In honor of the season finale, I did a themed nail design. I think it turned out pretty cool. Honestly, you could totally do this nail technique with other colors of nail polish and come out with some pretty cool designs. Alright... Let's get this started!
First thing first, you'll need a paper plate or newspaper, a red nail polish, a white nail polish, a topcoat, a straw, scotch tape, and a toothpick. At the end of the tutorial, I'll actually list the colors I used.
The first thing you're going to need to do is paint your nails with an opaque white. I did two to three coats depending on how it was coming out. Always make sure you're painting on clean nails!!! My top coat is actually a base coat/top coat/strengthener that I use under the white. It helps it go on smoother and has been keeping the polish on longer for me. Make sure your nails are dry before moving on.
You're going to want to make sure your plate is ready with the straw right beside you. You'll need to tape your finger. I just use three strips per finger. I would suggest doing one finger at time, and by that i mean tape one finger, follow the steps, and take the tape off before you start on the other. So, one piece of tape on either side of the nail, as close to the nail itself as possible and one down the middle on the top. It is essential to tape your nail otherwise you'll get red polish everywhere, and I do mean everywhere.
Alright, now that your finger is covered up in tape, you're going to put a couple few drops of red nail polish on the plate. You are going to then take your straw and dip it in the paint. You'll want a fair amount of it on the end of the straw, but not too much so that it's gloopy.
Now the fun part! you take the unpainted end and stick it in your mouth. Blow hard! Make sure you blow hard, it might take a few times to get the hang of it.. I suggest practicing on the plate itself if this is your first time doing it. Put the end of the straw with paint on it closer to the nail for bigger blots, and farther away for more of as spray technique.
Now you can see why that tape is so essential! Give it about a minute or two to somewhat dry then remove the tape. If there is any paint on your fingers just use a q-tip and some nail polish remover for some quick clean up. Once it's dry add a top coat and bam! Dexter inspired nails.
Now if you want to write "Dexter" on your nails, it's about as simple as writing. Put some paint drops on your plate and dip the end of the toothpick into it. Write "DEX" on one finger, "TER" on the other. I found it easiest to start with the Middle letter and work out for spacing. The way you get the blots of blood around the letters is just by dipping your toothpick in the paint again and just smudging some paint here and there to look like blood drops. Then wait for it to dry and use your favorite top coat. Simple as that.
Well I hope you enjoyed the tutorial and found it helpful :) If anything is unclear to you, or you have questions, just leave me a comment <3
Nail Polishes Used:
~ Sooki by Zoya (red)
~ a basic white by Sally Hansen
~ Salley Hansen extra moisturizing 4-in-1 treatment
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