Nail It!

The manicure and pedicure nail care combo has become a fashion statement for those who flair jazzed up nails and pampered hands and feet, as well. However, if plain colors aren’t giving you the grins no more, then take your nail whims to a higher level. So after your usual polish, why not add a dash of artistry through nail art?

 Nail artistry is the art of applying designs on polished nails with the use of acrylic paints, rhinestones, glitters, tiny chains, dried flowers, fabrics, metallic threads with complicated designs, among many others. Nail art designs vary — from avant-garde to tattoo-inspired hot styles, just about anything you can think of like animal prints, tribal prints, text, crisscrossed (horizontal and vertical lines), embossed flower powers, abstract, cartoon, or any out-of-the-box design that projects one’s personality and lifestyle.

Nail art is done by trained artists to achieve the desired outcome. After the application of the base coat, the seasoned nail artist starts to paint the design using a nail art polish with a very thin paintbrush. If your nails aren’t long enough for your desired design, there’s always a solution to that predicament: artificial nails/nail extension. Trivia: nail art stays longer on nail extension.

Hollywood Nails Beauty Salon and Spa specializes on nail art. According to proprietor Gigi Alviola Connelly, the salon only offers hand-painted nail art and refrains from using airbrush, hence she considers every masterpiece a labor of love (for the art). Connelly advices that in order for a nail art to stay for a minimum of two weeks, one must wash the dishes/clothes occasionally and not to do a lot of typing. The simplest the design is, the better, she adds. Maam Gigi, as she is called by her staff, personally trains her “nail staff” to be seasoned nail artists as she has fallen in love with the arts. Her nail care tip: Put oil on your cuticle (cuticle oil) during night time. A hand/feet cream will do wonders, as well.

For this Christmas season, decorate your nails with nail art that is just apt for the season. How about designs like Eskimos, snowflakes, mistletoe, stars, candy cane, red and green crisscrossed lines? Well, Hollywood Nails Beauty Salon and Spa can do it for you. Enjoy special discounts and privileges this Christmas. Visit the salon located at the second floor of Piazza Elesia Center, Gov. Cuenco Avenue, Talamban (tel. no. 344 0867). It only takes 15 to 40 minutes to get your hand painted nail art done! They also offer salon services and beauty enhancements.