The Must-Haves Accessories for your Nail Art Creations
There are some awesomely good accessories around at the moment, enabling you to take your nail art to a whole new level. So, just for you, I’m taking a close look at the must-haves for your manicure kit.
1) Holographic Chrome Nail Powder
What Makes It Great
The instructions are really clear, so off I go.
The addition of real flecks of silver, and microscopic glass particles means this powder gives a brilliant, mirror-smooth holographic surface that’s hard wearing and stays chip-free for ages. I dazzled everyone in the coffee shop, and will be using this again and again!
Where It Could Be Improved
The pots are quite tiny, and could do with being larger, although you use such a tiny amount each time.
Holographic Chrome Nail Powder - iMethod Premium Salon Grade Rainbow Unicorn Mirror Effect Multi Chrome Manicure Pigment, 0.04oz/1g
- MONEY SAVER - iMethod nail powders are made of ultra fine salon-grade pigments. A little goes a long way. You can get at least 25 manicures in one jar, means 40 cents per time. At salons , Holographic manicures cost 20-35 or more.
2) BORN PRETTY 9 Pearl Powders
What Makes It Great
This is an awesome little set of powders. They all mix well, with a smooth, easy application. The colors and effects are impressive.
Where It Could Be Improved
The pearl powder is a little pale, more like an ivory. However, it’s still great, just paler than I was expecting.
BORN PRETTY 9 Boxes Pearl Powder Nail Mirror Effect Rainbow Nails Art Glitter Chrome Metallic Manicure Pigment 1G
- Multiple Effects - Chrome Effect when you apply it on black base gel, pearl Effect and Iridescent nail when you apply it on white base gel.
- Used with UV TOP COAT AND UV LAMP.
- Stay longer than normal nail glitter
3) Bememo Nail Art Kit
What Makes It Great
If, like me, you’re a 3D addict, this massive set is perfect. It contains lots of styles, and so many of each one that you won’t run out mid design. The tweezers make placement so easy.
Where It Could Be Improved
The pots can be a little tricky to open, so don’t do what I did and throw them everywhere!
Bememo 5900 Pieces (4 Boxes) Nail Art Rhinestones Kit Nail Rhinestones with 1 Piece 1 Pick up Tweezers, Multicolor Nail...
- 16 Facets rhinestones: flat back point rhinestones feature 16 facets; They are in 12 colors, very shining and delicately made, making your nail look more charming
- Nail studs: these golden rhinestones have 12 different shapes such as flower, heart, butterfly, circle, bow, drip, star, square, hemisphere, horse eye and so on; They look lovely and delicate, easy to apply and decorate your nails
4) Nail Art Liquid Latex Barrier
What Makes It Great
This makes any application of polish simple. Just paint it around your nails, and, as if by magic, no polish with be left on your skin. It’s great for geometric designs too, or in fact any design where you want the under-color to show through. It opens up a whole range of possibilities for nail art.
Where It Could Be Improved
To be honest, the smell of this latex barrier isn’t too pleasant, but the usefulness of this product makes that well worth putting up with.
Nail Art Liquid Latex Barrier - Simply Peel Off Liquid Tape - Mess Free Mani & Pedi - Cuticle Guard...
- SERIOUSLY ELIMINATES THE MESS ★ The Cure for messy manicures and pedicures. Perfect for gradient manicures, splatter nails, water marbles, or stamping among many other things
- USA COMPANY & EASY-PEEL POLISH BARRIER ★ Fast and easy, liquid nail tape that acts as a barrier or shield around the nail for keeping your cuticles free from polish
5) AKOAK 100 Pieces Nail Art Guide Stickers
What Makes It Great
These stick-on guides ensure that any design requiring nice, clean lines is easily achievable. But also they are great for building up your gel or acrylic nail extensions.
Where It Could Be Improved
When it comes to peeling these stickers off, take it slowly, as once or twice, I found that if you tear them off rapidly, a tiny amount of polish can come with them.
AKOAK 100 Pieces Horseshoe-shaped Nail Art Acrylic Nail / UV GEL Nail Extention Tips Form Guide Sticker
- Material:Paper;Quantity:100pc.
- Size(Approx.):6cm x 6 cm;Style:Horseshoe-shaped.
- Suitable for acrylic nails extension / UV gel nail extension.
