Sunday, 6 April 2014

Chanel Pastel Tweed Nail Art Tutorial

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I saw this tutorial from Spindle magazine via @effynails on instagram (an infinite source of nail art inspiration) and knew that this was something worthy of procrastination of other, more adult, tasks.


This tutorial is so simple - it's really just a collection of lines painted haphazardly in pretty colours. Here's what you'll need:
  • Cream/ off-white nail polish (I used Lime Crime's Milky Ways)
  • Pastel striper polishes in Blue, green, pink and purple (or pastel nail polishes and a very fine brush if you don't have striper polishes)
  • Gold Glitter nail polish
  • Black striper polish


Apply two coats of the cream coloured polish. Once dry to the touch, using the pastel blue polish, paint two vertical and two horizontal lines as shown above.
Then, with the pastel green polish, paint three horizontal and three vertical lines.


Using the pastel pink polish, paint three vertical lines and four incomplete horizontal lines (two coming out from each side), as shown above.
Paint a few incomplete purple lines close to the pink lines.


Do the same with the gold glitter polish, painting over a few of the other colours to create the tweed effect.
Finally, sung the black polish, paint some thin crosses  on the nail and finish it off by painting two tin borders down either side of the nail.

When everything is dry apply a topcoat to protect your efforts.

Well done, you!










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