How to: Get A Perfect Manicure

I wanted to share with you guys a compilation of things that help get me perfect manicures, feel free to click on the links to get detailed information for each picture and each step :)

After filing my nails I push back my cuticles using an orange stick and trim away the excess using a cuticle trimmer, I follow this picture: 

1. Credit: http://thefashionistacoach.blogspot.com/2012/04/how-to-paint-your-nails-perfectly.html

I then follow up by cleaning away all of the polish that got on my cuticles and skin, like this:

Credit:  http://thebeautydepartment.com/2012/03/mani-monday-5/

Thanks to these two blog posts I am always satisfied with painting my own nails!

Credits: 
Picture #1-http://thefashionistacoach.blogspot.com/2012/04/how-to-paint-your-nails-perfectly.html
Picture #2-  http://thebeautydepartment.com/2012/03/mani-monday-5/

**Disclaimer: None of the pictures in this post are 

mine, links to the websites are provided under 

each photo as well as in the Credits above.

NOTD: Tiffany Manicure

This is another manicure that I had been dying to try, but I just couldn't free-hand the bow right and stamping just wasn't cutting it. So, I order some adorable bows from eBay and waited 2 long weeks for them to arrive before attempting it again.

I'm sure most of you guys have heard of, seen, or own China Glaze's For Audrey. It is the perfect Tiffany blue color and goes on opaque and even after 2 coats.

• After applying 2 coats of color, I used my CM nail art to draw horizontal lines across the nail- these represent the ribbon on the iconic tiffany box.
• On the accent nail I added a vertical line and placed a bow in the center using a thick layer of top coat to secure it in place.
• That's it! :)

I did notice that one of the bows is defective but for the $1.69, well worth it.

Products used: 

China Glaze- For Audrey | CM Nail Art White | Bows via eBay {$1.69} gogo_newlife123 or direct link to product here.