Nail Art Ideas

Nail art is bang on-trend, so get inspired with three easy nail art designs: polka dot nails, leopard print nails and newspaper nails.

Polka Dot Nails

By blogger Emily Divine

You will need:
At least two nail varnishes (Emily used Nails Inc Caramel and Sally Hansen French White Tips)
A hair grip

Paint your nails with one of your colours. Allow it to dry.
Take your hair grip and bend it until it's straight.
Dip the end of the hair grip into your second nail varnish.
Using the round end of the hair grip, dab it on to your nails. The round end creates a perfect polka dot.
Repeat on all nails and voila - perfect spotty nails!

Leopard Print Nails

By Nails Inc founder Thea Green

You will need:
Two contrasting nail varnishes (pictured colours: Nails Inc Floral Street and Lanesborough Place)
Black nail art pen (for example, Model's Own Nail Art Pen)

Paint your nails with the base colour. Allow it to dry.
Paint dots on the nail using the contrasting colour. The less perfect, the better the effect - so don't worry if they're different sizes and shapes.
Use the nail art pen to outline the dots.

Newspaper Nails

By blogger Sylvie Taillon of Passion Nail Art

You will need:
A pale nail varnish
A sheet of newspaper
Scissors
An eggcup of vodka (or any other alcohol)
A clear nail varnish or topcoat

Cut the newspaper into 10 pieces, roughly two inches wide and one inch long (more than enough to cover a fingernail).
Apply two coats of pale nail polish and let it dry completely.
Dip one fingernail in the vodka.
Press a strip of newspaper onto the nail, being careful to cover the whole nail and to keep it still. Allow the vodka to soak through.
Peel the paper off slowly (and be really impressed with yourself).
Once every nail is done and the vodka has dried, apply a top coat of clear varnish.

What's your favourite nail art look? Tell us your tips and ideas in the comments below.