Today’s post comes from a good friend of mine, Dana Woolley, who graciously said she would guest blog for me after I spied, and pinned a picture of some majorly fabulous tribal nails that she painted herself! I told her that both I, and my readers needed a tutorial ASAP, and so….voile! Thanks Dana!!
5 Easy Steps to Funky Tribal Nails
What you need:
- 5 to 7 nail colors
- 1 or more nail pens
- and some creativity!
Step 1: Make sure your nails are clean for the nail polish to stick!
Step 2: Choose two colors and break your nail into two parts, either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. This will give you a starting point in your pattern. Then, choose 3 to 5 colors and continue to layer with different shapes and patterns. Don’t worry if it doesn’t look perfect, this should just be quick and easy, you can fix any mistakes later on.
Step 3: Make sure you let your nails dry for a good 15 mins. before moving on to the next step.
Step 4: Choose your nail art pens and start to outline the sections of paint you applied earlier. Then go back and continue to make different designs and patterns. This is the part where you can just go with anything you like. Stripes, poke a dots, triangles, anything! Continue until you are satisfied with your design.
Step 5: LET EVERYTHING DRY BEFORE APPLYING TOP COAT!!!!! This is very important because when the nail pen comes in contact with the top coat, it will smear when wet!
And that’s it! Let them dry and Enjoy your quick, easy, and very tribal nails!
How cool are Dana’s tribal nails?! I can’t wait to try them, especially with the Navajo trend being so popular for Fall!
Erika is a 20-something fashion, beauty and food-obsessed college student pursuing her Broadway aspirations in NYC.
