NEWSPAPER NAILS
Posted on July 13, 2011
One of the lovely visual merchandisers on Topshop.com came in with the most amazing-looking nails today! They were so cool, we had to take a snap and ask her how she did it. Apparently, this can work with anything so expect to see all kinds of nail art soon.
Here's how to create the look:
1) Paint your nails with base coat and then a light colour. If you want something subdued, we think Cyclone could look great, or if you fancy something bright, Bees Knees or Parma Violet would also work.
2) Cut out ten pieces of newspaper big enough to cover each one of your nails.
3) Pour a tiny bit of surgical spirit into an old dish and then dip your fingers in it, one at a time, so that the your whole nail is submerged.
4) Place one of your newspaper cuttings text side down on top of your nail. You may want to use tweezers if you don't have steady hands!
5) Hold it down for a few seconds so the writing transfers onto your nail and then peel it off. And then repeat for every nail!
5) Add a coat of clear nail varnish to keep it there for longer.
And that's it. So easy! If you have any other nifty ideas, be sure to send them our way!
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Amazing! I will definitely be trying this out xx
Posted by: Hayley | Jul 13, 2011 at 05:21 PM
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Hate to show up any fellow blondes but whats surgical spirit? and where can you get it?
Posted by: Jess | Jul 13, 2011 at 05:24 PM
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That is awesome! I did this for a friend and she got so many compliments- my turn :)
Posted by: Nada | Jul 13, 2011 at 05:24 PM
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could it work if u had tinie tiny pictures ??? x
Posted by: shannon bailey | Jul 13, 2011 at 05:25 PM
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Can i use normal spirit instead of like surgical spirit.
Posted by: Jessica Parker | Jul 13, 2011 at 05:30 PM
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What’s surgical spirit? :/ thanks :)
Posted by: Lori | Jul 13, 2011 at 05:34 PM
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these are so cool, I posted about them a while back too :)http://makemeupkia.blogspot.com/2011/01/newspaper-nails.html
Posted by: kia | Jul 13, 2011 at 05:37 PM
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Can you use rubbing alcohol?
Posted by: Janey | Jul 13, 2011 at 05:45 PM
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Can you use anything other than surgical spirit?
Posted by: sarah | Jul 13, 2011 at 05:45 PM
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tryed this the nail varnish stuck to the paper but it still looked great
Posted by: Jess | Jul 13, 2011 at 06:02 PM
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These are amazing!! I will have to try this out :)
Posted by: beckie | Jul 13, 2011 at 06:12 PM
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vodka works too
Posted by: Becca | Jul 13, 2011 at 06:36 PM
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surgical spirit is called rubbing alcohol in america for the girls confused.
Posted by: Nancy | Jul 13, 2011 at 06:43 PM
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I’ve done this a couple times before and;
you can use alcohol:)
and surgical spirit is just basically for cleaning things – like piercings:)
Posted by: Nikita | Jul 13, 2011 at 07:04 PM
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Hi-How would you use a red color polish would the black letters work off of computer paper?
Love,
George :)
Posted by: George | Jul 13, 2011 at 07:16 PM
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hi. you can use alcohol. i used vodka and it works.
pics abit blurry but yeah http://www.flickr.com/photos/patrizaja/5306029433/in/photostream
Posted by: patricia | Jul 13, 2011 at 07:30 PM
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I just did this and it looks amazing. I’m going to do it for a wedding I’m going to later in the year.
Posted by: Anna | Jul 13, 2011 at 08:12 PM
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yeah i’ve seen this on tumblr before. i know that you can use vodka as the spirit lol
Posted by: zahra | Jul 13, 2011 at 08:28 PM
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WOAHHH!
I am going to literally run home from work to do this. Picking up a base coat and a newspaper en route I must add.
FANTASTIC.
XX, ALICE
FASHION & CIRCUS
http://www.fashionandcircus.blogspot.com
Posted by: Alice Tate | Jul 13, 2011 at 08:39 PM
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This is amazing, I’m definitely going to try it!
xoxo
Posted by: Dreams That Glitterxoxo | Jul 13, 2011 at 09:23 PM
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I just used nail polish remover, guys :) Just anything with alcohol in, really! Mine are a bit messy only because I rushed and didn’t take my time peeling them off but yeah. They still look awesome! :D
Posted by: Anna Smith | Jul 13, 2011 at 10:08 PM
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You can also do it with photocopies. Also, if you use acetone (nail polish remover) on the photocopies you can transfer them to fabric, then hot iron them to re-set onto the fabric. Obviously acetone wouldn’t work on nails – the polish would come off!!
