Three Simple Nail Art Ideas To Try During Lockdown

If you are used to having your nails done by a professional and lockdown is hindering you from all that, try the following three simple ideas.

Maddy Ayers ‘@MaadNails’, a nail artist who works at ISLA Berlin, shares step-by-step instructions for three simple nail art ideas which don’t require many tools but just a bobby pin and some nail varnish.

Daisies All Day

1. Apply a thin layer of base coat
2. Using a bobby pin and small amount of white polish (or whatever you have!), make five dots in a circle to make your flower. Try not to let the dots touch! Repeat all over the nail, or just have one flower per nail, as you like
3. With your bobby pin, add a yellow dot in the centre of each flower
4. Finish with a layer of glossy topcoat (Seche Vite is the best), making sure to cap the ends.

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Perfect Polka Dots

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1. Apply a thin layer of base coat
2. Add two coats of bright yellow
3. With your bobby pin and black polish, draw a wavy line of large dots down the middle of the nail
4. Following the same curve, add lines of smaller dots until the each nail is full
5. Clean up the edges using a make-up brush dipped in polish remover
6. Finish off with a layer of shiny topcoat.

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Holy Cow! What Great Nails

1. Apply a thin layer of base coat
2. Paint on two coats of white (alternatively bright and pastel colours also work well for this)
3. Add patches of black of varied sizes to each nail. These should be uneven shapes and every nail different from the last. You could also do this with a nail art brush, or make your own by taking an old polish brush and trimming of most of the hairs
4. Add a topcoat, both glossy and matte look great with cow print.