Gone are the days when women used to wear plain, simple and boring nail paints. “Nail art” is a term that has given birth to creative ideas and techniques applied to your nails. Yes! Nail art is becoming more and more popular these days and the new gen girls are saying no to plain nail paints and opting for cool nail arts. Designs made on nails look absolutely beautiful and can help you make a style statement for yourself. You can flaunt a nail art at your college or work place and earn praises for your creativity. Nail art is not a daunting task and can be performed by yourself at home. All you need is nail paints of different colors and some simple tools. Today, we’ll explain you the whole procedure of how to make a newspaper print nail art, that too easily at your home. The newspaper print art is really very simple and even the first timers can do it with great ease. Read on:
Difficulty Level: Easy
Time required: Half an hour
Resources required:
1. A glass
2. Vodka or rubbing alcohol
3. Strips of old newspaper
4. Nail polish (Pale pink, pale white or grey preferred)
5. Clear top coat polish
Estimated cost: Not very expensive
Instructions:
1. First of all, you need to polish your nails with basecoat. Just apply two coats of it. Then leave it for sometime to dry. The basecoat should be lighter in color as it will let the newspaper print to emerge better on your nails. Pale pink, pale white or grey will be a perfect choice for this type of nail art.
2. Now, pour a small amount of rubbing alcohol into a bowl.
3. Next, dip one finger into it and let it stay for about 10-15 seconds.
4. Now take it out and quickly lay a strip of newspaper. Make sure that the words should face down. Now, press over the newspaper firmly. Then rock your finger over the newspaper for 15-20 seconds.
5. Now, carefully peel off the strip of newspaper. You will see that the words of the newspaper will be printed on the nail.
6. The same process has to be repeated for all the other nails. Let your nails dry properly and till then be careful and don’t touch them. Be patient for sometime and avoid moving around, till the time they get dry completely.
7. Now, when the nails get dry, polish them with top coat. Be sure that the top coat should be as thin as possible. You have to careful on this, as if thick it may ruin the nail art as it might run with the ink. Then let it dry.
8. After that, it is time to go for a second top coat, which will safeguard the design. It will also add a shine and give a proper finishing to your nails. And your nail art is done!
Frequently asked questions:
1. Is vodka/alcohol safe to use on nails and skin?
A. If your skin is irritable or your nails are brittle, you can use filtered water in place of the vodka/alcohol.
2. Can’t I have colored news prints on my nails?
A. Yes certainly, but this print looks classy. The colored print might not look that good.
3. What if the topcoat is thick?
A. You can always use a thinner to make your nailpaint thin.
Quick tips
1. Be careful while applying the top coat as if it is thick, it will ruin your nail art.
2. If your base nailpaint has gone thick, then add thinner to it.
Things to watch out for
1. Never use rubbing alcohol or vodka if your skin is irritable.
2. Use filtered water in place of the vodka/alcohol if your nails are brittle.
3. Always buy good quality of nailpaints as cheap and low quality paints can harm your nails.