Tuesday, 3 September 2013

Let's do the Funky Leopard (Nail art Tutorial)

Hey lovely ladies!
I'm so excited about this blog and I hope that you are too. 
As promised, here is a super easy nail art tutorial.


THE FUNKY LEOPARD
^ Yes, that is what your end result would/should look like ^

The thing about leopard print nail art is -
  • It is always in style.
  • It looks a bit complicated but it is super easy.
  • It looks super chic and fabulous
  • You don't have to worry about the spots being the same size or the nail art to look perfect and super clean because mostly, the messier it is, the better it looks.

I love leopard print nails and the combo I usually stick to is a white base + pink spots. But since NEON bright colors are in VOGUE, I decided to mix it up a little and so I took a well-deserved break from the usual. And I thank God I did because these babies look SWEEEET!

Anyway, let's get this tutorial started.

THINGS YOU'LL NEED-

1. Different colors of nail polishes. 
  • 1 base color (I used white. According to me it looks best with white as a base since I feel it makes the color POP)
  • Colors for spots (You can pick as many as you like. I used five :D)
  • 1 dark color (I used black)
2. Old ball-point pen or a thin nail art brush (you could use a paint brush too)

3. Nail polish remover and cotton/cotton ear buds (for clean-up)

4. Top coat (so your pretty mani stays chip-free and perfect for long)


STEPS-
  1. Start with a dry base color.
  2. Paint unevenly shaped dots (with your choice of colors. I used hot pink, a tiffany blue, orange, yellow and green color nail polishes)
  3. Paint "U" and "C" shapes around the dots using a darker color (preferably black) with the help of the old ball-point pen's nib or paint brush. You simply have to dip them in the bottle of nail polish. You could also use the brush of the nail polish (I do this when I can't find my brushes. I've grown comfortable with using it with time.)
  4. You will notice that there are still empty spaces here and there. Fill in those empty spaces by making tiny dots with the same color you used to make the "U" and "C" shapes.
  5. Wait for your nails to dry patiently. You could dip an earbud and clean up the sides of your nails if you've gotten any polish on them by mistake but be careful :)
  6. Once you're dure your nail polish is dry, seal it with a top coat. 


Once you're done you'll have COOL nails that I'm sure will bring in a lot of compliments. 




Hope you liked this post :) If you need help then comment below and I'll try my best to help you :)
If this is confusing for you then I can post a pic-tutorial too :)

xoxo Koko 

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