Posted by: Sarah | Jul 14, 2011 at 02:24 AM
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wow this looks cool and i want to try it! :)
Posted by: Wendy | Jul 14, 2011 at 07:44 AM
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Oh dear! What a lot of trouble to get such messy looking nails. Don’t think I’ll bother.
Posted by: Teresa | Jul 14, 2011 at 07:52 AM
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i like this post.what a creative thought. really it works or not.?
but Very interesting! I will definitely keep these in mind! Thanks!
Posted by: Daniela Zagnolli | Jul 14, 2011 at 02:13 PM
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if u come frm a place lyk gujarat where alcohol s completely banned (dats means no rubbing alcohol or vodka) n gettng surgical spirit is lil difficult den here s way USE DEO INSTEAD :)
i tried n it worke ;)
Posted by: niyati mendapara | Jul 14, 2011 at 03:09 PM
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this is so awesome! definitely trying it.
Posted by: Kate | Jul 14, 2011 at 05:13 PM
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you can use nail polish remover:)!
Posted by: Chelsea | Jul 14, 2011 at 05:16 PM
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ooh i might try this with a local arabic paper for a fancy effect! (live in dubai)
Posted by: sarah | Jul 14, 2011 at 05:31 PM
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I used antibacterial hand gel. Works amazingly
Posted by: Cecilia | Jul 14, 2011 at 09:27 PM
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its so awesome , just tried it with nail varnish remover it just took the nail varnish off!! but i dipped the news paper in the acetone nail varnish remover and put it on my nails, :)
Posted by: Grace | Jul 15, 2011 at 01:07 AM
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Omy, I LOVE IT! Done one hand so far, onto the next one. :)
Posted by: Jezelle | Jul 15, 2011 at 03:54 PM
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Ehm.. WOW??? I want to have like that. xx http://thestylecat.blogspot.com
Posted by: Jessica | Jul 17, 2011 at 08:13 AM
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Nice trend :)
http://madamepaulina.blogspot.com/
Posted by: Paulina | Jul 18, 2011 at 10:43 PM
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guys: surgical spirit is also known as rubbing alcohol in Canada, and if its not I tried rubbing alcohol and it works just as well :)
Posted by: sheridyn | Jul 19, 2011 at 06:40 PM
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ooft that is sooo cool <3
Posted by: Amelia | Jul 19, 2011 at 09:04 PM
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it works amazingly well with mouth wash that contains alcohol! xoxo
Posted by: Alice | Jul 22, 2011 at 11:30 PM
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I dipped the newspaper in nail varnish remover rather than dipping your nail in. The nail varnish remover world well, however the newspaper must be soaked and when you peel it off it has to be dry. It came out furry, but with a coat of clear looked fine. Good luck!:)
Posted by: Charlotte | Jul 27, 2011 at 12:35 PM
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Just a tip, magazine paper transfers much quicker than newspaper, you just need to hold it steady!
Posted by: Lydia | Jul 31, 2011 at 04:07 PM
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I just use nail polish remover, guys:) Just something with alcohol in it, really! Mine is a little messy just because I fell and did not take my time to remove it, but yes. They still look awesome!
Posted by: nails | Aug 05, 2011 at 07:41 AM
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Awesome! I will definitely be trying this later :)
Posted by: Nadja | Aug 24, 2011 at 07:19 PM
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Will deffo be trying these ut as soon as my watermelon nails have chipped! <3
Posted by: Isla Civita | Aug 27, 2011 at 11:49 AM
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Surgical Spirit is the same as rubbing alcohol guys haha its the uk name for it
Posted by: Ava | Sep 03, 2011 at 01:00 AM
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This is so awesome! I just tried it and it looks incredible. I wonder if it works with pictures…? maybe that’s how katy perry does hers
Posted by: Emily | Sep 04, 2011 at 11:51 AM
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oh vodka works instead of surgical spirit to!!
Posted by: Billie | Sep 17, 2011 at 08:39 AM
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i saw this and had to try it out – they’re a bit blurry as the paper kept getting stuck when i tried to peel it off though. any tips?
Posted by: Evie | Oct 03, 2011 at 12:37 AM
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yeah, I tried it a while back cause all my friends were into it.
Super easy, and’surgical spirit’? i don’t know what that is… Just use rubbing alcohol. Like the stuff you use to clean wounds.
Posted by: Rita | Oct 28, 2011 at 05:32 AM
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i really love this! i’ve tried it out twice now and as long as the background colour is COMPLETELY dry and you are very careful when peeling it off, it should work fine!
Also, if you try and use computer paper (e.g. if you try and print something off and use that) then it (probably) wont work. I tried it with mine and it didn’t work but that might be because i have particularly thick printer paper
Hope this helps :)
Posted by: Sarah | Nov 28, 2011 at 04:58 PM
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