Leopard print is the nail enthusiast's bread and butter. It's my go to design when I'm pressed for time or just feeling lazy (which is the case more often than not). It's quick and requires little to no technical skills, and it can look chic or terrifically garish depending on your choice of polish and the size of the leopard spots.
What you'll need:
- Two shades of nail polish - one a few shades lighter than the other - I used a fuchsia (Australis' Bombshell) and a dark blue-based purple (Color Club's Disco Dress)
- Makeup sponge
- Aluminium foil
- Black nail art pen, striper polish or polish and thin brush
Obviously you need to start by painting your nails your base colour, which will be the lighter of the two polishes.
Place a few drops of your dark polish on a piece of aluminium foil (this will prevent the polish from drying up too quickly). Dip your sponge into the polish and dab off the excess polish before patting it onto the bottom half of your nails.
Repeat this step, but this time only on the bottom third of your nails to create a graduated ombre effect.
Finally, to create the leopard spots use your nail art pen, striper polish, or polish and thin brush (what-have-you) to draw wonky, disconnected circles, semi circles and spots of differing sizes all over your nail. There's really no method to it - the more hap-hazard the better - neatly disorganised is the goal, really.
And that's all there is to it. Plenty more obvious nail art tutorials in the pipe so enjoy!
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