Leopard Print Nails

Leopard print never goes out of style. It can be garish (a la Kat from Eastenders), vintage (when worn in a Rockabilly way) and is very S/S 2013, as it's seen everywhere at the moment in pastel shades. You can use whatever pastel colours of nail polish you have lying around, just make sure you have a black nail art pen or a thick black polish and thin brush to do the outlines.

Prep:

• Make sure to do a clear under coat. Try using a nail strengthening bottom coat, such as one by Sally Hansen, if your nails break easily and you want them to thicken up.
• Apply your base colour. It could be the same on each nail, as shown above, or different, seen below.

The second print colour:

• Make large dots on each nail and allow to dry. 
• The dots must be of a different colour than the base coat. You can go for a consistent white or use the different pastel shades you have on each nail.
• They don't have to be perfect circles and you can apply as many as you think looks good. I tend to go for four or five, depending on nail size.

The black detailing and finishing touches:

• Begin to draw around your dots using a black nail art pen or thick black polish and paint brush. I used Models Own x WAH Nails nail pen in black because it's so easy to use and requires minimal clean up.
• Try drawing around two sides of a blob (like in the second image), or make a boxy three sided shape. There is no wrong way to do this! Leopard print looks better the more randomly drawn it is.
• Once you have drawn around all the blobs, make small shapes around them with the black, such as dots, little hearts or triangles to fill out the rest of the nail.
• Allow this to dry and apply your top coat

Et voila! Easy leopard print nails that can be done in any combination of colours in order to fit any outfit or mood.

Thanks for reading this blog on leopard print nails. It's a really simple look that can be done while you're watching TV or reading a book as it doesn't require a whole lot of effort or accuracy. Keep an eye on my blog for upcoming posts on nail art such as butterfly wing nails, polka dot nails and flower nails.

Lots of love,

xx