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Saturday, 22 October 2011

Tutorial: Newspaper Nails


Helllooo, so I was looking online for some cool nail art designs when I stumbled upon this newspaper nails design and I thought it was genius! I'm sure many of you have seen them before, and there's a lot of other blogs you can look at for inspiration, but for those of you (like me) who haven't seen these before and for those asking on twitter, I thought I'd show you my attempt and do a quick post on how to create them yourself!

You will need:
  • A nail polish of your choice, (a pale colour works best) I've used American Apparel Nail Lacquer in - Office
  • 10 strips of newspaper
  • Rubbing alcohol or a spirit such as vodka
  • A small glass
  • Clear nail varnish/top coat

1. Paint your nails in your desired colour and leave to dry

2. Once nails are dry pour the rubbing alcohol into a small glass, Dip a nail into the liquid making sure to cover the entire nail, once the nail is wet, take a piece of newspaper and apply it onto the nail and hold down for 20-30 seconds making sure to keep the paper still so as not to smudge the print.

3. Gently peel away the paper and you should end up with a backwards image of the print.

4. Repeat on each nail. Once complete, paint over your design with clear nail polish to seal your nail art.

And that's it! It's pretty simple and looks really striking! And If you want to see what words you got, simply hold your nails up to a mirror and have a read of your newspaper nails! You can even experiment with small symbols or pictures!

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial and I'd love to see what you come up with if you have a go!

Lotsa love

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47 comments

  1. Zoe22 October 2011 at 19:24

    so cool! they look great.
    http://zozeze.blogspot.com/
    xo

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  2. Sugar and Silk22 October 2011 at 19:27

    I'll definitely have to try this out, it looks so cool! And if you want, I did a blog post on how to create leopard print nails (http://sugar-and-silk.blogspot.com/2011/10/nails-of-week-leopard-print-nails.html) but glad to see you blogging again :) xx

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  3. Anonymous22 October 2011 at 19:34

    wow defo gonna try it!! x

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  4. beth sutton22 October 2011 at 19:42

    so so so cool kate! i've always wanted to have a go at it but never really know how to do it but considering it's this simple i will definitely have a go! thank you! :) X

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  5. Budgie22 October 2011 at 19:47

    Is that O.P.I's Skull and Glossbones underneath?

    I love the grey colour!

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  6. Michelle22 October 2011 at 19:49

    definitely going to be trying those tomorrow! i always seem to paint my nails and never get round to doing any art or anything, but these look so different and seem relatively easy. i'll give it a bash! haha

    impurecouture.blogspot.com

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  7. Cara22 October 2011 at 19:54

    This is so inventive :) I love it!
    xx
    http://tinypollypocket.blogspot.com/

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  8. Ellie22 October 2011 at 20:19

    Love your blog, please check out mine x rosellehearts if u have the timee :) ps may get the camera ring on ur website and thank u for sending the party in paris necklace packed so nicely - it was for my bezzie bday prezzie because we went to paris and she loved it!! :)

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  9. ANNAPEARL22 October 2011 at 20:28

    Hi Kate!
    just want to say, you are my new favourite blogger/youtuber
    please keep doing what you do, means a lot to ppl like me with no life (LoL)

    great nails. perfect for your style (and mine)

    <3

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  10. Lucy22 October 2011 at 21:06

    i am gonna try this xx

    my blog : http://ravingbeautyx.blogspot.com/

    RavingBeautyx

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  11. Anonymous22 October 2011 at 21:32

    that is so cool! legit gonna try it out!

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  12. nicole22 October 2011 at 22:00

    these are gorgeous, i've always wanted to try there! this post is amazing!

    stylishlynicole.blogspot.com

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  13. Laura22 October 2011 at 22:27

    Love this! Defo going to be trying it out :)

    lauraalexandra90.blogspot.com

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  14. blog-a-beauté23 October 2011 at 00:10

    oh wow I have never seen this before! this is amazing! I'm nail polished obsessed so I am definitely going to try this!!! xxx

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  15. blog-a-beauté23 October 2011 at 00:11

    Is there any other alternate I could use instead of rubbing alcohol or vodka? x

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  16. Charlotte Amber23 October 2011 at 01:28

    love these! seen so many people try these before but yours turned out awesome!

    http://peachfizzz.blogspot.com/

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  17. claire23 October 2011 at 02:03

    I love this, don't know if i could be bothered to do it though, haha! xx

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  18. CaityHeartsFashion23 October 2011 at 09:25

    that's awesome!

