May 28, 2013

Nails Of The Day: Graffiti Art

I hope you all had a great weekend! It was a long weekend here in the US and my first Memorial Day weekend! I had a great weekend and basically laid by the pool all weekend long, it was just what I needed to relax for the week ahead!! Although I have a sunburn to nurse now!

I realized that because of the long weekend I was a little thrown off for Manicure Monday and so I woke up today and decided to to a Nail Of The Day post to make up for the miss.

I wanted to do something a bit sassy today and so here are my Graffiti Nails as I call them! I hope you like!!!


What You Need:

4 straws cut in half
Scotch tape
4 nail polishes to create the graffiti combo 
A white polish for base
Topcoat

Here's How:

Start by painting all nails with a white polish, I used Sally Hansen's White On.

Paint a fast dry topcoat over the white polish, I use Essie's good to go.

Then using the tape, tape around each nail following the cuticle. This is to prevent a big mess at the end.

Next dip a cut straw in the the 1st of the 4 colors you choose, quickly blow the color onto each nail. Don't worry about it looking messy, randomness is favored here!!

Continue dipping the next straw into the next polish color. Repeat this process until all 4 colors have been blown onto nails.

Wait for the polish to set and then apply a topcoat.

Remove tape once topcoat has set. You might have to do a bit of clean up around the nails, but the tape should catch most of it!

That's all there is too it! I love this manicure because it's fun and messy! Perfect for this season too if you choose to use neon or pastel polishes.

Will you wear this graffiti look on your nails??


8 comments:

  1. This is super pretty! I love the colours you've chosen.

    http://embellished001.blogspot.in/

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  2. I'd have to say .. this is really cool! Not sure I'd have the patience to try it .. but I do love the colors you choose as well.

    Monica.
    www.pear-shaped-gal.com

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    1. Thanks! It took a bit of time with regards to the taping, but the polish application was a breeze! It was fun to be a bit messy! :)

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  3. This is such a cool idea! The way you explained it was really detailed and it makes me eager to try it. c:

    http://janiecyxo.blogspot.ca/

    xo, Janiecy

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    1. Yay! Be sure to send me a pic of your version through email or twitter if you do! I would love to see it!! :)

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