8 Uber-Patriotic Fourth of July Nail Art Ideas

Krissy Brady — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 10:00:44 +0000

Fourth of July nail art designs you can totally DIY.

While you’re daydreaming about your Fourth of July weekend, why not give your country the best birthday present ever: A festive manicure! (No, but seriously.) No matter your outfit du jour, there’s basically no better way to show off your patriotism—or drinking skills, for that matter. Best of all, the whole Fourth of July nail art thing doesn’t have to cost you a fortune.

Here, our top Fourth of July nail art picks just for you:

Image: Pretty Designs

1. American Flag Nails

Adorbs, no?

2. Stars and Stripes

Not only is this Fourth of July nail art design super chic, but super easy. Get the full tutorial here.

3. Sparkle and Shine

If you’re a fan of keeping it simple, just add a bit of sparkle to your red and blue digits and voila! Masterpiece. Get the full tutorial here.

4. American Tie Dye

All you need to rock this look are your trusty red, white and blue polishes, and a pin. Bam. Get the full tutorial here.

5. Starstruck

While this ah-mazing nail art design was inspired by the Olympics, it’s time for it to make a comeback, wouldn’t you agree? Get the full tutorial here.

6. Feeling Festive

This festive Fourth of July nail art has a little bit of everything: Red, white and blue, an awesome flag, and some sparkle for good measure. Get the full tutorial here.

7. Star Spangled Nails

If you’d rather your dress do all the talking, these starry nails will go hand in hand with your outfit (pun totally intended). Get the full tutorial here.

Image: Divine Caroline

8. Star Studded

Bring on the cocktails!

What are your top Fourth of July nail art picks?

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6 Stellar DIY Nail Art Designs in Only Three Steps

Krissy Brady — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 09:00:44 +0000

Easy DIY nail art to jazz up your digits.

Painting your nails all one color? Pffft! While nail art is all the rage, I always lean toward DIY nail art as opposed to going to a salon. One, because it saves oodles of money, and two, because I don’t want toxic chemicals on my tips.

Below are 6 fabulous DIY nail art designs and suggested non-toxic nail polishes to go with them:

Tutorial + Image Source: Dit&O

1. Glitter Ombre

Paint your base color on all of your nails.
Paint your glitter overcoat, making sure it’s heavier toward the base of your nail and lighter toward the tip.
Once the ombre effect is how you like it, apply a top coat.

Colors to Try:

Tutorial + Image Source: Love, Blair

2. The Undone Manicure

Paint your lighter base color on all of your nails.
To paint the complimenting darker shade, place the brush on the outer edges of each nail and quickly sweep inward, repeating all the way to the tip.
Apply a top coat.

Colors to Try:

Tutorial + Image Source: LuLu’s

3. Pink Gradient

Paint your thumbnails with a deep pink nail polish.
Pour four puddles of pink polish. Add one drop of white polish to the first, two to the second, three to the third, and four to the fourth.
Paint each nail from darkest to lightest for the gradient effect, finishing with a top coat.

Colors to Try:

Tutorial + Image Source: Lulu’s

4. Black and White Asymmetrical Crescent

Paint your white base coat.
Carefully paint a curved line to define the black area.
Fill in with black nail polish and finish with a top coat.

Colors to Try:

Tutorial + Image Source: POPSUGAR

5. Yellow-and-Blue Nail Art

Apply yellow nail polish to every finger but your ring fingers.
Apply blue nail polish to your ring fingers.
Dip the tip of a bobby pin into your white nail polish and apply dots to your ring fingers, finishing off the look with a top coat.

Colors to Try:

Tutorial + Image Source: Quite Polished

6. Stippling DIY Nail Art

Paint your nails with your preferred base coat (or mix and match several colors).
Using a toothpick, create dots on the tip of your nail (dark if your base coat is light, and vice versa). Create so many you can hardly see the base coat underneath.
Keep working down your nail, using fewer dots as you move your way to your cuticles, finishing off with a top coat.

Colors to Try:

What are your favorite DIY nail art designs?

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8 Uber-Patriotic Fourth of July Nail Art Ideas

6 Stellar DIY Nail Art Designs in Only Three Steps