When Messed Up Looks Cute

So these nails are great because they require absolutely no skill. Technically you're supposed to use plastic wrap with these but I just used a plastic bag which worked just fine.You can do these with any colors and any amount of colors.

Tools

• Plastic bag or plastic wrap (Reuse this! You only need a small piece of the plastic wrap)
• Base coat
• At least 3 other colors

Step 1:

Start by painting a basecoat. Color really doesn't matter but you want something that you're ok with showing through a little bit and something that's not too close in color to your other colors. Let this dry completely before moving onto your next step! I'm taking over night or at least a few hours of drying! I made this mistake and if you don't let them dry the polish will come off when you use your bag or plastic wrap and then you have to start over.

Step 2:

After your basecoat is completely dry put a few randomly placed, nice sized blobs of polish. Don't use your base coat color. I did and it was a mistake because all it does is blend in with the base coat. Waste of polish. Do steps 2 and 3 with just one finger at a time.

Step 3:

Now take your plastic bag and crinkle the section (no bigger than your finger nail) so it's very crinkly. Then dab and smear the polish over your nail. Do extra dabbing to get a kind of sponge effect. Repeat with all of your nails. 

Step 4:

With a cotton swab, use nail polish remover (I use acetone free) to clean up any polish that may have gotten around your nail. Paint with a top coat or a matte coat if you want and you're done! 

Organizing Polishes

So recently I ordered some nail swatch things to paint all of my colors on. It was so fun!

 I numbered each of the nails on the back and then painted the color on the front.


I also put the number on the bottle of nail polish so I would know which was which. Very handy. I love being organized!!

Rainbow Leopard

Tools:

• Different polishes of your preference
• Black polish
• Small detail brush
• Top coat

Step 1:

Start with a base coat. I would personally just use white if you're doing rainbow so it just increases the vibrancy of the spots and doesn't detract from them. 

Step 2:

Make messy dots of different shapes on your nails. Put them on randomly. Don't crowd your nails with too many colors and dots. It will make it look messy. I ended up just using 3 different colors and 5-6 dots on each nail.

Step 3:

Use your detail brush to make 2 small black lines around the edge of your dots. You can do the line all the way around for a slightly different look. Apply a top coat and best of luck!

Bubbles are Awesome!

Bubbles are Awesome! 

Tools Needed:

• Dotting tool
• As many different polishes as you want
• Nail polish remover

Step 1:

Start by painting a base coat and letting that dry sufficiently. Use a color that your bubble colors will show up on nicely. If you're not sure just use white!

Step 2:

 This step is optional but if you want you can do a French manicure look on your tips.

Step 3:

Start by using your dotting tool to make dots. Do all of your fingers before switching to another color so you only have to clean your dotting tool a few times. Line your dots up so that when your fingers are together the dots/bubbles descend. You don't have to but that's how I did mine.

Step 4:

Let your dots dry a bit before doing the next set. I used a darker shade of purple to go along with my light purple. Do the same steps with the dots. Make sure to clean your dotting tool between different colors. Use nail polish remover! Believe me, I have tried just washing them which was a terrible idea. 

Step 5: 

Again let your dots dry mostly before putting another set on. You can do as many dots as you want but I just did 3 sets. I used white this time, just filling in the empty spaces. Don't be afraid to layer/overlap dots. It looks really cool if they overlap to make a slightly different shade.