Newspaper nails: A bookworms dream

A couple of days ago I came across an interesting article on 'Nail Art' which discussed a few different effects  you can do with your nails and stumbled across the coined term 'Newspaper Nails' and thought 'perfect!' As an avid reader I thought this was an ideal effect to sprout out my personality!

It doesn't take a genius to work out what this effect is. Text is taken from a newspaper and imprinted onto your nails to make a newspaper text effect!

I have used Vodka to do mine as it gives the best results with more vivid text, however there is a large range of things you can use or try. I tried this effect a few days ago without Vodka (as a girl 3 months off her 18th birthday Vodka is not readily available to me) and used a combination of things on my nails. I tried: Water, Almond extract and perfume. They all worked to some extent but vodka is just that much better

When one of my friends offered to get me the vodka I said 'yes!' faster than my mum when I use to ask to go sleep round someone else's house!

Here is the easy to follow steps to this amazing but easy effect!

1. Apply a base coat and once dry, apply a pale nail varnish. If you use a dark nail varnish the text print won't show up and so the lighter, the more vibrant it will show up.

2. Cut out 10 pieces on newspaper that are big enough to cover each one of your nails.

3. Pour out the Vodka (or any other spirit based drink) into an old dish or cup (I used the lid of the vodka bottle as it was easy to dip my nails quickly in and out)

4. Dip each nail individually into the Vodka.

5. Place one of your newspaper cuttings text side down onto the top of your nail. This can be a bit fiddly so make once it's on your nail you don't move it around, otherwise the text will smudge.

6. Hold it down for a few seconds and press down on it so that the text transfers onto your nail and when you think it's done, peel off the newspaper. You should be left with a wonderfully newspaper effect and can repeat think 9 more times for all your nails.

7. Add a coat of clear nail varnish to ensure the text stays there! This is important, without the topcoat the text rubs off really easily.

Here is my end result:

What do you think? 

xoxo