Intro
The only way to have fun with your birthday is to just make it a celebration. It’s not that hard!
But how many people do this? The more you do this, the more fun you will have on your birthday.
The best way to celebrate your birthday is to just make it a celebration. That is what we are doing in this post: celebrating the birth of our new product, Nails.io. It’s a celebration of the birth of a new chapter in our journey starting from scratch and being born as a startup, through our first fundraising round and all the various challenges we faced along the way. We hope that by sharing our story with you, you can celebrate too!
The Basics of Birthday Nail Art
Most people think of a birthday as just one day. It’s the day after you turn 18, the day you get your driver’s license, and the day you graduate. But that’s only the beginning.
You know those old postcards you get when you have a birthday? The ones with cute little boxes, with a picture of you in your uniform, or maybe with your beloved on top? Those are called “birthday cards.” You also get them when you move to a new city or country; when you marry; and most importantly, on New Year’s Eve.
And these aren’t just throwaway cards: they are important because they capture your memories and emotions for years to come — and represent who you are for all those years to come. To do that, nail art is absolutely necessary.
Nails are one of the few things that have no expiration date: everything changes through time and history, so nail arts reflect this evolution too — and it is worth learning how to make them over time to keep up with trends or to celebrate special occasions (like birthdays).
This article will help you understand the basics of nail art, including how they look, what materials should be used, what tools can be used (and which ones are best), where to buy stuff (or not), how long it takes to apply nail art properly (and why), which tools work best for different kinds of designs (and why) and more!
The best thing about this article is there’s no need to be afraid: I don’t want anyone to feel like he should take my word for anything! 🙂
The Different Designs You Can Do for Your Birthday Nails
This is a great post on nail art from the author of the popular blog Nailscape, with plenty of illustrations to show you how it can look.
This is a sort of post for those who have never done it before. Nails are a very common thing for people to do on their birthday (and for other holidays too), so we should make sure they are done well. It should be fun and not at all annoying, and if you have any experience, the author will point out some obvious things that you can do better.
The author has a few great tips on how to get started:
• Make sure you don’t overdo it by using too many colours or patterns (the impact of one colour makes the next one less vibrant)
• Warm up your fingernails in warm water for at least 5 minutes to soften them (and make sure they are not too dry)
• Use different kinds of nail polish: lacquers, polishes and gel lacquer
• Avoid using very thin nail polish (which can look worse than thick paint)
How to Create a Simple Nail Design
Unfortunately, these days there is a lot of bad design in this space. From the usual expensive kits to the “artisan” knock-offs that are mass-produced. But some nails are just not very good; they have too many small imperfections and squiggles, they don’t fit well or they have too much glue on them. If you need to make a nail design, here’s a simple and quick way to do it: take a photo of your hand or arms with your iPhone. Then use the photo as a reference for any shapes you want to make on your nails (the only rule is–don’t make anything that has more than 2 points). You can use this as reference for any nails you make–it will work great if you’re making them yourself but not if you’re buying them online. It will also work great if you’re giving your friends/family/neighbors/siblings a gift but we don’t recommend it for getting your nails done unless you know someone who does good quality nails!
How to Add More Detail and Creativity to Your Nails
Today, there is a growing demand for people to be able to have beautiful nails on their birthdays. Most people do not have the time and money to spend on having them done by a professional, and even less time and money to spend on having them done by themselves. It is simply a matter of regular maintenance and care, but there is still a performance component that needs to be addressed.
Nail coats are often used as a way of making an effort to add more detail or creativity to your design — without compromising the looks of the nail itself — but this can get tricky when the color changes drastically from day-to-day.
To make the most of your design, you can use any of these techniques:
• Color filters: You can always add color filters over top of your existing design if you’re not happy with it. If you aren’t happy with it, you can always remove it!
• Color matches: You can always add color matches over top of your existing design if you’re not happy with it. If you aren’t happy with it, you can always remove it!
• Shading: You can always add shading over top of your existing design if you’re not happy with it. If you aren’t happy with it, you can also remove that shading!
• Filling: There are many ways in which some nail artists fill in their designs using lacquers or gels; these include dotting, filling in details with acrylics or gels (though the latter are better for more delicate designs), and generally painting over existing designs. All this adds extra detail (which may or may not “match” one another) but is great for adding drama/flair/interest/artistry; especially when combined with a light hand (as opposed to heavy hand).
This technique is extremely useful for simple & casual designs as well as those requiring some custom work such as portraits etc.; however, if done too much too often, these become monotonous and therefore boring; so try sticking only 2 – 4 in at most (but try 5–7 in at least on rare occasions!).
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How to Make a Creative Design out of a Picture
If you’re like me, the idea of a birthday nail is cliche. Not only do we all have to do it, but it’s also a way to showcase our creativity! This can be a fun thing to try out as well as an adorable way to show off your nails!
I’m not saying that there is anything wrong with doing this yourself, or that you should make your own designs or be one of those people who has their entire home decorated on the same day. In fact, I’d advise against that. You see, there are some things about birthdays (or really anything with the word “birthday” in the title) that are considered taboo and aren’t meant for public consumption:
• The name of your child
• Your child’s age
• The date of your child’s birthday
These are pretty generic things, though it may be worth noting arbitrary dates like April 15th (as opposed to March 15th) don’t count against you as much. But for whatever reason people want to combine them into something special and make it seem more special than it is (e.g., a “birthday cake”). It can even be done by combining two unrelated days in one year (like May 31st and July 1st), but not if they are different months!
And sometimes, these things can get messy: people will say they are trying to do something nice or “for her birthday, so she can have a cake and all!” And then later, when they realize they haven’t actually gotten her anything (and they don’t want her to have any of this stuff), they come up with another set of excuses. Here’s my advice: if you’re going to do this yourself, at least take pictures before you start and take them somewhere public so anyone who might see them won’t think it’s weird. And there’s nothing wrong with using another person’s pictures — I’ve done this quite often — but remember that if someone else does something similarly creative on their own birthday and doesn’t want credit for it in case someone wants credit for theirs too… I guess what I’m saying is look at these things from both ends: how are you going to market your design? What do people think about how creative you are? How else might others market their designs?
This goes back to
Let’s face it: most of us aren’t getting any younger. Some of us have a choice and can afford to delay the inevitable by a few years, but for most of us, the reality is that we will be getting older and eventually need to start thinking about how we’ll look when we hit 80. For those who are already aging gracefully (and yes, there is such a thing), there are plenty of websites that deal with this in-depth. For those who are racing towards their 80s like rabbits on speed (and this page is dedicated to you), here are some ideas:
1) Birthday nails – They’re pretty much what they sound like — a birthday card or something similar sent to your 70s self on your birthday.
2) Manicure station – In case you don’t want to spend $50 on a pedicure or $100 on a manicure.
3) Menswear store – The kind that sells men’s suits, tops and ties you can wear into the 70s.
4) In-home portrait studio – The kind that lets you take photos then send them via snail mail as an old man.
5) Souvenir store for every occasion – From birthdays to weddings to funerals! And there’s an app for that too!