No skills needed. Just
hands.
1. Paint over
a loofah for this cool two-tone look.
Steps
here.
2. This chic
design is deceptively easy.
Directions
here.
3. Make your
own matte polish with a little eye shadow.
See full directions here.
4. This
topcoat makes it look like you applied meticulous polka dots.
Get it
here.
5. For DIY
dots, just use a bobby pin.
Tips
here.
6. For a cool
touch, just do a line of polkadots around the edge of your
nail.
More here.
7. Make this
zigzag pattern with just some tape and pinking shears.
Full directions
here.
8. Or, use
tape to create a simple diagonal shape.
Tips here.
9. Get this
stone look with just some crumpled up plastic.
10. Use
reinforcement stickers to get a cool half-moon.
Directions
here.
11. Do an
easy gradient with a sponge.
Directions
here.
12. This
polish changes when the temperature does, so you don’t have to do
any of the fancy work.
More
here. Polish available here.
13. This
adorable Pantone look is made with a thin sharpie marker.
Details
here.
14. This
graffiti look is basically just scribbling with nail polish.
See how
here.
15. Use a
gold sharpie to make all kinds of easy designs.
And the best part is, if you mess
up, you can just wipe it off with rubbing alcohol without hurting
the base coat—including Gel. See more here.
16. This
simple modern look is just white polish with a black line.
See how to do it
here.
17. Literally
throw some polish on for this splatter paint look.
18. A few
stragically placed dots can go a long way.
19. Get an
easy gradient by applying a glitter top coat to half the nail.
20. This one
is reverse nail art-you scrape the polishoff for the
effect.
See more
here.
21. One
simple dot can look adorably chic.
More here.
22. Use one
thick stripe of white to accent any darker color.
See how here.
23. This
pinstripe nail looks even better when it’s a little crooked.
Because LBH, who has a steady hand
for this? More here.
24. This one
is called the ruffian, and we dig it.
25.
~Abstract~ (aka easy).
Directions
here.
26. This
clear and blue look doesn’t even use tape.
Just swipe your color, clear coat
on top and go.
27. Or, use
the same techniques to make triangles.
Looks great even on short
nails.
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