Back to school is just around the corner and what a better way to start classes than with the manicure shows off the most used school tool; the pencil. This fun and easy nail look will get you many compliments from your school mates and the best part is you can do it your self, and it doesn't require Any special tools or artistic skills!
Here's what all I used for this nail design:
➡Tape (preferably clear tape)
➡Sheer pink nail polish (Nicole by o.p.i-Blush of adrenaline)
➡Silver nail polish (Sally Hansen insta dry - 230 silver sweep)
➡Pink nail polish (Sally Hansen insta dry-fast fuchsia)
➡Black striper (L.A colors art deco-black )
➡ I also used acetone to clean around skin as well as base and top coat (Seche Vite)
2) Paint with silver polish and remove tape.
3)After the silver has completely dried, cut another strip of tape and place it about 1/2 cm over the silver and paint over it with the pink polish. Don't remove the tape yet!
4)Using the black striper paint vertical lines over the pink. Remove the tape.
5)Repeat to all fingers except the ring finger. They should look like the top "eraser" parts of a pencil (a pink pencil :)
6)For the ring finger, cut two small pieces of tape and place them on the nail forming a "V" shape.
7)At the tip, use the black striper and paint about 1/4 of the nail (starting from the tip). This will create the lead part of the pencil.
8) Next, use the pink polish, and this time paint 1/2 cmm away from the black and paint all the way to the cuticle area.Once dry, add another piece of tape horizontally so that only the pink is left exposed.
9)With the tape still on, use the black striper to draw vertical lines
10)Remove all pieces of tape and viola, you have a pencil! You can use a q-tip with acetone for clean ups around the nail and add your favorite top coat on all nails.
I hope you like this design and give it a try :) Also good luck in school!
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