Tribal Nails

Hello Gurus!
     I have seen these nails popping up all over the web and I could not wait to try them! They do take some patience but they are very simple to do. It's all about geometric shapes and colors. First you need to pick three colors for the design and one base color. I have on Bare Bones by Revlon for my base. I wanted a more earthy look but I've seen them done in neon as well. For my colors I have OPI's Mermaid's Tears, Rimmel's Sunset Orange and NYC's Lexington Yellow. I also use the Sally Hanson nail art pen in black but you could to it with a toothpick as well.

What to use

     Paint a base coat like you would normally with two
coats. Then in any pattern you decide on paint the
three colors in stripes on the nail. Each nail should look

different. Make sure the stripes vary in width as well.

Use these patterns on the stripes in varying order using the black polish.Your looking to achieve a controlled chaos look. Diagonal stripes, dots, pyramid shapes, and lines. This is the look I ended up with! Finally let it dry for at least three minutes before you put on the top coat especially if you are using the art pen. 

Step two stripes

Step three decals

Have A Magical Day!

     *Miss Disney