Hey everyone, hope everyone is having a great week.

Today I'm going to talk about one of my favorite forms of nail art, airbrushing! I used to have my nails airbrushed at my local salon but for some reason they stopped airbrushing. So for many years I haven't had it done. Living in a small town there aren't too many salons offering this service, so I purchased my own airbrush.

There are a lot of airbrushes to choose from on the market so pick carefully if you decide to get one. I bought mine on ebay after doing a lot of comparing between different brands. The airbrush I purchased had several attachments, two hoses, cleaning tools, and a pack of primary color paints. I paid just over $100. You will want to do some comparing of your own to get what is right for you.

When you airbrush your nails you'll want to have some items on hand.
*Plenty of newspaper to lay over your work area.
*Paper towels for clean up
*Water for clean up
*Cotton balls and or q-tips and fingernail polish remover for clean up of fingers from over spray
*Paint colors of your choice
*Airbrush, parts and accessories
*Stencils if you have them
*Base coat in color of choice
*Top coat sealer

Okay so once you're ready my advice is to practice on something to get the design down you want. There are so many different ways you can make designs on your nails.
I was playing around with mine and came up with a design that I call Hunger Games. It was really easy and the pictures will be posted below.
Step 1. I sealed my nail with a clear coat.
Step 2. I sprayed the entire nail with primary yellow
Step 3. For a gradient effect I sprayed just the bottom edge with primary red
Step 4. I actually mixed red and yellow together, stirred it with a toothpick and using a stencil that resembled flames placed it at the tip of my nail and sprayed.
Voila, a Hunger Games themed fingernail.

Be creative when using your airbrush. Here are some ideas:

*Use painters tape and a decorative hole punch to create designs on your nails. Just punch a design into your tape, place the tape on your nail where you want it and spray with a color choice.
*Use lace to create a totally cool effect. Place the lace on your fingernail, spray with color choice.
*Use striping tape. Start with a base coat in color of choice and when it is completely dry place striping tape in desired positions and spray with color of choice. The possibilities are endless with this one.

The main thing I can tell you is: Shop around for the best price, if you want to own an airbrush, but make sure you get good quality equipment. Watch some tutorials on youtube if you want to know how to hook it all up (That's what I did). And practice, practice, practice. But, enjoy yourself!