Rhythm (Light Sage), Harmonics (Cappacino). £39.99 + vat. www.nailharmonyuk.com

3. Cuccio Professional Coloured Pigment & Acrylic Mixing Kit - This kit includes the 3 main primary colours yellow, red and blue plus black and white. You also get instructions and an empty pigment mixing jar. Cuccio claim their acrylic powder is made with state of the art technology incorporating the ultra tripe sifting process which means the polymer particals are refined and micro-sized which is better for sculpting and 100% bubble free! £19.99 +vat. www.cuccio.co.uk

4. NG Metal Crystal Collection Fine Detailer Art Brush - High quality 3D kolinsky hair Acrylic Brushes & sable Gel brushes with crystals in the metal weight handle. Available in size 10. Excellent for fine detailed nail art and will last you a long time if looked after. Reasonably priced at £10 + vat. You can get the same type of kolinsky detailed brush from 'The Edge' at a slightly cheaper price and 'Orly' do a detailed brush for around the £8.50 mark but this brush will look great in your kit! www.nailgaga.co.uk

5. Brillbird UK One Move Acrylic Paint - These particular acrylic paints are made for one movement techniques such as doing flower detail, polka dots, swipes and traditional acrylic nail art detail. They have high pigment and great coverage. There are 27 colours to choose from and are priced at £3.00 each including vat. www.brillbirduk.co.uk

6. IZ Beauty of London - Hot Florals Kit - The kit includes The Little Black Box, Stud It Silver Circles in small and medium, White Helix, Hot Flutter Pink, Hippie Summer and Monochrome Flower Deco It Decals. You get about 30 decals per sheet and no water or cutting is required, you can just peal off and stick on and cover with your favourite topcoat. This Kit is priced at £20.00. You can buy similar decals from various stockists on ebay and amazon for a lot cheaper if your on a budget and still create a fab effect! www.izabellehammon.com

7. The Edge Coloured Acrylic Powders Kit - This kit includes 6 x 10g coloured acrylic pots. They do 2 different Kits with different shades. Box A includes the colours: Red, Sky blue, Hot pink, Marine blue, Yellow and Black/ Box B includes: Orange, Purple, Rose, Green, Pearl Blue and Gold. The acrylic is fast setting and great for creating 3D art and nail tips. Priced at £24.95 + vat. www.edgenails.co.uk

8. Alessandro Acrylic Paints - These are lovely acrylic nail art paints. Like most acrylic paints these are water soluble. They claim to be the best artist quality and are opaque colour-fast and fade resistant. They come in 5ml bottles and there are 17 colours to choose from. Each bottle is priced at £3.45 + vat. You can buy a starter kit with 12 colours for under £10.00 on ebay if you need a few colours and want to save a bit of money. Once you apply a topcoat this will seal in any acrylic paint as long as you have given the paint time to dry. www.alessandro-international.co.uk

9. Cuccio Hollywood Glitz - Walk of Fame - Paved in Gold Nail Art Kit - This kit contains 10 compartments of various nail art embellishments such as, Rhinestones, bead chains in various colours and studs. I actually couldn't find this exact pack on Cuccio's own website but came across various similar Cuccio nail art packs on Amazon for £3.99. This particular pack is £4.99 + vat. I have bought so much in the way of nail art embellishments amounting to a lot of money so I think these packs are quite reasonable because you get a selection of nail art in one pack rather than buying all separate with postage on top. www.cuccio.co.uk

10. Cuccio Pro Brush-on Glue - This is a 6g / 21oz bottle of brush on nail super glue. Great quality for nail repairs, acrylic nail tips and sticking on embellishments. Brush-on glue is a 'must have' for nail art lovers, I would be lost without it! You can purchase slightly cheaper brush-on glues but the cheaper you go the cheaper the quality!
www.cuccio.co.uk

I hope you have found this of some use ~ enjoy your nail art designing!!