Newsprint Nails Design

Newsprint nails are all the rage right now, so why not just be a bunch of trendhounds and conform, right?! I think it’s a little hard and the only people who do it really well seem to have the hour and a half of time and patience it takes to do it correctly. What I did here is not the absolute best version of this (I think this tutorial is pretty impressive). Start by getting your supplies together. All you need is ten pieces of newspaper cut into manageable strips, some rubbing alcohol (it costs like, a dollar and is probably already in your medicine cabinet), a shot glass, a nail polish of your choice and a top coat. The newspaper should be real newspaper with soy ink. You know how some newspapers come on nicer paper these days? That’s not gonna work. Just grab a copy of The Post or something.

Paint your nails and wait for them to dry. This is one of the reasons this whole process is kind of annoying. You need to wait until the nail is dry all the way through, which can take about 15 minutes depending on how many coats you used. Pour a little bit of rubbing alcohol into your shot glass. If you don’t have a shot glass, You can use any cup or container that’s small, but you want there to be enough liquid in there for you to fully submerge your nail in the alcohol. One nail at a time, dip your finger in the alcohol for about a second and a half and then immediately apply a piece of newspaper. Wait 30 seconds and then peel the newspaper off your nail. You should have a reverse print on your nail of whatever the piece of paper you laid on top of it said. Repeat this process on all of your nails and then wait another five minutes or so for the printing to dry. Then you put on your top coat, which really helps the letters stand out. If you really love this style, keep trying it out.