On Nail Polish Society's facebook page I promised I would work on bringing you all some tutorials soon. I had a really positive response to my Children of the Candy Corn Nails post the other day. I figured this manicure would be a good place to start. So here it is, my first tutorial!
What you'll need:
What you'll need:
- inexpensive makeup sponge
- Elmer's glue or Scotch tape
- white, orange, and yellow polish (the more opaque the better)
- optional- small nail art or cosmetics brush for cleanup
- After applying a base coat, apply two coats of white polish.
- Cover the skin around your nail with Elmer's glue and let dry completely. I store my glue in an old polish bottle that I emptied out completely in the trash can, and rinsed thoroughly with acetone. You could also mask off the skin with Scotch tape instead.
- Paint each polish color onto the makeup sponge, enough that it's well saturated.
- Dab the sponge a couple of times on each nail. Reapply the polish to the sponge as needed. Repeat this step until you've reach the desired opacity.
- Remove the dried glue, or tape.
- Clean up around the cuticle with a small nail art or cosmetics brush dipped in acetone. My favorite is an e.l.f. concealer brush I purchased from Target for $1.
- Apply top coat. A fast-drying brand such as Seche Vite speeds things up.
- Now you could leave it as is. Or for a little more pizzazz, you can add some glittery polish on top. Or stamp a design on top. Endless possibilities!
Let me know if you try this for yourself! I would love to see it!
