What is a Stylus in Nail Art Design?

Series Summary

Every woman likes to be pampered. Whether we are going to a spa for a massage, manicure, or facial, sometimes we need someone else to make us feel beautiful. There are a variety of spa services that can accommodate even the most frivolous of women's desires. One of these is nail art. Nail art is done by a nail technician. Because it takes a great deal of time, creativity, and diligence, most of us go somewhere else to get our nail art designs. However, if you could learn how to create your own nail art scenes, the possibilities could be endless! Thankfully, with a little instruction and practice, you could learn how to paint nail art today.

In this free video series, learn how to make dotted nail art designs. Whether you are going to the beach or casual dinner, nail art dots are a cute way to show off your hands and feet. Let our expert, Lee Gross, show you everything you need to know to make these designs. Learn how to use a stylus for dotted nail art. Also, learn how to apply dots to all of your fingers. Finally, seal in your dotted nail art with top coat nail polish. So, if you are looking for hand painted nail polish, learn how to make dotted nail art designs.

Video Transcript

"To begin your dotted nail art you're going to need to use a stylus also known as a dotter. A stylus comes with different size rounded ends on it anywhere ranging from very small to very large. There's also sizes in between depending on the design you're wanting to do. For a very small intricate design like an "i" you're going to want to use the smallest size that you have where as if you're wanting to do something large such as the sun you're going to want to use the largest end that you have. There's also sizes if you wanted to do things like buttons or just small designs like that. For your polish color you're going to want to use a polish that is either complimentary or contrasting. I prefer contrasting just so that the design actually sticks out and stands better and so that it is more easily available to be seen. You can find these at your local beauty store. If you can't find a stylus, another tool that you could use would be a toothpick. I don't recommend it because you can only have one size and it's not guaranteed to give you a round dot exactly the way you're wanting it, but that is how you start your dotted nail art."