July 4th Nails

 
So, here is my first attempt at a tutorial. I hope to eventually do video tutorials, but that will take some trying things out.

This design is really easy to do and you don't need any special tools or anything, although it does help to have a thin brush or striper for the white stripes.


What you will need is:

- clear base coat/top coat
- white polish
- blue polish
- red polish
- white striper (optional)

The colors/brands I used are, and the order is:

• Yellow Stopper base coat
• Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear "White On"
• Santee "Neon Sapphire"
• CQ "Rouge"
• SoEasy Stripe Right (it's a silvery white)
• Sally Hansen Diamond Strength Hardener
  

1.  Paint your nails with a base coat to protect your nails.

2. (optional) The only reason I painted my nails white first is because it helps the blue show brighter. So, depending on your blue polish, you may be able to skip this step. Anyways, paint your nails white...if needed.

3.  Paint all of your nails blue.

4.  Next, use your red polish and paint the first half of your nails red.

5.  Use your white polish, or striper, to paint a couple of white strips over the red portion of your nails. I suggest painting one stripe where the blue and red meet, to cover any uneven lines.

6.  Finally, paint your nails with a top coat to protect your design. The last step is to clean up around the edge of your nails. You can do this part with a cotton swab and nail polish remover.

Yay! That's it for my first tutorial. Like I said, I hope to switch to video tutorials in the near future.

Please leave any comments below. I'd love to hear your thoughts!