Nail Art #11 - Zebra Stripes

This is a really easy and cute nail tutorial and it literally takes about 15 minutes! Animal prints for nail designs have been around for a while now, looks like people just can't get enough! I'm going to be telling you how to achieve this design using just a nail striper!

1.  Use a basecoat to protect your nails from the polish

2. Use a Matte polish as a base and apply two coats, if you can buy a matte topcoat and apply it over the top of any varnish to dull the shine if you don't have any matte polishes. (You don't have to use a matte polish, but the shine and contrast off the silver looks more dramatic)

3. To create the Zebra stripes I pulled up an image off Google to get the pattern correct. It's mainly just triangular patterns with lines inbetween.

4. Clean up around your nails using a cotton bud dipped in polish remover.

5. If you've used a Matte polish, don't add a topcoat or it will add a shine and detract away from the contrasting colours.

Experiment with all sorts of colours and animal prints! Using a Matte black polish and a black striper has a really cute and subtle effect!

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Nail Art #1 - Tiger Print

I've gained a slight new obsession recently - Nail Art

I've always been the type of girl to have painted nails and to experiment now & then with different ideas, but recently I've been stepping it up a notch!

For those of you who don't know, my last name Sher, actually means Tiger.. So when I saw a tiger print design I went crazy & just had to do them - & it's really easy!

1. Begin by applying a base coat. This stops your nails from becoming damged from wearing too much nail polish!

2. paint all your nails white - 2 coats should do the trick!

*wait for nails to dry*

3. Dab a few blobs of orange nail polish onto a paper plate. Take a make up sponge, and dab it into the polish slightly and sponge onto the tips of all your nails.

*be light handed with this and work from the tips up, as you want a gradient effect*

4. Take a black striper and sweep lines onto your nails from to create the tiger print!

5. Apply a clear varnish over the top when completely dry to protect your design.

& there you have it, Tiger print nails in less than 15mins!