Nail Art | Watermelon Design

So those that know me well knows that I have a hard time keeping my nails long. I have a history of biting my nails. In grade school I do it constantly without any rhyme or reason however during the college years I notice that I only bite them when I am nervous. Especially when taking exams. And like the energize bunny, I keep biting and biting until there’s no more space LOL   yeah I am so bad. But on the bright side, I’ve been very very good these past months. No urge to bite them. As a matter of fact I began to get very annoyed by the long nails. It’s not comfortable when I play Tetris on my Blackberry, hard to type fast and not convenience when I prepare things to cook. Now I trim them down and I found that if I want to stop biting my nails then I must put polish on them.

24 Colors Nail Art Polish 2-Way Brush

I purchase some nail polish on eBay the other day for an affordable price. It was around $15 for a set of 24 colors with a 2-way brush. Free shipping and I don’t need to pay tax. Sure it takes awhile to arrive as it was shipped from China, although on eBay it states the seller ships out of Los Angelos. Whatever! I was in no rush so I just let that go. I thought it was really cheap, that is less than $1 a bottle. I don’t plan to use these color to paint my entire nails but for detail work/designs so I think they will last my quite sometime. It comes with a 2-way brush. One is like a normal brush and the other is a nail art pen.

The first design I tried with these color is the watermelon design. Perfect for Summer. I got lots of compliments on this design. The idea came from browsing Youtube and Google.

Nail Art | Watermelon Design Supply

I used a combination of polish and brushes to achieve this design. I’m not so fond of the built in brushes on the polish – just yet. The brushes that I used were regular paint brushes that I got from Michael’s Craft Store kid section. They are pretty affordable too. A pack of like 6-7 brushes cost about $5.

Method:
1. Apply base coat – Sally Hansen Maximum Growth
2. Apply main color – Love My Nail in Delicious #587
3. Apply nail art color in olive green – NA064 #15 (outer watermelon)
4. Apply nail art color in white – NA064 #23 (inner watermelon)
5. Apply nail art color in black – NA064 #24 (watermelon seeds)
6. Apply nail art color in white – NA064 #23 (watermelon seeds detail)
7. Finish off with the clear coat again – Sally Hansen Maximum Growth

Make sure that you allow each coat to completely dry first before moving on to the next. ENJOY the compliments!

And for my little sister who’s interested in what I ate today here it is.

Lunch was very simple, quick and easy. Flaky flat bread (the same one I used to make the Banana Roti Dessert) stuffed with scramble eggs and a sprinkle of fried garlic. For some reason I had a craving for hot coffee so I made that too.

Roit Flat Bread stuffed with Egg - Coffee

For dinner I had grill salty fish (which I marinade a day ahead) with watermelon. I know some people will go “ewwww watermelon with rice?” Well I don’t care what you think LOL I mean we all have our opinion about certain dishes. Oh, and sometime I also like to add plain-o-water to my cold rice as well especially when it is paired with grill salty meat (beef, chicken, pork or fish).

Grill Salty Fish + Watermelon

Grill Salty Fish