Many a time (well, maybe twice) I have been left unreasonably frustrated, a floor strewn with nail art tools before me after a litany of attempts at tie-dye nails. It seems simple enough - take a few colours and use a toothpick to swirl them around on your nails; and yet, it always seemed to end in a gloomy mess.
A few weeks ago I saw this tutorial by Wah Nails and everything changed.
What you will need:
- Three nails polishes (preferably three shades of the same colour as they will mix nicely. I used Lime Crime Parfait Day, and Colour Club Flamingo and Warhol)
- Toothpick
- Topcoat (as always I use Seche Vite)
Firstly, paint one coat on your nails in your lightest colour, and wait a few minutes for them to dry.
Next, using all of your shades, place a few dollops of polish on each nail.
Then, taking your toothpick lightly place the thin end on the surface of the wet polish and begin to gently create swirls, mixing the colours into one another. If you apply too much pressure with the toothpick you with reveal bare nail go gently.
It's important to work on one nail at a time because the polish needs to be very wet when you go in with your toothpick. Also, don't be tempted to create too many swirls or the colours will just mix all together to create one colour.
Easy. Well, maybe practice a couple times first to get the hang of it, but after that - wa-hey, psychedelic nails!
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