Newspaper Nails.

A friend from church introduced me to the coolest new nail art trend.

Newspaper Nails.

I looked up on youtube how to do them, because I couldn't remember exactly what she said.
And this is seriously the EASIEST nail art ever.

So, here goes....

MY FIRST TUTORIAL!

Materials Needed:

*Clean Nails

*Clear Coat Polish

*Nude Nail Polish or White Nail polish

*Rubbing Alcohol or Drinking Alcohol

[not for drinking]

*Scissors

*Newspaper

First you start off with a CLEAN nail.

Then, you put a base coat on to protect the nail.

I'm using O.P.I. Start to Finish.

You can use whatever you want.

Next, after the nail is completely dry...

Use a pale pink, yellow, etc color..

In this case, I used white.

I used 'Sinful Colors #1 Snow Me White'

Now, what I didn't like about this color or maybe the brand?

It was thick, but I had to use two coats of it,

it looked all ridgy and not smooth at all.

The second coat really helped.

But it takes 20 to thirty minutes to dry.

It gets kind of gooey

Now, you have to wait until the nail is COMPLETELY dry

[i'm impatient, and already did my other nails so, I'm going to use, RapiDry by O.P.I.]

Next, you soak your nail in alcohol.

Most people suggest 'rubbing alcohol'

HOWEVER

A friend gave me really gross UV Grape Vodka 

on Friday, and since it would never get drank..

I soaked my fingers in it! 

You soak your nail for about 30 - 60 seconds

Then you *IMMEDIATELY* put the piece of Newspaper on it

Let that sit for about 15 seconds or alcohol dries

This is what your nail will look like if you don't let it dry,

but the point of this picture really was the matte look before you put your clear top coat on. I put start to finish on again..

Here's a better picture of my nails!

this was my first go around with them, but I think for the first one it didn't turn out so bad!

Now, you try this at home, and you comment me or e-mail me pictures of your work and let me know how you did!

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xx -

hope