December 02, 2024

Christmas Reindeer Nail Art Tutorial

Get ready for another festive tutorial in our Advent series! We’re excited to feature the incredibly talented @avaishlanails, who brings her creativity to life with an elegant reindeer nail design. Grab your nail art essentials and join us as we explore tips, tricks, and Christmas magic that will elevate your festive nails to the next level!

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Transcript

Hey guys, it's Ava. And today I'm going to be using a bunch of HONA products to create some cool nail art. So I'm going to jump straight into it. So I start by cleaning my nails with some alcohol. Then I'm going to use this etching tool, which I think is actually really cool. So I used a 150 grit for my natural nail. You literally just peel it off, stick it on. Bob's your uncle. And then we're going to use the end of the tool to basically get out all the dead skin and the nasty nasties. So I'm making sure all of my nails are etched, just so that the product can adhere properly to the nails. So I'm going to use almond today. I'm not really an almond person, but why not? So I'm sizing them up. You've got to make sure they fit sidewall to sidewall. If they're too big, file it down until it's perfect. Then I use this tool again to just make the inside rough. The pure bond acts as a primer. Now I'm gonna use the pure Foundation, clear builder gel. I'm gonna start at a 45 degree angle and slowly press down until it reaches the free edge. Cure the nail for about five seconds. And then once you're done, cure everything for 60 seconds. Etching tool, again, love it. I'm going to use it to just etch around, just to make it a bit more seamless. I'm going to use this shade Bonnie, because I think it's cute. And we're going to use this detail brush in seven milliliters. Usually I'd use a longer brush, but this works just fine. So we're gonna do a thin layer of the builder gel and making sure I'm literally getting in all the crevices. Then I use my liner brush to just go around and make sure the product is where it needs to be. Then I'm gonna go in with another layer, once that layer has tried. Obviously, everybody has their own way of applying. Build a gel. This is how I'm gonna do it. So once I finish that again, I'm gonna go in with the liner brush and just make sure everything is perfect. Cure it for five seconds, and then cure the whole hand. Now, time for nail art. Okay, here we go. So I'm doing some white french tips on my index finger. Look at that chef's kiss. Then I wanted to make a mistletoe, so I started with a green grounding. Is the shade, to be precise. I started this again, like three times, because that is how I am. So this is how I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna do some little triangles on top of each other, triangles or diamonds. Yeah. Until it looks like that, I'm gonna go back in with the liner brush and use this shade affirmation to make some little cute dots. I always do that round motion when I'm lifting the brush up, just so the Polish doesn't drag onto the nail. And there we have a cute mistletoe next now I'm gonna do a reindeer. So I'm gonna use the black I've done two little curved lines, and then I start to draw the lashes. And I was like, well, it looks like the reindeer has been crying. So I started again. And now I'm gonna use the star of the show. This is the glitter polish shade champers, and I'm gonna use it to make a cute reindeer nose. Then I'm gonna go in with the mirror gold for the ears, right? And I'm just gonna do a line with lines, literally, then repeat on the other side, if you want your reindeer to have two ears, honestly, who wouldn't? And there you have it. Reindeer and mistletoe done. I'm going back in with the affirmation shade, and I was just so obsessed with this color that I just decided to have a full red nail, because why not? Then we're back again with our champagne shade, and I'm gonna do this cute glitter ombre thingy magic. Then I use the line art to just fade it out upwards. And yeah, so the thumb is probably my favorite nail because we're doing a snowflake, and I love a snowflake. So I'm gonna do a few dots. Bish, bash. Bosh. Dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot. You get the gist, right? So as I'm doing them, I'm also making sure they're going from, like, big dots to small dots on the outer circle, if that makes sense. And then I get the brush, and I just lightly drag lines outwards, from the inside, outwards. And look at that snowflake. Guys, some pure shine to top coat. And voila, guys, this is the end result that snowflake. It's just it's given Christmas. Thank you guys for watching and make sure you get your HONA products immediately.

 

Written by Grace Evans