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Nail designs, popularly known as nail art, is a fast emerging trend in the world of beauty and fashion. You don’t really need to be good at art or an artist, for creating nail designs and visiting the beauty salon or a nail art studio is also unnecessary. Do it yours elf nail designs gives you the opportunity to explore your creativity, in turning your nails gorgeous, using some simple materials and techniques that are also inexpensive. There are a number of nail art kits that are commercially available, but you can very well do without them too. You can refer to some online guides, if you fall short of design ideas, but otherwise there is not much that you will need to create beautiful nail designs. Here’s a guide on a few nail designs, that are simple and quick, that you can do yourself at home.
Nail Designs – Do It Yourself
French Manicure
Materials Required
* Nail polish – French Pink (base coat) and French White (tips)
* Scotch tape
* Clear top coat
* Nail polish remover
* Cotton swabs
Directions
Once you have collected all the required materials, seat yourself in a comfortable position and spread out your fingers on a firm table. Tear out small bits of scotch tape, one for each nail. Apply the scotch tape bit, along the start of your nail tips. Then, apply the French white only to all your nail tips. Allow it to dry for 5 to 7 minutes and once your are sure that it has dried, peel off the scotch tape gently. Now, apply the French pink, that is the base coat, to the entire nail and allow it to dry. Once it has dried, apply the clear top coat and leave it to dry. In case, you make a mistake anywhere, pour some nail polish remover on a cotton swab, carefully erase the error and reapply the nail polish.
Flower Nail Design
Materials Required
* Nail polish – base coat (any color)
* Acrylic paints (any color that goes with the color of your nail polish)
* Thin paint brush or lip brush
* Nail glue (optional)
* Clear top coat
* Crystals/ gems/ colored stones
* Toothpick
Directions
Start with applying a dark colored nail polish as the base coat. If you are not using a nail glue, dip a tooth pick slightly in the nail polish, lift the crystal/ gem/ stone with it and place it on the wet nail polish, exactly on the center of your nail. If you are using nail glue, pour it into a bowl, pick the crystal with the toothpick, dip the back of the crystal in the glue and place it in the center of the nail. Press the crystal firmly against the nail polish and leave it to dry. Repeat this for all the nails and wait till all the nails have dried properly. Then, dip the paint brush or lip brush in the acrylic paint and with a free hand, draw tiny flower petals, around three or four on each nail, around the crystal. Allow the paint to dry well and apply the clear top coat to seal in the paint and the crystal.
Flag Nail Design
Materials Required
* Nail polish – white and bright blue
* Acrylic paint- red and white
* Toothpick
* Thin paint brush or lip brush
* Clear top coat
Directions
Apply the white nail polish, twice, as the base coat and let it dry well. Then, apply the bright blue nail polish diagonally to the lower half of the nail and allow it to dry. Once it dries well, using a paint brush or lip brush and red acrylic, paint thin red diagonal stripes on the white upper portion of the nail. Use white paint to make small dots on the blue area, representing the white stars on the flag. Allow it to dry well, then apply the top coat to the entire nail and let it dry well.
Toenail Smiley Design
Materials Required
* Nail polish – black and white
* Acrylic paint – black and white
* Toothpick
* Thin paint brush or lip brush
* Clear top coat
Directions
Paint your fingernails in alternating black and white and let it dry well. On the nails that are painted white, use black acrylic paint to draw smiley faces like a smile, a frown, a wink, puzzled, naughty tongue out, etc. On the ones that are painted black, do the same with white acrylic paint and leave it to dry. Follow it up with the top coat and allow it to dry.
There are many other creative nail designs like a rainbow, a clock, a tic tac toe board, a chess board, a polka dots design, etc. that you can try. You can also experiment with different color combinations and gems, to create unique nail designs. Do it yourself nail designs, can also be taken up as a hobby, if you enjoy the art and are creative too!
