Today I'll be showing you guys how to do the ever-so-popular Ikat design on your nails. You have probably seen this pattern many times, on everything from clothes and accessories, to furniture and home decor. The best part about this manicure is that you don't need to be perfect about it, at all. It looks pretty complicated, but it's actually super easy. Here's what I used for this mani:
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Secret Periwinkle - China Glaze
White Creme - Wet n Wild
Up and Kim-ing Pink - Nicole by OPI
Black striping polish
Seche Vite
1. Paint your nail with your base color.
2. Paint vaguely triangular shapes with your white polish. The best part about this is that there's really no way to mess up (tip: take all excess polish off your brush before doing this).
3. Paint some pink (or whatever color) blobs in the white shapes. Once again, there's really no way to mess this up.
4. I kind of skipped a step here, but using your striping polish, make short lines outlining the white shape. You want to be able to see them sticking out. Then, use the black to make little blobs in the pink part of the shape.
5. Apply top coat and you're done (tip: make sure the top coat's brush doesn't touch the nail; it will smear the design, as you can see on my thumb).
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