Another one taken from Sharmadean Reid’s The WAH Nails
Book of Nail Art, which I absolutely LOVELOVELOVE. The designs are so
exciting and fresh, with classics livened up and bright new designs ready to
go.
I mixed this one up a bit by using different colours, and
it’s quite a fun design so I’ll definitely be experimenting with it in the
future. I’m trying to take more pictures of the process to properly illustrate
what I’m doing, but I might have gone a bit overboard this time!
Equipment
- 5 brightly coloured nail polishes
- White nail polish
- Black nail art pen
- Clear top coat
My Technique
I started off with a 5 different base colours, a pink,
blue, yellow, green and red combination, and gave a double layer base coat to
each nail. It’s important to give a strong base with this, especially if you’re
going for brighter colour pops.
I used an ordinary white nail polish to add in various splodges and marks. They don’t have to
be neat or even, in fact the messier it looks at first the more interesting it
will be at the end. Be careful not to overload the nails too much though, as
you still want the colour peeking through.
Once dry, I used a black nail art pen to add in outlining
around the edges of the white, and extra spots in the empty spaces. With the
outlining, try dabbing with the pen to create a more uneven edge for some of
the white spots and mix it up with even lines as well.
It does take a little bit of patience to wait for
everything to dry, but after a top coat to finish it is so worth it!
Alternative
Techniques and Styles
I would recommend using a nail polish brush for the white
dabs rather than a pen, as it’s easier to play around with size and style and
you don’t have to worry about too much thickness across your nails.
After using different base colours, I’d definitely like to
try out different colour pens for outlining as well. It’s such a simple design
that you can really go wild with it!
~ HS