How to: Black and White Polka Dot Mani
One of my favorite color combos is black and white. As much as I love color, there’s just something fresh about a black and white nail art look.
This nail art design I created during quarantine in partnership with beauty guru Kathleen Lights’ Lights Lacquer, using their ultra-opaque (drool) black and white lacquers called Black Tuxedo and Paper Snow.
I had lot of questions on my IG about how to break down the simple look - so I wanted to write it out for you! But first, please check out my NEW (drumroll please) Nail Art Design Book to lay out your patterns on first. The pages are totally opaque (the below design was sketched with a black Sharpie!) and it’ll not only save you tons of time - you can have a pretty lil’ keepsake book to boot - did I mention that the covers were both created with nail lacquers and have a super-luxe gold foil ink plus soft-touch finish.
They’re (there’s two covers - identical inner pages) available on my website, nailmasterclass.com for $24 with 10% of June’s sales going to Trade Works Foundation, in support of teaching nails and cosmetology skills to under-resourced youth in Jamaica.
Here are the steps, as told to Loni Venti for Byrdie.com (read the whole article here!)
Use polish, a pen, or markers to lay out your design.
Manicure your nails, then apply base coat.
Apply black to one half of each nail, alternating sides, and alternating between horizontal and vertical splits.
Tip: Dip an angled eyeliner brush into pure acetone (not acetone polish remover, that could leave oils on the nail) to perfect the edges of the black shapes.
Apply top coat (this prevents smearing).
Customize an orangewood stick by filing the tip down to the size dot you want to create.
Dip the orangewood stick into white polish and gently apply to your nail at a 90' angle to create the dots.
Tip: make sure the polish is fresh with each nail to keep those dots crisp!
Allow to dry completely. Then apply another layer of top coat.
