I'm going through the stages in photos for anyone who hasn't tried this type of Nail Art and wants to give it a go. It's very easy to do, so let's get started...
You will need:
Base Coat
3 Colours of Polish
Dotting Tool or Toothpick
Piece of Card/Foil
Polish Remover for cleanup
Top Coat
1. After applying Base Coat I painted 2 layers of my chosen base colour The Heiress to all nails apart from my middle nail which I chose to use Embellish Me as a signature shade. I allowed to dry completely.
2. I put a small amount of Amazing Grey onto a small piece of cardboard and began dabbing the dotting tool to make spots & ovals on the lighter nails. I then changed to The Heiress and dotted onto the dark nail as shown in photo. Make sure you space the dots far enough apart to add the outer colour in next step.
3. For the outline of the print I used Embellish Me on the lighter nails which really livens up the print. Amazing Grey was used on the outer of the dark nail. Using a smaller dotting tool you can see in photo I've painted the outline with random lines, c shapes & dots. Allow these to dry completely.
4. Apply Top Coat and you're good to go!
You'll see that I chose to print one side and tip of my index and pinky fingers. This is just something I fancied trying out to mix things up, I think it works ok.
If you're trying this out for the first time, maybe opt for just your ring finger for an elegant look. You could practice with some old polishes on a piece of paper...
Products I used:
Embellish Me - Leighton Denny (Dark Purple)
The Heiress - Leighton Denny (Light Purple)
Amazing Grey - Leighton Denny (Silver Grey)
Nail Envy OPI (Base Coat)
Seche Vite (Top Coat)
So that was my first tutorial, I hope it was easy to understand.
I'd love to see photos of your Animal Print Nails.
Email me paintedbypinky@gmail.com or
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Thanks for reading,
Jenny x
*Products used belong to myself
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