Kitty Nails

It's been a while since I updated last time.
I've been busy with house work, being sick, doing SaSa stuff for the next event.
I am still recovering from cold but should be better by Saturday's event at the University.
If you are interested, here is the detail.

I will be selling my handmade headbands and clay accessories.


Anyways,
here is my recent work.

Sculpted tips (extension) with all the goodies!
I was going to put more but her husband was waiting in the car with the dog, so this was my best I could do in certain time.

Marine Style

It looks like the Summer is finally here.
It's been hot (well, considered "hot" from people here) these days and I finally got to take my kids to spray parks and outside pools.

For nice hot days, you will want to get some summer style toes!
Her request was "Marine Style Nails" and she also wanted to have anchors on them.

What a perfect design for the summer beaches, heh?
She is actually going to the beach far away from here which is much nicer than the beaches here...the real beach.
Enjoy the nice sun and beaches with fun toes!

3D and Peacock Art

It's been a while but I've been testing and practicing a lot since I got new gels.
I've had some problems of lifting and shining but I think I solved most of that.
Of course everybody has different shaped and conditioned nails so it's very difficult to choose the right products.

Embedded flower

Vintage roses

I now carry several brand's gels for your convenience and preference.
And now another brand's gel is on my way here!
I really want to settle down on one or two lines of gels, but it's soooo difficult!
New products are always coming and they are getting better and better of course.
I think I will just keep testing and trying new stuff all the time and I think that is how the beauty industry (or any industry) works.

Drag art using gel. Marbled roses and peacock art.

Customer's Nails

I did three customer's nails this weekend.
One was my regular customer and other two were from Yellowknife!
Thank you for choosing me. I had a great time.

Here is my regular customer's nails.
She liked her previous nails and she is going to attend her friend's wedding so she wanted a simple french like last time but different colored 3D flowers.

Here are the nails I did today.
She got extensions, blue gradation, glitters and crushed shells and 3D bow and a cupcake.
It was so much fun for me too especially the cupcake part :p
And look at her hands! Her fingers are really long and so as her nail beds.
I would definitely make her as my nail model if she lives close to me..

Here is the last customer's nails.

Her nail beds were long and healthy so they were easy to handle too :)

She chose a design from one of my Japanese nail magazines and she wanted them in fun colors so I helped her choose colors.

This kind of design is called "Pucci" which is from the designer Emilio Pucci.

I sneaked some hearts and flowers in the design.

She said earlier that she was a simple girl, but look at this! Totally fun this time!

I hope she is going to have fun with the nails.

Tripod

Hahaha, I finally got a tripod today.
It's called gorilla pod and you can secure it on handles, or fences, or anywhere that have something to hold on to.
It looks kind of like octopus.

So I took a picture of both of my hands in it.
I should have bought it earlier...
This one is going to be so handy!

My left hand nails and right hand ones are totally in different tastes though...
That's because I always need to practice and they are the instant advertisement to random people.
Cashiers at supermarket usually notice my nails :)
And also it's handy when the customers don't know what to get.

Marble Nails

Finally I tried some new gel I got the other day.
I changed designs a little bit.

The gel was easy to apply and I am so satisfied how they turned out!
I used marbling technique and left lots of clear gel part so they look cooler in summer.
I drew some marbled roses with white gel and of course a 3D rose in black.

Candy Nails

These cute little hands are 10 year old girl's.
She chose a bright pink glitters and blue and purple crushed shells to be embedded.
They kind of reminds me candies : they look so yummy!
Great choice!

3D art and Flat art

Simple white french nails with popping arts!
Took these pictures at night but they sure will look prettier under the sun!

Wedding Idea...Something Blue

Here are some wedding nail ideas.
I wanted to practice deep smile lines and for me, the white tip French nails reminds me of brides.
So I ended up creating wedding nails ^-^
I looove the character My melody, so I didn't want to remove her but after all it looked pretty old compared to the new nails.

I added some flowers under My melody, around the new growth area....meh, it's ok but not great.


How about....this? My melody again!
It's much better, isn't it?

Something blue.
White, blue and silver is the best combination!

$100, you get everything! Anything you want. ( This deal will expire....someday..lol)

I also changed some of my right hand nails.

hmm. I kind of like round shape now.
My left hand nails are still square shaped though so it's easier for my customers to choose:)

Would you like a Kitty?

Kitty!

Kitty---$7

Today's Nail

Today, I had a customer for Gel toes.
She is going for a vacation soon so she got her toes done for it.
She also got her (hand)nails done last week. Thank you for admiring tOkO Nails!

Her favorite hot pink for the base and put on some small and medium sized glitters and then of course, 3D flowers:)
I always get compliments on 3D nails and people seems like they are really interested in getting them and I am so happy. I hope more people are interested in Japanese style nails:) That's my goal.

time: 1h

Price:

gel toe french or color $35

Glitter $10

3D $3 x2

total $51----now 15%off and $43

Pretty in Pink nails

Fill and design( color) changes.
Pale pink gradation with some small and medium sized gritters and 3D Sakura flowers on a couple of fingers.

