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Silver Nails

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Two-tone silver party nails.

Whether on natural nails or false these nails are simple and stylish.
The tutorial uses false nails but this design is simple enough to do on your own nails.

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  1. Step 1

    Step 1

    Take a light silver sparkly varnish.

  2. Step 2

    Step 2

    Paint half the nail in the light silver and repeat on each nail on one hand making sure that you paint on either the outside or inside sides of each nail. Repeat on the other hand. Apply 2-3 coats depending on the transparency of the varnish.


  3. Step 3

    Step 3

    Take a dark silver polish.

  4. Step 4

    Step 4

    Paint the remaining half of each nails with the darker polish. Apply 2-3 as before.


  5. Step 5

    Step 5

    Take a black nail art pen or a very fine brush and some black varnish. You will be using blobs the size of the blob shown on the nail pen. Practice a few times to get the right amount of varnish.

  6. Step 6

    Step 6

    Starting at the bottem of the nails apply small blobs of black varnish up the 'seam' of the two silver. Apply these approx. 1mm apart. Do not rush or make you blobs too large or you may end up with them merging into one another.

  7. Step 7

    Step 7

    Apply blobs of black varnish all the way up the length of the nail on each nail.

  8. Step 8

    Step 8

    Take a clear nail varnish.

  9. Step 9

    Step 9

    Cover the nail with a layer or two of clear varnish, wait until the nails near enough dry before you d this otherwise you might drag the blobs.

  10. Step 10

    Step 10

    And wallah you are done (just wait for them to dry!).

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LaKore

LaKore

22 Dec 21:23

pretty!!!

Larkie D.

Larkie D.

23 Dec 04:57

Very pretty nails. The black dots down the center add a nice, original touch.

Lady Lolita

Lady Lolita

24 Dec 09:58

That's way cool! I only hope I can get my dots even... My left hand is pretty usless!

Elizabeth M.

Elizabeth M.

03 Jan 21:43

wow that just gave me a lot of ideas to do

EbonyMae.

EbonyMae.

03 Feb 11:49

you could make red and green ones for christmas and some two tone pink ones for valentines! :]

Emmie J.

Emmie J.

14 Apr 09:06

Cool i love these! <3

Lindsey N.

Lindsey  N.

15 Jul 17:35

Ooo, how chic!

George B. Posted By:
George B. »
December 22, 2007 19:56
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