These metallic Christmas nails stand out in a sea of red and
green. Keep it simple and classy (and
professional, bonus!) for the holidays this year!
Start by painting each nail with a base coat and two coats of
white polish. On your pinky nail use a
striper brush dipped in silver nail polish to create a snowflake. I did a vertical line with a horizontal line
and two diagonal lines all crossing in the middle of the nail, with two small
dashes in opposite directions at the ends of each line.
On your ring finger use the striper brush dipped in silver
to paint a vertical line and horizontal line across the middle of the
nail. Then where the lines meet create
small loops coming out from the center point, like a present bow.
On the middle finger you can use either the striper brush
dipped in silver or the brush from the silver polish (with most of the polish
wiped off so as not to drip) to create a small pine tree shape. Start with the top triangle shape: use quick
brush strokes to make mall lines flaring out at the bottom of the triangle and
coming together in a point at the top.
Then do one or two more rows of brush strokes underneath, getting wider
at the base each time. For a little more
definition, dip the striper brush in white polish and add some small dashes to
the tree, like snow. Finish by putting a
dab of silver glitter top coat right at the top of the tree.
On your index finger use the striper brush in silver polish
to create just a few lines going from one side of the nail to the other,
dipping down slightly in the middle of the line. (They can cross each other and do not all
need to be the same size or length.)
These will be the light strings.
Then use the silver glitter top coat brush to carefully place flecks of
glitter along the lines, as lights. (I
used my finger to gently push the glitter flecks into better spots after
getting them off the brush.)
Finally, on your thumb use the striper brush with just the
tip dipped in silver polish to write “fa la la” (or “let it snow,” or anything
you wish) across the nail. Finish
everything with a top coat and you’re done!
~Alyssa
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