Galaxy Splatter Nails + DIY Decals Tutorial

I love Splatter Nails! But the average technique to get Splatter Nails - blowing the paint with a straw directly onto the nails - is really annoying in regard to cleaning up the cuticles. That's why I always do Splatter Nails with the plastic bag method. I call it DIY Decals because you basically create decals and then stick it onto the nails. You can find my tutorial on how to do those at the end of today's post.

Today's color choice reminds me of Galaxy Nails. I used p2 - Night Out as my base color and then added Essie - Mint Candy Apple and Essie - Penny Talk with my straw. On top of everything is one coat of Revlon Quick Dry Topcoat. 

What I love about the selfmade decals is the fact that you can chose the spot with the best pattern. When I did my first Splatter Nails without the plastic bag, I had some nails flooded in polish and others with no splatter at all. 

So the process of creating your own decals is very easy but you will need some time to let it dry. You will need a plastic bag, a straw and your colors of choice. Then paint your base color onto the plastic bag. I always paint a rectangle about 10cm wide and a little bit more than two times my nail length. If you do this for the first time I'd recommend painting a bigger area so you have some spare decals to practice the technique. Take care not to paint the polish too thick because the thicker the decal the more difficult it will be to place it onto the nails evenly. Then you dip the straw in the bottle of nail polish and blow in the other end, so that the polish will splash onto the painted area. I always let my decals dry over night so they can be removed from the plastic easily. The next day you can cut the decal with your scissors and create small pieces in the size of your nails. Paint your first nail with one coat of the chosen base color, remove the decal from the plastic with tweezers and add it onto the wet polish. Press it down gently and wait for a little while. I  can remove most of the overlapping parts with my other finger nails. After that I apply a first coat of clear nail polish to "melt" the decal and the base color together. Then I can clean it up like I would with my usual manicure and add a top coat.

And this is how you shouldn't be doing it. Hard to remove ;) 

I had so much fun making this tutorial and I plan on doing more of them if you like it!

Milani - Antique + DIY Decal

I've done some DIY Decals a while ago using Essie - Lapis Of Luxury as a base color and adding Essie - Mint Candy Apple plus a random golden nail polish with a straw. For this design I decided to cut the decals in stripes and add them onto one of my new blue tones: Milani - Antique. 

I didn't realise that Antique and Lapis Of Luxury are so similar. I think a more opposed color would have looked better. Maybe dark blue? I used Essence - Soft Touch as a matte top coat. 

And I will leave you with some scheduled blog posts for the next two weeks. I surely hope it will work as planned and hope you're all having the opportunity to go on holiday as well! 

Take care! <3

Neon Straw Nails

For today a very simple but effective design... 

All you need is some nail polish and a straw!

I used NYX Matte White as a base color. Then I added a drop of black acrylic paint onto a paper and dipped the end of the straw inside the color. Then I transfered the color onto my nail with a rotating movement. Make sure there's not too much color inside the straw, because it's gonna mess up the fine line of your circles! Just press it onto paper first, before transfering it onto the nail. For my next round of circles I used China Glaze - Pool Party which works great with black and white! 

Wait long enough for the circles to dry completely before you apply your top coat.