NEWSPAPER NAILS

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!

Comments

[Hayley]

Amazing! I will definitely be trying this out xx

[Jess]

Hate to show up any fellow blondes but whats surgical spirit? and where can you get it?

[Nada]

That is awesome! I did this for a friend and she got so many compliments- my turn :)

[shannon bailey]

could it work if u had tinie tiny pictures ??? x

[Jessica Parker]

Can i use normal spirit instead of like surgical spirit.

[Lori]

What's surgical spirit? :/ thanks :)

[kia]

these are so cool, I posted about them a while back too :)http://makemeupkia.blogspot.com/2011/01/newspaper-nails.html

[Janey]

Can you use rubbing alcohol?

[sarah]

Can you use anything other than surgical spirit?

[Jess]

tryed this the nail varnish stuck to the paper but it still looked great

[beckie]

These are amazing!! I will have to try this out :)

[Becca]

vodka works too

[Nancy]

surgical spirit is called rubbing alcohol in america for the girls confused.

[Nikita]

I've done this a couple times before and;
you can use alcohol:)
and surgical spirit is just basically for cleaning things - like piercings:)

[George]

Hi-How would you use a red color polish would the black letters work off of computer paper?

Love,

George :)

[patricia]

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

[Anna]

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.

[zahra]

yeah i've seen this on tumblr before. i know that you can use vodka as the spirit lol

[Alice Tate]

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
www.fashionandcircus.blogspot.com

[Dreams That Glitterxoxo]

This is amazing, I'm definitely going to try it!

xoxo

[Anna Smith]

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

[Sarah]

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!!

[Wendy]

wow this looks cool and i want to try it! :)

[Teresa]

Oh dear! What a lot of trouble to get such messy looking nails. Don't think I'll bother.

[Daniela Zagnolli]

i like this post.what a creative thought. really it works or not.?
but Very interesting! I will definitely keep these in mind! Thanks!