DIY/Tutorial: Cute Owl Nail Art

For this Cute Owl DIY, I used a tutorial from CutePolish from Youtube. It's surprisingly simple, especially if you have short nails like I do. You can use any two (preferably contrasting) colors, and you can do the base color of the owl different from the base color of the rest of you nails (flip-flop style). It is adorable and fun.

I started by pairing colors. I experimented with different colors that I have, by creating a little swatch pallet. My sister liked the navy blue and gold because it looked like the night sky (Get it, owls...night...). I then drew out how I could pair the colors. In the end, I chose gold on blue for all my nails.

I started with a base coat to protect my nails. I like to use L.A. Colors Superstrong Nail Builder (which strengthens and prevents chipping) or Mega Grow (which protects and helps problem nails for max growth with vitamin A and E). I've always peeled my nails, and helping them grow and putting on cute nail polishes helps me stop. These products show significant growth in a week or two. Make sure you push back your cuticles (with your nail or a cuticle pusher) for a clean look. Moisturize your nails to keep them healthy, file away snags and rough edges, and create a nice square, round, or almond shape. I also need to grow my nails out to create nail art because I have short nail beds, and my nails look short no matter what.

I used two coats of Sinful Colors Rainstorm, which is a navy color and super pretty. This is one of my favorite nail polish brands, and I pick it up super cheap at Walgreens. You could probably use one coat, but I went crazy because this is my first time using this color. Also, my camera on my phone is low quality, so that with the lighting may make the nails look darker/blacker than they are.

I used the back of a thin paint brush for the dots, and a tooth pick for the details on the owl. Using a larger dollop of nail polish on the homemade-can't-buy-nail-art-tools tools helps with neatness. Make sure you let the layers dry before you start on a new one. The youtube tutorials comes in handy for the details. I didn't add ears or feathers because I have short nails, but it is cute nonetheless.

The gold color, which is sparkly, metallic, and almost a white gold, is Salon Perfect's Gold Leaf. The white in his eye is made with NYC's French White Tip, which will definitely be used in more tutorials, including a french tip for short nails. The final photo is on my right hand, and is a little messier. You can wait for it to wash off in the shower or remove it with nail polish remover and a cotton swab, name brand q-tips.

Overall, I am very pleased with how this turned out. The colors aren't too gaudy, very classy, cute. It's just enough and not too much. Owls are very on trend, but amazing nonetheless, and polka dots are too. You could even do stripes in the place of dots, but both are patterns that don't overpower your nails. This look could be made more summer or spring with whites, bright or pastel colors, etc.

Once again, email me or comment on any posts with ideas, things you want to hear/see, questions you want answered, etc. If you want more of anything, let me know, I am open to suggestions. Email me at taytaytay702@gmail.com.

TTYL, and have a great day! C: