Today I did a simple watercolor zebra print manicure, to show everyone you don't have to spend big $$ for your nails to look cute! Step by step instructions are down below!
Difficulty: Easy
Tools you will need: 1. White nail polish--I used Petites in French White (417)
2. Black nail polish or a black striper--I used SH i <3 Nail Art striper in Black (310)
3. Neon/Hot Pink--I used Milani Neon in Pink Hottie (507)
4. Lime Green-- I used Pure Ice in Wild Thing
5. Blue-- I used Pure Ice in French Kiss
6. Clear Top Coat--I used NYC Long Wearing Extra Shiny Top Coat (271)
7. Cosmetic Wedge/Sponge
** If you do not have a black nail striper you will need a toothpick to draw the lines! **
Let's get started!! Just follow the steps!
1. Paint you nails white. I needed 2 coats. *Did you know if your nail polish is taking forever to dry, you can get a bowl of cold water & add a few ice cubes to it--dip your nails in and it will speed up the drying process!! When it's dry move to step # 2!
2-3. Paint a line of pink, green, and the blue on your cosmetic wedge/sponge and start dabbing on your nails. Don't be scared if it gets on your skin--it comes off easily with a Q-tip and some nail polish remover! It will be a transparent color like watercolors! If you think there is more of one color than another add some more to your sponge and dab away! Be careful because it DOES get darker the more polish you add!!
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to all of your fingers! Get creative and Have fun! :)
5. Okay your nails are dry right? Now we will learn to make zebra stripes! Grab your black nail striper or black nail polish (if you do NOT have a striper you need to put a dollop of black nail polish on a paper plate or something you don't mind throwing away and grab your toothpick--dip it in the black nail polish....) start at the top of your nail on the left side and let the brush/toothpick lightly touch your nail. Now roll your nail towards you to make a stripe! Not all stripes are the same! Some are wavy and some are thick! It is all up to you!
6. Okay now for the second stripe--do the same thing you just did but on the opposite side and roll your nail away from you!
7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 all the way down your finger! Don't be scared! Remember if you mess up you can always go back and tweak the lines by adding a little more black polish here and there to thicken up the lines to make it look like you meant to do that! ;)
8. Do all of your nails--or if you want you could just do the zebra print on your ring finger as an accent nail..the choice is yours!
9. After the stripes are dry add the Clear top Coat and you are DONE! YAY!! You did it! Now that wasn't so hard was it?? You will get tons of compliments! :)
If you try this manicure I would love to see it! Please email it- inkandcupcakes@gmail.com
or tag me on instagram with hashtag #inkandcupcakes.
Thank You!!
xoxo
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