Newspaper Nail Art

Things You'll Need :

• Piece of newspaper
• Base coat
• Grey nail polish
• Rubbing alcohol
• Cotton buds
• Top coat
• Nail polish remover

Steps :
1. Assemble all the items needed for preparing your nails. These are listed below under "Things You'll Need."

2. Apply a solid basecoat to protect your nails. Make sure to let it dry thoroughly.


3. Paint your nails in a light grey, nude, or light pink nail polish color. Let it dry thoroughly before doing the next step.


4. Take the rubbing alcohol.


-Pour a bit of rubbing alcohol into the cap or into a small jar.


- Dip each nail into the rubbing alcohol for about 5 seconds each.


5. Take a small piece of newspaper. Press it firmly on your nail for a few seconds.


- Peel it off carefully. You'll find that the ink from the newspaper will be left behind


- Get a cotton bud and some nail polish remover to clean up your nails.


6. Apply a topcoat to your nails. This is needed because without it, the newspaper will rub off. It also gives your nail some extra shine.


Tips :

• You can find rubbing alcohol in drugstores, most supermarkets, and medicine cabinets.
• Instead of painting your nails with light grey nail polish, you can also use a white color.
• You can also use the comics section, or even the horoscope symbols, anything printed on newsprint will work the same.
• You can also try dipping the newspaper in the alcohol instead of your fingers, sometimes this works better.
• if you don't have rubbing alcohol, vodka works a treat!

Warnings :

• Press the newspaper firmly on to your nail; otherwise, the transferring ink will be incomplete on your nails.
• Fingernail Polish remover will not work in place of alcohol.

Newspaper Nail Art