5 Funky Manicures

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  Step 1

  I will be showing you how to do
  - Checkerboard Print
  - 2 Funky Frenchs
  - Iris (Flower)
  - Leopard Print

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  Step 2

  I am using (from left to right)
  Piggy Polish "Sublime"
  OPI "Need Sunglasses"
  Essie "Fiesta"
  Essie "Super Duper Top Coat"
  (not pictured) Essie "Protein Basecoat"
  I got all of these polishes from ULTA, a beauty supply store.

  STEP 1 FOR ALL MANICURES :
  Apply a base coat. You can either use your top coat or a special base coat. This will prevent your nail from being stained by the polish.
  LAST STEP FOR ALL MANICURES :
  Apply a clear top coat. This will make your manicure shiny and last longer.

  TIP :
  To mix your nailpolishes, roll it between your palms. Do not shake because it will create air bubbles in your polish.

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  Step 3

  #1 : Checker Board Patter
  - 2 Colors of nailpolish
  - toothpick
  - light colored thin tip sharpie

  Step 1 : Paint 2 layers of your base color and let dry.

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  Step 4

  Step 2: Draw a checker pattern with your thin tip light colored sharpie. You will not see this step in the finished product.

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  Step 3: Dump out some nailpolish on a piece of scratch paper then use your toothpick to fill in the checkerboard pattern.

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  Step 6

  #2 Funky French Tip Design 1
  - 3 Colors of Nail Polish

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  Step 7

  Step 1:
  Apply a diagonal stripe of your 1st color.

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  Step 8

  Step 2:
  Using your 2 other colors, apply dots over your first color (while the first color is still wet).

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  Step 3:
  To get the dots to spread out a bit, shake your hand.

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  Step 10

  #3 Iris (flower)
  - 3 colors of polish
  - rhinestone
  - toothpick

  Step 1 : Apply a THICK coat of your base color.

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  Step 11

  Step 2 : While your first coat is still wet, put a dot in the middle. Then put another dot in the middle of your first dot.

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  Step 12

  Step 3: IMMEDIATELY, use your toothpick and pull the dot OUT on 4 corners.

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  Step 13

  Step 4: Then, pull your toothpick IN on the four corners that you haven't touched.
  Eww so messy :P

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  Step 14

  Step 5: Plop a rhinestone in the middle of your Iris.

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  Step 15

  #4 Funky French 2 Candy Stripes
  - 2 or 3 colors of nail polish
  - toothpick

  Step 1:
  Along the top of your nail, draw stripes of each color.

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  Step 16

  Keep adding stripes until you get to the end!

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  Step 17

  Using your toothpick, add a thin stripe under the "Candy Stripes"

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  Step 18

  #5 Leopard Print
  - 3 colors of nail polish
  - toothpick

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  Step 19

  Step 1: Paint 2 layers of your base color and let dry

  Step 2: Put random dots of your second color.

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  Step 20

  Step 3: Pour some nailpolish on a scratch paper and use the toothpick to partially outline the dots.

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  Step 21

  Yay!
  Sorry for this super long tutorial
  Don't forget to put on top coat!!

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Ashley L. 26th August 2009

This is awesome!!

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Erica L. · Los Angeles, California, US · 13 projects 16th June 2009

very creative + ambitious! i like it. <3

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Nicole Renee · Kansas City, Missouri, US · 16 projects 28th May 2009

SO RAD!

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Cupcake girl · U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado, US · 28 projects 3rd April 2009

AMAZING!

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Kiwi 10th December 2008

wow this is amazing, luv it thnx!

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Aless · 1 project 22nd October 2008

WOOOOOOOOOOOOAH!!!!! FOR YEARS IVE BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO DO THIS AND YOUVE BROUGHT ME THE HOLY GRAIL!!!!! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSS!!!! > im like doing this as i type!!! AND ITS SOOOO BEAUTIFUL!!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!!!

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nouk · 15 projects 8th October 2008

really cool! thanks!
Have you seen my nailart? I put a how to for a butterfly
Love the leoprint By the way

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Lilim · 17 projects 7th October 2008

@_@ You have a lot of free time huh I like the little 4 colour just on the white part of your finger nail I'm going to have to buy some colours and try this myself

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