Paint markers: a cheaper, MUCH easier way to decorate nails!

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Alli W.

Feb 24, 2013

Alli W.

I'm a nail polish ADDICT, I must confess... I have Lyme disease and it's taken the beauty out of a lot of things in my life. My skin's clarity, lustre, moisture (but the best thing for it is Clinique's Moisture Surge gel or its Garnier knock-off... I've tried both!) and it also took away the beauty from my nails. A few textbook examples of "Lyme disease nails" are nails that no longer have the "half moon" at the top under the cuticle, and nails that are blue, yellow, or a mixture of both. I happen to have all of those issues with my nails so no matter how hard I try they don't look pretty natural. BUT, I make myself happy by indulging in easy-peasy nail art that may not be as elaborate as everyone else's, but I can get it done in a hurry and get back to being mommy/photographer!

PAINT MARKERS. You can find them in the craft section of any store. They're in boxes separated by colors. Get the fine tipped kind because they're the smallest. Why get these instead of nail polish markers? 1.) not all stores carry nail polish MARKERS and 2.) They're actually cheaper and you get more product out of them! On average they're about $2-2.50 cheaper than nail markers. They also have a soft tip so you don't risk damaging your base coat if it isn't 100% dry yet. I LOVE them. Some people also aren't dexterous to use some of the nail art tools, I certainly am not!

If you can use a marker, you can use a paint marker. The best colors, the ones that show up the best, are black, white, red, blue, purple, green, and some shades of yellow. If you're in a HUGE hurry, you can even just use it to fill in your nails and put on a topcoat. I've done it so many times on my toenails it's not even funny! Here's an example of a SUPER easy nail design. I didn't have a lot of time before I took these pictures, but it shows that you can get perfect little dots without having to wait forever for GLOBS of paint to dry. That's the worst part of nail polish pens :P

I'll post more pictures as I find them! This is my new computer and I don't have a lot of new nail pics on it yet ^_ ^

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