Time: 2h

Price:
fill $45
Glitter $10
3D art $12

total $67---15%off--->$57

Gel Toes

Here are girly gel toes.
She didn't have any ideas what to get, so I decided the designs.
I matched pink with her bangs which was pretty bright pink.
I used glitters and mylars then put 3d roses.

Very gorgeous and girly:)

Estimate time : 1h

Price :
Gel toe French (glitter) $35
3D flower $3 x2
Rhinestone $0.5 x2
Build up a half broken nail with acrylic $5


$47---15%off--->$40

Simple French with Pink Flowers

These are the nails of my customer who came this morning.
It's been three weeks since last time she got her nails done by me (last article of her nails), and I was kind of worried about her nails but I was so happy to see them because her nails were perfect!
No chipping, no lifting, just got new growth.

She wanted to change designs and wanted something simple this time.
And she already had her idea so I just followed it and made her design.

And here we are, nice simple French nails with sheer glitter and pastel pink 3D flowers.
Nice and simple, but if she wants she can always come back and I can add some designs or 3Ds anytime ;)

Those who want to add something interesting on your existing nails, come to me and I can add designs.


Estimate time : 2hours

Sample Price

French gel overlay $45
Glitters $10
3D designs $3 and up each
Gel off is FREE when you get new designs

$67---15%off--->total $56

My Melody's friend Piano

Here. This pink sheep is My Melody's friend Piano.
She is so fluffy and cute.
The bear on my pinky nail was going to be Rilakkuma but I made his face too round so it turned into a normal bear. lol

On my right hand nails, I broke one nails by accident so I changed designs and shapes.
I wanted to try oval (almost pointed) nails so I filed off the corners and made them rounder.
Actually, as you can see in many magazines, the popular nail shape is shifting from square to oval in Japan.
And I found that round shape is much easier to handle. I still like square off nails though...or maybe I will get use to see oval shaped nails?? hmm..
I can't do a complicated designs on my right hand because I am right handed but I really like the mushroom on my middle finger nail.
Lots of glitters and mylars as usual:)

And here are my new toe nails.
Basic (well at least this is my basic) leopard patterns and pink bows.
Girly and Princessy.

My melody

My melody is a popular character in Japan.
Her looks and personality are so cute. If you are interested, look it up on You Tube and you can see her moving and talking:)

And my nail, I love how it turned out. It was kind of my first attempt to make 3D My melody but I gotta say it was a huge success.

I made her eyes a little bit too small, but still looks like it.
Now I gotta make her friends Kuromi and Piano. lol

Hmmm.. making 3D is fun:)

Glittery Bow

I am recently changing 3D designs on my nails.
Colorful Spring design to Kawaii Japanese decorative ones:)
I feel like a princess, cute, pink nails.

I draw some lace with acrylic paint and then put a glittery pink bow.

Totally romantic and cute!

Then I put more glittery hearts here and there. Oh my, they are soooo glittery and almost hurt my eyes!

Aaaand, how do you like this one?

This doesn't look like princess but I just wanted to practice peacock design and something Summery.

I don't think this one is going to last so long because I really want to put 3D on top which will hide the design.

My New Set of Nails

I got these new colors the other day and I couldn't wait to use them!
They are just lovely colors and so cheerful.
I made simple French nails with lots of colors and of course, 3D charms:)

I looooove everything I got and am so happy.

Estimate time ------2.5h

Sample Price

Gel extension $50

French $15

3D art  $3~/each

total----$95---->15%off-> $80

Another Set of Summery Nails

On Saturday, I did another set of Summery nails.
She kind of wanted silverly colored nails with blue flowers on them at first, but she really liked the one I did on my last customer so she went with the same one as hers.
I would really have to make samples so the customers can see what I can do and imagine how they are going to look like.
I'm sure silver with blue flowers would look nice too:)

Estimate time ----1.5h

Sample Price

Gel overlay $35

Gel extension $5 x2

Glitter  $15

Shell  $10

3D flowers $3 x2

$76 ---15%off---->$64

Summer Nails

Last Saturday, lovely two customers came to my salon:)
A mom and her daughter came here together to get their summer nails done.
They should be in Hawaii enjoying the sun and the beach right now.

Here is the mom's nails.
She had great healthy nails but some of the nails were shorter than the other so I extended a couple of nails.

And then blue glitters and crushed shells and 3D white flowers....Just like Hawaiian seas...
So gorgeous and glittery..almost like jewelry.
They must look great on sun tanned skin color.


And here is her daughter's pedi.
Classic French gel toe with her favorite color purple 3D flowers.
She was talking about getting fruity nails and "Hawaii" letters nails so I was preparing for that (lol) but she chose classy nails at the end.

These classy but cute nails fit very well on her though.
I hope she enjoys her nails and the trip to Hawaii.

Took me 3 hours to do everything (mom and daughter) just so you know the estimate time.

Thank you for coming and see you guys again after the trip:)


Sample price

Mom

Clear gel overlay $35
clear gel extensions $5 x2
Crushed shells $10
Glitters $15
3D flowers $3 x2

$76 ---15%off---->$64


Daughter

Gel toe (kids) $20
3D flowers $3 x2

$26---15%off---->$22