Nail Art for Beginners

Hello to you all!

You all know I have a thing for nail art. Sometimes I get on a roll and do some kind of art every time I do my nails. Other times not so much. Believe it or not, nail art is pretty easy when it's broken down into steps. Today I will be sharing 3 basic nail art designs. 

Polka Dots

Paint you nails any color you want. Taking a dotting tool (I got a set on amazon) If you don't want to buy a set you can use a bobby pin for small dots, a pencil eraser for large dots, or the end of a paint brush. Place a small amount of the color you want your polka dots on a paper plate. Dip your dotting tool into the paint and start with your dots. If you want random dots then just go for it! Remember to wipe the old paint off of your dotting tool if it starts to dry out. If you want more symmetrical dots, you can start by dotting down the center of your nail. Then dot the sides of that till you have the look you want. Remember to off set your dots. Otherwise you'll look like you have rows of dots across your nail.

Flowers 

How many of you thought "You want flower?" when you saw that?!? Don't lie! haha

Flowers are a cute-sy design to add to any nail color. To make your flower "petals" Take the dotting tool size of your choice. Make 5 little dots in a circle, leaving the middle empty. Before they dry, take a marbling tool (it will come on the end of one of your dotting tools if you order the set) or a tooth pick, touch it to the center of the "petal", and drag it towards the empty space you left in the middle of the dots. This will make the "petals" look more like petals and less like dots. To fill in the center of your flower you can place a small rhinestone (also available on Amazon) using some clear coat or some glittery polish. 

Leopard Print

You're going to be shocked when I break this one down for you! Start off by painting your nails the color you want. Then pick out the color or glitter you want as the center of the animal print and the color for the outside of the animal print. Using the dotting tool with the center color, make clusters of 3 dots all over your nail (pretend you are making small Mickey Mouse heads all over your nail)  Be as random as you can be with this. Remember to leave space for us to add the outside of the design. After you've added as much print as you want. Clean off your dotting tool and dip it in the outline color (I usually use black for this) Outline the dots you just made using C shaped shapes and dots around the center color. There is no right or wrong when doing this. You can also add dots of color in between the design if you want it to be a little fuller.

I hope you learned something new. If you try any of these be sure to share your picture with me!

Until next time...
Xoxo,
Adela