How to Make Nail Art With a Striper Brush

With a steady hand and a striper brush, you can create nail art right at home.

Nail care has become an art form. Tools and accessories for beautifying fingernails come in a dazzling variety of products. These products are available to the home consumer as well as professional manicurists. They can be purchased at retail manicurist outlets and online. A striper brush is one such nail decorating tool for creating nail art. The striper brush is used on cured under polish to create minutely detailed flowers, animals and seasonal items like snowmen or fireworks. When additional colors are applied to wet under polish, the striper brush fashions marbelized, free-flowing forms on the fingernail. With a striper brush, a selection of nail polish colors and a steady hand, you can make nail art at home.

Things You'll Need

• Striper brush
• Selection of nail polish colors
• Clear top coat polish
• Acetone

Instructions

Striper Brush Nail Art with Cured Under Polish

1. Apply under polish to nail. Allow to dry completely.

2. Paint selected design with the striper polish and additional nail colors.

3. Protect the nail art with a clear nail polish top coat.

4. Clean the striper brush by swishing it in acetone until free of all nail polish.

Striper Brush Nail Art over Uncured Under Polish

1. Apply under polish to the nail. Paint flowing lines over the wet under polish with the striper brush and one or more nail polish colors.

2. Blend the colors by drawing the striper brush through the different colors in either diagonal lines or swirls.

3. Add a clear nail polish top coat to protect the nail art.

4. Clean the striper brush by swishing it in acetone until free of all nail polish.

Tips & Warnings

• For inspiration on nail art designs, look in manicurist magazines or online.

• Nail art flower designs often include pin dots of nail color. When purchasing the striper brush, consider also purchasing a dotting tool.

• Long bristle striper brushes are difficult to control; invest in a short bristle striper brush or alter a long bristle striper brush by trimming bristles with fingernail or hardanger scissors.

References

• Nails Magazine: Easy Nail Art Tutorials for Newbies