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  19. Unknown23 October 2011 at 11:43

    Love it!!!

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  20. Unknown23 October 2011 at 12:27

    I have always wondered how you do that and now you have showed me! Thank you so much, such a big help, going to try it out later :)

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  21. Unknown23 October 2011 at 12:47

    Wow, that's so cool! Thanks for the tip, I'll have to give this a shot x

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  22. Devon23 October 2011 at 13:11

    works nice with hot pink too :)
    check out my blog please ...

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  23. Anonymous23 October 2011 at 14:02

    love this! thankyou for the simple tutorial! definately going to try this! :) xxx

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  24. love.for.fashion23 October 2011 at 15:31

    I love this!! Thank you so much for sharing it! I am going to give this a try!!

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  25. Lucyy Writes23 October 2011 at 16:23

    This is really good :)


    http://lucyywrites01.blogspot.com
    Lucy x

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  26. Anonymous23 October 2011 at 17:27

    you don't have to use alcohol! you can use just plain water, i tried it couple months back for my blog and turned out fab xx

    www.niaslocket.blogspot.com
    Nia
    x

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  27. Unknown23 October 2011 at 23:40

    looks great! ive always wanted to try this

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  28. Elle Drew24 October 2011 at 10:17

    I love this nail look. I shall have to give it a go myself! X

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  29. Phoebe24 October 2011 at 13:53

    This is so clever and cute! xx

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  30. becky.24 October 2011 at 16:39

    thank you SO MUCH for this tutorial! i do these nails do often but i always forget where i saw the tutorial or i forget how i did them and, since i follow you, i can find it so quickly now! :)
    http://swingsandwatercolours.blogspot.com
    becky x

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  31. Iclelivzi24 October 2011 at 19:24

    I atchually love it, looks so cute and vintage, its very you kate! xx

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  32. Claire24 October 2011 at 23:46

    Just did this and I love it! So interesting and chic!
    xxx

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  33. wooden heartbeat25 October 2011 at 09:21

    i adore these nails! i tried doing it s couple of weeks ago but it was a complete fail, you've managed to perfect them though, may have to try again! x

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  34. Tamikah.Coco26 October 2011 at 19:57

    this looks amazing! i really need some ideas for my new blog. Nails seem like such a good talking point aswell!xoxo

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  35. KittyKatHearts27 October 2011 at 10:50

    I love this!

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  36. Lived With Love28 October 2011 at 15:50

    i absolutely LOVE this! xx

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  37. Unknown30 October 2011 at 21:03

    LOVE IT!

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  38. Unknown31 October 2011 at 14:54

    loving the nailes x

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  39. Kelly7 November 2011 at 21:07

    This looks so cute! Will definitely try this if I find the time to do it.

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  40. Danielle 20 November 2011 at 14:32

    Love your blog and this ..never realised how easy it was..thankyou
    CHeck m blog out at daniellejadee13.blogspot.com
    and follow <3

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  41. Soph24 November 2011 at 16:34

    it also works with water- but not as well:)
    tried this before and it worked ok:D

    http://sophsstyle.blogspot.com/ follow and i follow back<3

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  42. Anonymous24 November 2011 at 20:50

    These are amazing! They look a lot more sharper and cleaner that many attempts I've seen before in Video's.... Lovely rings too! :) x

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  43. Rosie6 December 2011 at 18:43

    just tried this and it looks amazing <3

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  44. sunshine and showers27 December 2011 at 14:07

    ah these are just amazing <3



    http://lovesince85.blogspot.com/

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  45. Sophie22 January 2012 at 21:29

    wow, these look amazing! i'm definately going to have a try!xx

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