Wednesday 21 August 2013

How To-Punk Rocker Nails.

Notice the question mark in the title. Its a big question mark! I'm not really sure if the way to describe these nails is 'Punk Rocker' but whatever you would use to describe them, its definitely not my usual major girly style yet surprisingly I really, really liked these so here is my How To!

What you'll need.

  • Gold Nail Varnish. I used Avon but any make will do.
  • Black Nail Varnish. Like above, any make will do but I used B&M's black nail art pen.
  • A base & top coat.
  • A cuticle stick.
  • A selection of gold and black gems. These can be purchased cheap on amazon. (If you'd like the link then feel free to ask.)
  • Nail art tape. (optional)
Step 1.
Paint your nail with your base coat and leave to dry, follow this by a coat (or two depending on your preference and coverage.) of your gold varnish. 

Step 2.
One nail at a time, we need to do the triangle. It is essential we do one nail at a time or the varnish will dry quickly and the stone wont set as well. If you feel you have a steady hand, like me, pain the triangle on free handed. If you feel you need to, cut off two strips of nail art tape and place them on your nail to create a border if you like to just colour in.While the paint is still tacky, pick up a gold gem with the cuticle stick and place it on your nail in the center of the triangle, holding it down for a minute or two to make sure its stuck. Repeat this step for all other fingers. Bar the ring finger.

Step 3.
We now need to use the black gems. Apply a clear coat to your ring finger and work quickly in picking up and putting the gems (as done in step 2) in a line on your finger before the varnish dries and repeat to other hand.

Step 4.
Apply a top coat. This will seal your design and help your gems hold longer.

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