- With length and numbers marked on each nail form which provides an accurate guide for making your pretty nails.
6) Teenitor Nail Art Brush Kit
What Makes It Great
What a great set of brushes and other stuff! Well made and perfectly pointed, these brushes are brilliant for dotting, lines and even really fine details. The rhinestones, too, are nicely shaped, and the included tape is one of the best that I’ve tried.
Where It Could Be Improved
Why do they make these pots so hard to open one handed? Not all of us are organized enough to have everything ready at the start – or is that just me?
Nail Art Brushes, Teenitor 3d Nail Art Paiting Polish Design Kit with 15 Nail gel Brushes, Nail Dotting Pen 5pcs,...
- Fantastic professional nail art set: Contain 15pcs nail art design brush set, 5pcs nail art 2-way drawing dotting painting pen, 2 pcs nail-art rhinestones, 10pcs assorted colors nail striping tape, meets all you need for perfect nail art.
7) Tatuo Nail Art Kit with Dotter
What Makes It Great
Who doesn’t need a rhinestone dotting pen? I know I do. Those pesky little blighters get everywhere, so this is a godsend. It picks them up, and makes placement so easy. No more fiddly tweezers!
Where It Could Be Improved
The weight balance of these dotter pens takes a few minutes to get used to, so play with them before you start your nails.
Tatuo Rhinestone Picker Dotting Pen, Dual-ended Rhinestone Gems Crystals Studs Picker Wax Pencil Pen Crystal Beads Handle Manicure Nail Art...
8) Teenitor 36 Boxes Glitter and Foil Decorations
What Makes It Great
What can I say – this set of glitter and foil decorations for your nails contain everything and then some. Eco friendly ingredients, easy opening pots (and you know this is important), and lots of choice. I love this kit.
Where It Could Be Improved
My only, very minor complaint is that, while the amount of style is great, the number of pieces in each style could be greater. There are enough to do several sets of nails, depending on how you use them, however.
Teenitor 36 Boxes Nail Art Glitter Decorations Pailette Foil Sticker Candy Colors Flakes Nail Kit Sequins Manicure DIY Nail Art...
- Plenty of beautiful color choices: totally 22 different colors of nail art glitter sequins. including 12 boxes irregular candy colors flakes in 12 colors; 12 boxes paillette foil sticker in 4 colors; 12 boxes glitter paillette foil sticker in 6 colors. As picture shows
9) Proteove Nail Art Tool Set
What Makes It Great
For a mid range priced set of manicure/nail art tools, this is great. It includes brushes and pens (with 23 different tips), files, tapes, rhinestones, and very on trend Indian waterslide decals. I’m impressed with the quality of this professional standard tool set, and pleased to see some really unusual template designs for a change.
Where It Could Be Improved
The scissors don’t feel that strong. However, I’ve used them and still am, weeks later – so they can’t be that bad.
Nail Art Tools Fashion Design - 8 Size Painting Brushes, 5 Carving/Dotting Pen, 12 Style Decals/Stencils, Striping Tapes, Irregular 3D...
- ◎Hot Nail Art Tools on Youtube & Ins - Ladies, nails are an extension of what you wear, and cool nail art always happens to garner a lot of attention and compliments. Besides, who doesn’t love an added dose of glamor to their nails? If you’re bored of your classic, monotone nail color and want to try out something fun and quick, you need this nail art kit to make your nail art simple and quick - Soon you'll be a total PRO!!
10) SUNUV Curing Lamp
What Makes It Great
Sunuv’s addition to the curing lamp market is nicely made, durable and efficient. With lots of preset options, and plenty of room for every finger, this cures quickly, but without blinding you.
Where It Could Be Improved
The price band on this could put some people off, but it really is a great, professional quality curing lamp.
SUNUV SUN2C 48W LED UV nail Lamp with 4 Timer Setting,Senor For Gel Nails and Toe Nail Curing
- Painless schema design: Flexible Drying Options with 4 preset time control: 10s, 30s, 60s and 90s low heat mode, Enjoy professional quality nail polish at home.
- Smart auto-sensing (no switch): Put the hand into Sun2 sensor and will automatically turn off to recover 33 lamp beads: Patented UV/LED lamp 48W beads provide unique properties: fast, very energy efficient and durable construction
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