Newsprint nails

I mentioned yesterday that I tried a newsprint effect on my fingernails. I like the result, and so does my sister.

Here is the best picture I could get of them. I used a dark grey base colour, but I think it would look neat with almost any colour underneath.

I did learn a few things to remember for next time:
- Press the newsprint very hard and evenly or the writing will be light.
- Make sure your nail is complete damp or the paper will stick and make your nail fuzzy.
- Let the newsprint dry before the top coat or it will smear.
- Find the smallest writing possible, otherwise there will only be a few characters. I used the terms and conditions section from a flyer. Tiny writing there!

I am not very clean at doing my nails. I get nail polish all over my fingers. But I have found if you just leave it for a few hours and then wash your hands well with soap and water a few times, it cleans up fairly easily. By the next day you'd never know I am such a messy applier.