Newspaper-Themed Nails

I am one of those people who doesn't care if their hands are not manicured. I admire those who have long, polished nails, specially now that nail art is the hype. But unfortunately, I can not grow my nails long nor can I maintain an artsy one. I use my hands a lot and I tend to destroy whatever art it is in my nails in a matter of days. I prefer clean and short fingernails. And yeah, I'm just not comfortable with long ones.

The other day, i found a picture of a newspaper themed nail and I loved it in an instant! So I searched the web, tried the process and wallaaaah! Easy, inexpensive and awesome nail art! It's great for long or short nails too! So here's how I did it:

You'll need:
Base coat polish (You can use any color you want as long as it's light to medium)
Rubbing alcohol
Top coat (clear nail polish)
Patience (for those who doesn't like to wait like me LOL)
and of course Newspaper strips

First, apply a clear base coat to protect your nails.

Let it dry and then apply 2 coatings of your selected nail polish. I used Touch of Beige. You can also use grey, white or any light to medium nail polish.

Pour a little amount of alcohol on a tiny basin or container and then soak your newspaper strips in it.

When your nails are dry, put the newspaper strips on top of your nails and press it onto the nails for about 10 seconds.

Gently peel it off

Remove the newspaper residue by gently rubbing the alcohol on your nails. This will get rid those ugly bumps and when you apply the top coat.

Apply the top coat

and you're done!

How easy was that! :)