Thursday, April 18, 2013

Infinite Coolness: Galaxy Nails Tutorial

The Galaxy print is trending. Is it a fad? Who knows. I think it's nothing but fun. The galaxy print's popularity (in my humble opinion) is mostly due to the trendsetting cult brand Blackmilk which first made printed galaxy leggings. Since then, the print can be found everywhere on dresses, tees, shoes, and of course fingertips!
If you are a fan of the outer space look and want it on your nails here's how. Oh, and it actually isn't that hard!

What You'll Need:

  • Makeup Sponge
  • Scissors
  • Foil or a piece of plastic
  • Tweezers

  • An assortment of nail polish colors including at least one very dark color and one glitter

  • About 20-25 minutes
What To Do:
  • Use the scissors to cut the makeup sponge into a bunch of small pieces. 


  • Paint your fingernails with two coats of the dark color and let dry completely. I painted mine a few days ahead of time.
I chose black.

  • Place drops of each color on your palette.

  • Using the tweezers, grab a small piece of your makeup sponge to dab your first color onto the nail. Make some areas heavier than others, and don't worry too much about the shape. Just try not to cover all of your nail. 
Light blue

  • Repeat this process with the second color.
lavender

  • You can use as many colors as you like.
Pink


  • Repeat the process for each nail.

  • One of the best things about galaxy nails is that mistakes are easy to fix by adding more color!



Feel free to mix colors together on your palette too
  • When you feel you have enough color on your nail, add the glitter. 

  • Add a topcoat and you're done!

Out of this world nails!
Hope you get a chance to give this a try. It's sure to be a conversation starter, and somehow goes with many different outfits!
Thanks for reading ;)
XOXO





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