I haven’t done any nail art in a while, so before our recent beach trip, I decided to try out this Acid Wash Nail Art pin. The results that Dana from Pinkie Grey got were so cool, and the colors from my July Julep Maven Upgraded Box were perfect!
Acid Wash Nail Art
This looks so cool, and it was super easy!
Supplies
Here’s what you need to do acid wash nail art:
- White Polish
- 3-4 Bright Color Polishes
- Dark/Black Polish
- Nail Polish Remover
- Q-Tips
- Base & Top Coat
Directions
Use your favorite base coat, and then do 2 coats of white polish. I did my white manicure a day or two before hand, and added the colors later. Then, cover the white with little random dots of the different bright colors. When that is dry, do one thin coat of your dark color.
Now is the fun part!
Take your q-tip and dip it in the remover. Then, lightly swipe it in random places on your nails. When you see white, STOP! It takes a few swipes in the same spot to get to white, so do one or two swipes in some spots so that all of your spots aren’t white.
I used Julep Nicolette from my Summer Mystery Box, and Juleps Nadia, Joanna, Angela, Karen, and Blakely from my July Maven Box.
What do you think? I loved all of the colors together! It was so abstract! You could do this with browns and yellows for a tortoise shell effect which would be awesome for fall!
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Cheri Oggy says
This looks absolutely terrific! I am going to try it.
Stacy says
Thanks! It was fun!
lisa says
Before Pinterest, I never would have thought to do anything with my nails other than straight nail color. I love looking through all of the creative artwork!
Namrata says
This is pretty cool. Gotta try it. Thanks for sharing your results!
April Farley says
I love this! you dont have to have a real steady hand to pull this off! I can not wait to try it! Thanks for sharing!
Stacy says
Thanks! It’s super easy!
Cristy Ridey says
I love your nails! They are so unique. I will have to try this!
Stacy says
Thanks! This was one of my favorite manicures!
dawn rader says
this is great! my teenage daughter is going to love trying this!
Leah Lucas says
I love trying different things on my nails and will be trying this for sure! What a unique look! I have never seen this before! Thanks for sharing!
Lisa Konieczke says
That is really cool! I need to try this… on my girls first. I really like that!
Jenn Oldaker says
You know…… I never THOUGHT to look on pinterest for nail ideas lol! My daughter is 16 and totally into doing them herself now since she got a pretty nice kit for christmas 😉