All it takes is just a little bit of effort and creativity, to learn to do beautiful nail art at home! These 6 easy tricks and tips will show you how to make salon-quality nail designs on your own, so you can cut the line and save yourself plenty of time and money.
Chic Eyes Nail Art
Materials
1 Nail Art Brush
1 Ballpoint Pin
Nail Liquid Tape
Nail Base Coat
Nail Polish (White, Blue, Black)
Instructions
- Brush the liquid tape around the cuticles of your nails.
- Apply a layer of base coat on your nails, dip nail art brush in black polish and paint a half circle and dashes around it to resemble eyelashes.
- Fill in the half circle with white polish, dip the ballpoint pin in blue polish and dab a dot in the center of the circle.
- Peel off the liquid tape, and this chic, girly nail design is done!
Glittery Heart Nail Design
Materials
1 Tweezer
1 Nail Art Brush
A Sheet of Plastic Film
Nail Liquid Tape
Nail Base Coat
Nail Polish (Gold Glitter, Silver Glitter, Red, Gray)
Instructions
- Brush the liquid tape around the cuticles of your nails.
- Apply a layer of base coat on your nails, paint your nails with the gold glitter polish.
- Use a thin wire or nail art brush to paint 15 red heart shapes on the plastic sheet.
- Apply another layer of base coat on top of the glitter polish, while it’s not completely dried, peel off a heart with the tweezer and place it on your nails.
- Seal your nail design with a last layer of base coat. Peel off the liquid tape. There you have it, a cute nail design perfect for Valentine’s or every day.
Easy Marble Nail Art
Materials
1 Cotton Swab
Nail Liquid Tape
Nail Base Coat
Nail Polish (White)
Marker Pens
Instructions
- Brush the liquid tape around the cuticles of your nails.
- Apply a layer of base coat on your nails, paint your nails with the white polish.
- After the polish is dried, take the markers and draw random circles on your nails, use at least 3 different colored markers on one nail.
- While the marker has not yet dried, take the cotton swab and quickly swirl it around your nails to create marbling.
- Seal your nail design with a layer of base coat. Peel off the liquid tape. Foolproof marble nails done!
Cute Polka Dots Nails
Materials
1 Ballpoint Pin
Nail Liquid Tape
Nail Base Coat
Nail Polish (Blue, Black)
Instructions
- Brush the liquid tape around the cuticles of your nails.
- Apply a layer of base coat on your nails, paint your nails with the blue polish.
- Dip the ballpoint pin in black polish, dab it on your nails to create circles large and small.
- Seal your nail design with a layer of base coat. Peel off the liquid tape.
Glittery Striped Nail Art
Materials
A Pair of Scissors
Nail Liquid Tape
Nail Base Coat
Nail Polish (Orange Glitter, Silver Glitter, Gray)
Clear Packing Tape
Instructions
- Brush the liquid tape around the cuticles of your nails.
- Apply a layer of base coat on your nails, paint your nails with the orange glitter polish.
- Cut off a piece of tape, paint the gray polish over one half of the tape and the silver glitter polish over the other half.
- Use scissors to cut the silver and gray polish into thin strips.
- Tape one strip of gray tape on the end of your nails, followed by the silver glitter, repeat this to get a total of four strips on each nail. Cut off excessive long strips on the end.
- Seal your nail design with a layer of base coat. Peel off the liquid tape.
Honey Bees Nail Art
Materials
Toothpicks
Cotton Swabs
Nail Liquid Tape
Nail Base Coat
Nail Polish (Blue, White, Yellow, Black)
Instructions
- Brush the liquid tape around the cuticles of your nails.
- Apply a layer of base coat on your nails, paint your nails with the blue polish.
- Dip the cotton swab in white polish and dab it on your nails to create clouds. Seal the nail design with a layer of base coat.
- Dip the cotton swab in yellow polish, dab a circle on your nails to create the body of the bee.
- Dip the toothpick in black polish, paint stripes on the yellow circle and small dots.
- Dip the toothpick in white polish and draw a small pair of wings on top of the bee’s body.
- Seal your nail design with a layer of base coat. Peel off the liquid tape.
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